NASA Logo

NTRS

NTRS - NASA Technical Reports Server

Back to Results
Combined Infrared Stereo and Laser Ranging Cloud Measurements from Shuttle Mission STS-85Multiangle remote sensing provides a wealth of information for earth and climate monitoring, such as the ability to measure the height of cloud tops through stereoscopic imaging. As technology advances so do the options for developing spacecraft instrumentation versatile enough to meet the demands associated with multiangle measurements. One such instrument is the infrared spectral imaging radiometer, which flew as part of mission STS-85 of the space shuttle in 1997 and was the first earth- observing radiometer to incorporate an uncooled microbolometer array detector as its image sensor. Specifically, a method for computing cloud-top height with a precision of +/- 620 m from the multispectral stereo measurements acquired during this flight has been developed, and the results are compared with coincident direct laser ranging measurements from the shuttle laser altimeter. Mission STS-85 was the first space flight to combine laser ranging and thermal IR camera systems for cloud remote sensing.
Document ID
20040082205
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Lancaster, R. S.
(Maryland Univ. Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Spinhirne, J. D.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Manizade, K. F.
(Science Systems and Applications, Inc. Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 21, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2004
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Meeting Information
Meeting: 2004 IGARRS Meeting
Location: Anchorage, AK
Country: United States
Start Date: September 20, 2004
End Date: September 24, 2004
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

Available Downloads

There are no available downloads for this record.
No Preview Available