Title :
The Airborne Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (AirMISR): instrument description and first results
Author :
Diner, David J. ; Barge, Lisa M. ; Bruegge, Carol J. ; Chrien, Thomas G. ; Conel, James E. ; Eastwood, Michael L. ; Garcia, Jose D. ; Hernandez, Marco A. ; Kurzweil, Charles G. ; Ledeboer, William C. ; Pignatano, Neil D. ; Sarture, Charles M. ; Smith, Bru
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
fDate :
7/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An Airborne Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (AirMISR) instrument has been developed to assist in validation of the Earth Observing System (EOS) MISR experiment. Unlike the EOS MISR, which contains nine individual cameras pointed at discrete look angles, AirMISR utilizes a single camera in a pivoting gimbal mount. The AirMISR camera has been fabricated from MISR brassboard and engineering model components and, thus, has similar radiometric and spectral response as the MISR cameras. This paper provides a description of the AirMISR instrument and summarizes the results of engineering flights conducted during 1997
Keywords :
geophysical equipment; geophysical techniques; image sensors; remote sensing; AirMISR; Airborne Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer; EOS; MISR; Observing System; equipment; geophysical measurement technique; image sensor; instrument; land surface; optical imaging; pivoting gimbal mount; remote sensing; technology testbed; terrain mapping; Cameras; Charge-coupled image sensors; Earth Observing System; Instruments; Land surface; NASA; Radiometry; Space technology; Spectroradiometers; Testing;
Journal_Title :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on
