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  2. SSMIS - Wikipedia

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    The Special Sensor Microwave Imager / Sounder (SSMIS) is a 24-channel, 21-frequency, linearly polarized passive microwave radiometer system. The instrument is flown on board the United States Air Force Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) F-16, F-17, F-18 and F-19 satellites, which were launched in October 2003, November 2006, October 2009, and April 2014, respectively. [1]

  3. Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder - Wikipedia

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    The Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS) is a 22-channel scanning microwave radiometer for observation of the Earth's atmosphere and surface. It is the successor to the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU) on NOAA weather satellites.

  4. Al Mar Knives - Wikipedia

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    Al Mar Knives is a production knife company headquartered in Tualatin, Oregon, United States. The company was established in 1979 by Al Mar and has a reputation for making tactical knives of innovative design. While headquartered in the United States, Al Mar knives were made in Seki City of Japan from 1979 to 2019. [1]

  5. Advanced microwave sounding unit - Wikipedia

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    The next generation in the family is the Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS), first flown on Suomi-NPP in 2011 and now standard equipment on the JPSS series of satellites, the first of which, NOAA-20, launched in 2017. AMSUs were manufactured by Aerojet Corporation in Azusa, California.

  6. Atmospheric infrared sounder - Wikipedia

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    The term "sounder" in AIRS's name refers to the fact that the instrument measures temperature and water vapor as a function of height (atmospheric sounding). AIRS measures the infrared brightness coming up from Earth's surface and from the atmosphere. Its scan mirror rotates around an axis along the line of flight and directs infrared energy ...

  7. Microwave limb sounder - Wikipedia

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    The microwave limb sounder (MLS) experiments measure (naturally occurring) microwave thermal emission from the limb (edge) of Earth's upper atmosphere. The data is ...

  8. Fire alarm notification appliance - Wikipedia

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    European Siren for fire detection system. A fire alarm notification appliance is an active fire protection component of a fire alarm system.A notification appliance may use audible, visible, or other stimuli to alert the occupants of a fire or other emergency condition requiring action.

  9. Wheelock (brand) - Wikipedia

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    Wheelock produces the S8-24 series ceiling speakers and speaker strobes. The S8-24 speaker strobes are an 8 inch ceiling speaker, with a strobe on top of the grill. They are xenon multi-candela strobes and are made for indoor areas.