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The mission goal is to provide improved assessment of these factors for the study of terrestrial radiation balance and impact on climate change.
The Portable Apparatus for Rapid Acquisition of Bidirectional Observation of the Land and Atmosphere III (PARABOLA III) is a sphere-scanning radiometer custom designed and built by Sensit Technologies, Inc.
This Algorithm Theoretical Basis (ATB) document describes the algorithms used to generate the parameters of certain ancillary products and datasets used during Level 2 processing of Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MIST) data.
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This Algorithm Basis (ATB) document describes the algorithms used to retrieve the aerosol parameters of the MISR Level 2 Aerosol/Surface Product.
A plan for the ground-based validation of MISR aerosol retrieval is outlined. Activities occur in two phases: (1) pre-launch, work is focused on technique development and MISR algorithm validation using conventional ground-base methods and a MISR simulator (AirMISR) operating from the ER-2 aircraft to simulate MISR on-orbit observations. (2) Post-launch, the validation program relies on ground campaigns, underflights wit the MISR simulator and the use of local measurements fo aerosol loading and properties and irradiance measurements derived from the AERONET and ISIS networks.
The present investigation is concerned with the development of a high resolution echelle-cross disperser grating spectrograph for application in groundbased, balloon, and Shuttle studies of the middle atmosphere and thermosphere. All the design features discussed pertain specifically to the balloon instrument. Attention is given to examples of scientific objectives for the middle atmosphere, aspects of instrument description, imaging requirements, the spectral multiplexing capability, broad wavelength coverage, sensitivity, dynamic range, scattered light, the optical configuration of the instrument, the detector system, the data system, and the results of laboratory tests and theoretical evaluations.