The along track scanning radiometer for ERS-1-scan geometry and data simulation

Author

Prata, A. J Fred ; Cechet, Robert P. ; Barton, Ian J. ; Llewellyn-Jones, David T.

Author_Institution

CSIRO, Aspendale, Vic., Australia

Volume

28

Issue

1

fYear

1990

fDate

1/1/1990 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

3

Lastpage

13

Abstract

The first European remote-sensing satellite (ERS-1) will carry the along track scanning radiometer (ATSR). which has been specifically designed to give accurate satellite measurements of sea surface temperature (SST). Details of the novel scanning technique used by the ATSR are given, and data from the NOAA-9 AVHRR instrument are used to simulate raw ATSR imagery. Because of the high precision of the onboard blackbodies, the active cooling of the detectors, 12-b digitization, and dual-angle capability, the ATSR promises to achieve higher-accuracy satellite-derived SSTs than are currently available

Keywords

artificial satellites; data acquisition; oceanographic equipment; oceanographic techniques; radiometers; radiometry; ATSR; ERS-1; European remote-sensing satellite; NOAA-9 AVHRR instrument; along track scanning radiometer; data simulation; ocean; scan geometry; scanning technique; sea surface temperature; Cooling; Detectors; Geometry; Instruments; Ocean temperature; Radiometry; Remote sensing; Satellite broadcasting; Sea measurements; Sea surface;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0196-2892

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/36.45741

Filename

45741