The Compact Ocean Wind Vector Radiometer (COWVR) was developed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and is installed on the International Space Station, where it has been collecting measurements since January 2022. COWVR performs conical imaging at three frequencies (18.7, 23.8, and 33.9 GHz) with six full polarizations for each frequency, providing a total of eighteen channels. The instrument aims to demonstrate new low-cost microwave sensor technologies for weather applications.
Delivery of Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) satellite data products will cease on November 1, 2026. Data users should transition now to alternative products from NOAA-21 and NOAA-20.
Suomi NPP data announcement