Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) - Instrument description and experiment overview

被引:790
作者
Diner, DJ [1 ]
Beckert, JC
Reilly, TH
Bruegge, CJ
Conel, JE
Kahn, RA
Martonchik, JV
Ackerman, TP
Davies, R
Gerstl, SAW
Gordon, HR
Muller, JP
Myneni, RB
Sellers, PJ
Pinty, B
Verstraete, MM
机构
[1] CALTECH, Jet Prop Lab, Pasadena, CA 91109 USA
[2] Penn State Univ, Dept Meteorol, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
[3] Univ Arizona, Inst Atmospher Phys, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
[4] Los Alamos Natl Lab, Nonproliferat & Int Secur, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA
[5] Univ Miami, Dept Phys, Coral Gables, FL 33124 USA
[6] Univ London Univ Coll, Dept Geomat Engn, London WC1E 6BT, England
[7] Boston Univ, Dept Geog, Boston, MA 02215 USA
[8] NASA, Johnson Space Ctr, Houston, TX 77058 USA
[9] EC Joint Res Ctr, Space Applicat Inst, I-21020 Ispra, VA, Italy
来源
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING | 1998年 / 36卷 / 04期
基金
美国国家航空航天局;
关键词
earth; remote sensing;
D O I
10.1109/36.700992
中图分类号
P3 [地球物理学]; P59 [地球化学];
学科分类号
0708 ; 070902 ;
摘要
The Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) instrument is scheduled for launch aboard the first of the Earth Observing System (EOS) spacecraft, EOS-AM1. MISR will provide global, radiometrically calibrated, georectified, and spatially coregistered imagery at nine discrete viewing angles and four visible/near-infrared spectral bands. Algorithms specifically developed to capitalize on this measurement strategy will be used to retrieve geophysical products for studies of clouds, aerosols, and surface radiation. This paper provides an overview of the as-built instrument characteristics and the application of MISR to remote sensing of the earth.
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页码:1072 / 1087
页数:16
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