A case for Gohrem - Geosynchronous orbit high resolution earth monitoringAlthough the constant viewing geometry of the geostationary orbit simplifies quantitative monitoring of study areas, the high satellite altitude, in conjunction with the need for high spatial resolution, leads to large and complex sensors and spacecraft. State-of-the-art linear array detectors and a telescope of 1 m diameter and 10 m focal length can meet the requirements in question, which include a scan rate of the ground of at least 25 km/sec, the ability to cover a 150 X 150-km scene every several minutes, and an instantaneous field of view of 50 m in the visible portion of the spectrum and 1000 m in the IR.
Document ID
19850028110
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Otterman, J. (Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv, Israel)
Salomonson, V. V. (Tel-Aviv Univ. Ramat-Aviv, Tel-Aviv, Israel)
Atlas, D. (Tel-Aviv Univ. Ramat-Aviv, Tel-Aviv, Israel)
Shenk, W. (Tel-Aviv Univ. Ramat-Aviv, Tel-Aviv, Israel)
Maxwell, M. S. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Pitts, D. E. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1984
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Meeting Information
Meeting: International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment