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Instrument

CFIS
Chlorophyll Fluorescence Imaging Spectrometer

The Chlorophyll Fluorescence Imaging Spectrometer (CFIS) is an airborne passive spectrometer developed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). It was designed to validate solar-induced fluorescence (SIF) measurements from the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) satellite. CFIS is an imaging grating spectrometer that measures SIF in the 737-772 nm spectral range. CFIS data is typically gridded to a spatial resolution of 30 m for comparison with satellite observations. It has a swath width of 905 m and an across-track pixel size of 3.5 m at a flight altitude of 5 km above ground level.

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)

Instrument Details

Spectrometer/Radiometer
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Visible Wavelengths
Earth Science > Biosphere > Vegetation > Chlorophyll
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Visible Wavelengths > Visible Radiance
Land Surface
N/A
30 m
388.3-406.8 THz
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2018.08.032External Link
  • Christian Frankenberg

  • Christian Frankenberg

  • JPL

  • NASA

  • Overview PublicationExternal Link