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BESST
Ball Experimental Sea Surface Temperature Radiometer

The Ball Experimental Sea Surface Temperature Radiometer (BESST) is an instrument that collects accurate infrared measurements of the sea surface temperature (SST). An important key feature of this instrument includes the achievement of in situ calibration through two built-in black bodies (BBs). BESST was designed so that the 2D microbolometer array produces infrared images that increment while the aircraft continues to travel. This method results in well-calibrated strip of sea surface temperature. This instrument was designed to be carried on medium sized UAVs.

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)

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Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Sea Surface Temperature > Sea Surface Skin Temperature
Sea/Ocean/Water Surface
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