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The Along Track Scanning Radiometer (ATSR) (more info here) is one of the instruments aboard the European Remote Sensing Satellites ERS-1 (more info here and here) and ERS-2 (more info here and here). The ATSR provides important information in scientific disciplines such as oceanography, climatology and meteorology. When combined with observations of cloud top temperatures, cloud cover, haze, aerosol and total water vapour content of the atmosphere, significant improvements may be expected in the accuracy of medium range weather forecasting. Also accurate sea surface temperatures can be of use to a number of commercial users, particularly those involved in fishing and the management of fishing areas. In the field of research, potential applications of the ATSR include distinguishing thin new ice from open water, identifying surface type, and the accumulation rate of land ice.
From this collection you may order products of the following types:
- ERS-1 Along Track Scanning Radiometer Average Sea Surface Temperature Product (ERS1.ATS.PST)
- ERS-2 Along Track Scanning Radiometer Gridded Brightness Temperature Product (ERS2.ATS.GBT)
- ERS-2 Along Track Scanning Radiometer Gridded Sea Surface Temperature Product (ERS2.ATS.GST)
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