• DocumentCode
    789319
  • Title

    The Ocean Color Experiment (OCE) on the Second Orbital Flight Test of the Space Shuttle (OSTA-I)

  • Author

    Vab Der Piepen, Heinz ; Kim, H.H. ; Hart, W.D. ; Amann, V. ; Helbig, H. ; Fiuza, Armando F G ; Viollier, Michel ; Doerffer, R.

  • Author_Institution
    DFVLR, Institut fur Optoelektronik, D803 1 Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1983
  • fDate
    7/1/1983 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    350
  • Lastpage
    357
  • Abstract
    The Ocean Color Experiment was one of the six remote-sensing experiments which for the first time were launched and success fully operated on board of the second flight of the Space Shuttle during November 1981. The experiment consists of a multispectral image scanner dedicated to the measurement of water color and its interpretation in terms of major water constituents and circulation patterns. The objectives of the experiment, the test site selection, and associated activities are described. The actual mission and results of an initial data analysis is discussed.
  • Keywords
    Aircraft; Density estimation robust algorithm; Extraterrestrial measurements; Instruments; Oceans; Pollution measurement; Sea measurements; Space shuttles; Testing; Water;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0196-2892
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TGRS.1983.350565
  • Filename
    4157418