Terrestrial MERIS

Author

Curran, P.J. ; Steele, C.M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Geogr., Southampton Univ., UK

Volume

6

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

2651

Abstract

The MEdium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) is one of a number of oceanographic imaging spectrometers inspired by the success of the Coastal Zone Colour Scanner (CZCS). Between 1988 (the first meeting of what was to become the MERIS Science Advisory Group) and the launch of Envisat in 2001, there has been a gradual re-branding of MERIS. It is now a sensor with a much broader environmental remit. Using MERIS´s development history and by tracking key adaptations to its mission objectives, we demonstrate how its radiometric, spectral and geometric specifications can benefit terrestrial remote sensing, particularly at regional to global scales

Keywords

imaging; infrared spectrometers; remote sensing; visible spectrometers; 400 to 1050 nm; Envisat; MEdium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer; development history; environmental sensor; geometric specifications; imaging spectrometers; mission objectives; radiometric specifications; spectral specifications; terrestrial MERIS; terrestrial remote sensing; Dynamic range; History; Instruments; Land surface; MERIS; Oceans; Optical imaging; Radiometry; Remote sensing; Sea surface;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2001. IGARSS '01. IEEE 2001 International

Conference_Location

Sydney, NSW

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7031-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2001.978119

Filename

978119