Coastal and Ocean Airborne Science Testbed

The Campaign

The Coastal and Ocean Airborne Science Testbed (COAST) Project was a NASA project that focused on using remote sensing strategies to glean a better look at the optically complex coastal zone. COAST had one deployment, which took place from October 21-28, 2011, in and around Monterey Bay, CA. The CIRPAS Twin Otter aircraft was outfitted with several remote sensing instruments, including the Ames Airborne Tracking Sunphotometer (AATS-14) and the Headwall Imaging Spectrometer (HIS), while the R/V John Martin utilized instruments such as the Compact-Optical Profiling System (C-OPS) and the MicroTOPS sun photometer. COAST was funded by NASA’s Hands-On Project Experience (HOPE) Training Opportunity Award under the direction of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) and Office of Chief Engineer.

Additional Notes

Repositories

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