Title :
Overview of ASTER project in EOS program
Author :
Tsu, H. ; Kahle, Anne B.
Author_Institution :
Geol. Survey of Japan, Ibaraki, Japan
Abstract :
The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) is one of the research facility instruments of EOS-AM1, which is the first polar-orbiting platform of the EOS (Earth Observing System) program. The ASTER instrument is being built by MITI (Ministry of International Trade and Industry), Japan, based on the requirements of ASTER science team. ASTER science team is an international team of Japanese and American scientists
Keywords :
artificial satellites; atmospheric techniques; geophysical techniques; infrared imaging; oceanographic techniques; remote sensing; ASTER; Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer; EOS; EOS-AM1; Earth Observing System; IR visible; geophysical measurement technique; instrument; land surface atmosphere; ocean; optical infrared; satellite remote sensing; Earth Observing System; Infrared heating; Instruments; Land surface; Ocean temperature; Radiometry; Sea surface; Spatial resolution; Surface morphology; Surface topography;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1993. IGARSS '93. Better Understanding of Earth Environment., International
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1240-6
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1993.322497
