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AESMIR
Airborne Earth Science Microwave Imaging Radiometer

The Airborne Earth Science Microwave Imaging Radiometer (AESMIR) is an airborne microwave radiometer developed by Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). It measures brightness temperature across six microwave bands: 6.9, 10.7, 18.7, 23.8, 36.5, and 89 GHz. These measurements can be used to analyze precipitation, snow, soil moisture, ocean winds, sea ice, sea surface temperature, and vegetation. AESMIR has been configured to simulate multiple satellite radiometers, including the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS (AMSR-E), the Special Sensor Microwave Imager Sounder (SSMIS), the GPM Microwave Imager, and the Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS).

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory passes Antarctica's tallest peak, Mount Vinson, on Oct. 22, 2012, during a flight over the continent to measure changes in the massive ice sheet and sea ice. Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger (Photography courtesy NASA Images)

Overview

Instrument Details

Spectrometer/Radiometer
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Microwave > Brightness Temperature
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Microwave > Microwave Imagery
Land Surface
N/A
N/A
6.9 GHz, 10.7 GHz, 18.7 GHz, 23.8 GHz, 36.5 GHz, 89 GHz
Currently unavailble

  • Edward Kim

  • Edward Kim

  • GSFC

  • NASA

  • Currently unavailable

    • Unpublished

Instrument Operation

CLPX

Cold Land Processes Experiment

2002—2008
Central Rocky Mountains, Colorado, Alaska
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2 Deployments
· 0 Data Products

Data Products