Persistent Identifier
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hdl:2014/40521 |
Publication Date
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2004-11-08 |
Title
| An integrated multiangle, multispectral, and polarimetric imaging concept for aerosol remote sensing from space |
Author
| Diner, David J. (Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2004.)
Chipman, Russell A. (Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2004.)
Beaudry, Neil (Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2004.)
Cairns, Brian (Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2004.)
Foo, Leslie D. (Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2004.)
Macenka, Steven A. (Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2004.)
Cunningham, Thomas J. (Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2004.)
Seshadri, Suresh (Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2004.)
Keller, Christoph (Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2004.) |
Point of Contact
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Diner, David J. |
Description
| Techniques for passive remote sensing of aerosol optical and microphysical properties from space include visible, near and shortwave-infrared imaging (e.g., from MODIS), multiangle intensity imaging (e.g., ATSR-2, AATSR, MISR), near-ultraviolet mapping (e.g., TOMSIOMI), and polarimetry (e.g., POLDER, APS). Each of these methods has unique strengths. In this paper, we present a concept for integrating these approaches into a unified sensor. Design goals include spectral coverage from the near-UV to the shortwave infrared; intensity and polarimetric imaging simultaneously at multiple view angles; global coverage within a few days; kilometer to sub-kilometer spatial resolution; and measurement of the degree of linear polarization (DOLP) for a subset of the spectral complement with an uncertainty of 0.5% or less. |
Subject
| Other |
Production Date
| 2004-11-08 |