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An airborne laser polarimeter system (ALPS) for terrestrial physics researchThe design of a multispectral polarized laser system for characterizing the depolarization properties of the earth's surface is described. Using a laser as the light source, this airborne system measures the Stokes parameters of the surface to simultaneously arrive at the polarization degree, azimuthal angle, and ellipticity for each wavelength. The technology will be studied for the feasibility of expansion of the sensor to do surface polarization imaging. The data will be used in support of solar polarization studies and to develop laser radiometry as a tool in environmental remote sensing.
Document ID
19890040385
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Kalshoven, James E., Jr.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Dabney, Philip W.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1988
Subject Category
Instrumentation And Photography
Meeting Information
Meeting: Recent Advances in Sensors, Radiometry, and Data Processing for Remote Sensing
Location: Orlando, FL
Country: United States
Start Date: April 6, 1988
End Date: April 8, 1988
Accession Number
89A27756
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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