CrIS
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CrIS is a hyperspectral infrared sounder instrument used on NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System satellites to measure atmospheric temperature, moisture, and trace gases for weather forecasting and climate monitoring.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1745295 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: CrIS Context triple: [Joint Polar Satellite System, instrument, CrIS]
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CRI
CRI is the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code assigned to Costa Rica.
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CRD
CRD is a centralized online database maintained by FINRA that contains licensing and registration information on broker-dealers and their associated individuals in the U.S. financial industry.
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C.
BCRI
BCRI is a cultural and educational institution in Birmingham, Alabama that documents and promotes understanding of the American civil rights movement and ongoing struggles for human rights.
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CRIPA
CRIPA is a U.S. federal law that authorizes the Department of Justice to investigate and address systemic civil rights violations in state or local institutions such as prisons, jails, and mental health facilities.
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CRIT
CRIT is the commonly used abbreviation for the Colorado River Indian Tribes, a federally recognized tribal nation located along the Colorado River in western Arizona.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: CrIS Target entity description: CrIS is a hyperspectral infrared sounder instrument used on NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System satellites to measure atmospheric temperature, moisture, and trace gases for weather forecasting and climate monitoring.
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A.
CRI
CRI is the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code assigned to Costa Rica.
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B.
CRD
CRD is a centralized online database maintained by FINRA that contains licensing and registration information on broker-dealers and their associated individuals in the U.S. financial industry.
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C.
BCRI
BCRI is a cultural and educational institution in Birmingham, Alabama that documents and promotes understanding of the American civil rights movement and ongoing struggles for human rights.
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D.
CRIPA
CRIPA is a U.S. federal law that authorizes the Department of Justice to investigate and address systemic civil rights violations in state or local institutions such as prisons, jails, and mental health facilities.
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E.
CRIT
CRIT is the commonly used abbreviation for the Colorado River Indian Tribes, a federally recognized tribal nation located along the Colorado River in western Arizona.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hyperspectral infrared sounder
ⓘ
satellite instrument ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | Cross-track Infrared Sounder ⓘ |
| agencyPartner |
NASA
ⓘ
NOAA ⓘ |
| application |
climate data records
ⓘ
numerical weather prediction ⓘ |
| belongsToProgram |
JPSS program
ⓘ
linked to:
JPSS
|
| countryOfOperator |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dataFormat |
Level 1 radiances
ⓘ
Level 2 geophysical products ⓘ |
| dataProduct |
atmospheric moisture profile
ⓘ
atmospheric temperature profile ⓘ trace gas concentration ⓘ |
| dataUser |
National Weather Service
ⓘ
global numerical weather prediction centers ⓘ |
| developedFor |
NOAA polar-orbiting satellite system
ⓘ
linked to:
Joint Polar Satellite System
|
| fullName | Cross-track Infrared Sounder ⓘ |
| measurementType | hyperspectral radiance ⓘ |
| missionType |
climate monitoring
ⓘ
operational weather forecasting ⓘ |
| observationGeometry | cross-track scanning ⓘ |
| operator |
NOAA
ⓘ
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ |
| orbitType | sun-synchronous polar orbit ⓘ |
| platformFamily |
Joint Polar Satellite System satellites
ⓘ
linked to:
Joint Polar Satellite System
|
| predecessor |
HIRS
ⓘ
High-resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder ⓘ
linked to:
Cross-track Infrared Sounder
|
| primaryPurpose |
measure atmospheric moisture profiles
ⓘ
measure atmospheric temperature profiles ⓘ measure atmospheric trace gases ⓘ |
| provides |
vertical profiles of atmospheric humidity
ⓘ
vertical profiles of atmospheric temperature ⓘ |
| roleInSystem | advanced infrared sounder ⓘ |
| spectralCoverage |
longwave infrared
ⓘ
midwave infrared ⓘ shortwave infrared ⓘ |
| spectralRegion | infrared ⓘ |
| supports |
climate trend analysis
ⓘ
severe weather forecasting ⓘ |
| usedFor |
atmospheric sounding
ⓘ
data assimilation in weather models ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Joint Polar Satellite System
ⓘ
NOAA-20 ⓘ NOAA-21 ⓘ Suomi NPP ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: CrIS Description of subject: CrIS is a hyperspectral infrared sounder instrument used on NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System satellites to measure atmospheric temperature, moisture, and trace gases for weather forecasting and climate monitoring.
Referenced by (10)
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