Title :
ARIES-a simulator for the next generation of spaceborne IR meteorological sounders
Author :
Wilson, S.H.S. ; Atkinson, N.C. ; Rayer, P.J. ; Smith, J. ; Pick, D.R.
Author_Institution :
Remote Sensing Branch, United Kingdom Meteorol. Office, Farnborough, UK
Abstract :
The UKMO has developed an airborne interferometer to act as a simulator for satellite-based infrared sounders. ARIES, the Airborne Research Interferometer Evaluation System consists of a modified commercial interferometer, mounted on the UKMO C-130 aircraft. The instrument is sensitive to the wavelength range 3.3-16.6 μm, and has a maximum optical path difference of ±1.037 cm
Keywords :
atmospheric measuring apparatus; atmospheric radiation; atmospheric spectra; infrared detectors; infrared imaging; infrared spectrometers; infrared spectroscopy; light interferometers; meteorological instruments; remote sensing; 3.3 to 16.6 mum; ARIES; Airborne Research Interferometer Evaluation System; C-130 aircraft; IR spectra; Meteorological Office; UK; UKMO; airborne interferometer; atmosphere; equipment; infrared imager; infrared sounder; meteorological sounder; next generation; optical path difference; radiative transfer model; satellite remote sensing; simulator; spaceborne IR instrument; Aerospace electronics; Aircraft; Atmospheric modeling; Instruments; Meteorology; Microwave radiometry; Optical interferometry; Remote sensing; Satellite broadcasting; Temperature sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 1997. IGARSS '97. Remote Sensing - A Scientific Vision for Sustainable Development., 1997 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3836-7
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1997.606457
