Instruments[edit]
Annotation of ADEOS II and its instruments
The satellite was equipped with five primary instruments – Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR), Global Imager (GLI), Improved Limb Atmospheric Spectrometer-II (ILAS-II), Polarization and Directionality of the Earth's Reflectances (POLDER), and SeaWinds. These instruments were designed to monitor Earth's water cycle, study biomass in the carbon cycle, and detect trends in long-term climate change.[7] The mission was established to continue the work undertaken by ADEOS I between 1996 and 1997.[7][12]