Coastal zone color scanner
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coastal-zone-color-scanner-318-18565239
title:
Coastal zone color scanner
text:
The coastal zone color scanner (CZCS) was a multi-channel scanning radiometer aboard the Nimbus 7 satellite, predominately designed for water remote sensing. Nimbus 7 was launched 24 October 1978, and CZCS became operational on 2 November 1978. It was only designed to operate for one year, but in fact remained in service until 22 June 1986. Its operation on board the Nimbus 7 was limited to alternate days as it shared its power with the passive microwave scanning multichannel microwave radiomete
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description:
Satellite device designed for detecting water on Earth
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coastal_zone_color_scanner
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2024-04-26T01:03:41Z
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