Title :
MISR: A multiangle imaging spectroradiometer for geophysical and climatological research from Eos
Author :
Diner, David J. ; Bruegge, Carol J. ; Martonchik, John V. ; Ackerman, Thomas P. ; Davies, Roger ; Gerstl, Siegfried A W ; Gordon, Howard R. ; Sellers, Piers J. ; Clark, Jerry ; Daniels, James A. ; Danielson, E.D. ; DUVAL, VALERIE G. ; Klaasen, Kenneth P.
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
fDate :
3/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The scientific objectives, instrument concept, and data plan for the multiangle imaging spectroradiometer (MISR), an experiment proposed for the Eos (Earth Observing System) mission, are described. MISR is a pushbroom imaging system designed to obtain continuous imagery of the sunlit Earth at four different view angles (25.8 degrees , 45.6 degrees , 60.0 degrees , and 72.5 degrees relative to the vertical at the Earth´s surface), in both the forward and aftward directions relative to nadir, using eight separate cameras. Observations will be acquired in four spectral bands, centered at 440, 550, 670, and 860 nm. Data analysis algorithms will be applied to MISR imagery to retrieve the optical, geometric, and radiative properties of complex, three-dimensional scenes, such as aerosol-laden atmospheres above a heterogeneously reflecting surface, nonstratified cloud systems, and vegetation canopies. The MISR investigation will address a number of scientific questions concerning the climatic and ecological consequences of many natural and anthropogenic processes, and will furnish the aerosol information necessary.<>
Keywords :
atmospheric measuring apparatus; geophysical equipment; radiometers; remote sensing; 440 to 860 nm; Earth Observing System; Eos; MISR; aerosol-laden atmospheres; algorithms; anthropogenic processes; atmospheric measuring apparatus; ecological consequences; geometric properties; heterogeneously reflecting surface; multiangle imaging spectroradiometer; nonstratified cloud systems; optical properties; pushbroom imaging system; radiative properties; three-dimensional scenes; vegetation canopies; visible; Cameras; Data analysis; Earth Observing System; Geometrical optics; Image retrieval; Information retrieval; Instruments; Layout; Optical imaging; Spectroradiometers;
Journal_Title :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on
