Stratospheric and Mesospheric Sounder
(Abbreviated SAMS.) A multichannel infrared limb sounder on ‘‘Nimbus’’-7 (launched October 1978) designed to extract vertical temperature soundings from upper atmospheric emissions.
(Abbreviated SAMS.) A multichannel infrared limb sounder on ‘‘Nimbus’’-7 (launched October 1978) designed to extract vertical temperature soundings from upper atmospheric emissions.