The Airborne Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (AirMISR): instrument description and first results

Author

Diner, David J. ; Barge, Lisa M. ; Bruegge, Carol J. ; Chrien, Thomas G. ; Conel, James E. ; Eastwood, Michael L. ; Garcia, Jose D. ; Hernandez, Marco A. ; Kurzweil, Charles G. ; Ledeboer, William C. ; Pignatano, Neil D. ; Sarture, Charles M. ; Smith, Bru

Author_Institution

Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA

Volume

36

Issue

4

fYear

1998

fDate

7/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1339

Lastpage

1349

Abstract

An Airborne Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (AirMISR) instrument has been developed to assist in validation of the Earth Observing System (EOS) MISR experiment. Unlike the EOS MISR, which contains nine individual cameras pointed at discrete look angles, AirMISR utilizes a single camera in a pivoting gimbal mount. The AirMISR camera has been fabricated from MISR brassboard and engineering model components and, thus, has similar radiometric and spectral response as the MISR cameras. This paper provides a description of the AirMISR instrument and summarizes the results of engineering flights conducted during 1997

Keywords

geophysical equipment; geophysical techniques; image sensors; remote sensing; AirMISR; Airborne Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer; EOS; MISR; Observing System; equipment; geophysical measurement technique; image sensor; instrument; land surface; optical imaging; pivoting gimbal mount; remote sensing; technology testbed; terrain mapping; Cameras; Charge-coupled image sensors; Earth Observing System; Instruments; Land surface; NASA; Radiometry; Space technology; Spectroradiometers; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0196-2892

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/36.701083

Filename

701083