Channel design of the ADEOS-II/GLI (Global Imager)

Author

Nakajima, Takashi Y. ; Nakajima, Teruyuki ; Nakajima, Masakatsu

Author_Institution

NASDA/Earth Observation Res. Center, Tokyo, Japan

Volume

1

fYear

1996

fDate

27-31 May 1996

Firstpage

390

Abstract

In order to determine some spectral wavelength specifications of the Global Imager (GLI), the GLI sensor team´s Technical Support Group (TCSG) has performed many experimental calculations. An advanced accurate and efficient radiative transfer scheme called GLI Signal Simulator (GSS) was used for these experiments. These calculations were applied to the 3.7 μm band and 6.7 to 7.5 μm band to determine the central wavelength and/or bandwidth of each channel. The results show that 3.7 μm is better than 3.9 μm to estimate nighttime sea surface temperature and to determine cloud particle size; the combination of 6.7 μm, 7.3 μm and 7.5 μm is the best choice for water vapor profiling

Keywords

atmospheric humidity; atmospheric techniques; clouds; humidity measurement; infrared imaging; oceanographic techniques; radiometry; remote sensing; temperature measurement; 3.7 to 7.5 mum; ADEOS-II; GLI; GLI Signal Simulator; GSS; Global Imager; IR imaging; IR spectra; SST; atmosphere; calculation; channel design; cloud particle size; humidity; infrared radiometry; measurement technique; meteorology; microphysics; ocean; radiative transfer scheme; satellite remote sensing; sea surface temperature; spectral wavelength specification; water vapor; Atmospheric modeling; Atmospheric waves; Bandwidth; Brightness temperature; Ocean temperature; Optical surface waves; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Temperature sensors; Wavelength measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1996. IGARSS '96. 'Remote Sensing for a Sustainable Future.', International

Conference_Location

Lincoln, NE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3068-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516350

Filename

516350