Placing the Arctic in a global context
The Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer, CIMR, mission comprises two satellites launched sequentially. Each satellite carries a wide-swath conically-scanning multifrequency microwave radiometer to measure sea-ice concentration, sea-surface temperature, sea-surface salinity, and more.
Measuring 95% of the globe every day with sub-daily revisits over the polar regions, CIMR places the Arctic in a global context to support solutions for this fragile region and to combat the effects of climate change worldwide.