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Instrument

GroundMSPI
Ground-based Multiangle SpectroPolarimetric Imager

The Ground-based Multiangle SpectroPolarimetric Imager (GroundMSPI) was a joint effort between the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the University of Arizona. GroundMSPI measures polarized reflectance in the atmosphere. It is the predecessor of AirMSPI and MSPI (sometimes referred to as SpaceMSPI).

Image of the GroundMSPI
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 > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Polarized Reflectance
Sea/Ocean/Water Surface, Land Surface
2 ms
3 cm
896 THz, 789 THz, 674 THz, 638 THz, 541 THz, 455 THz, 347 THz, 321 THz
External Linkhttps://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/airmspi/quality_summaries/GroundMSPI_L1B2_Quality_ACEPOL_V009_20181001.pdf

Instrument Operation

ACEPOL

Aerosol Characterization from Polarimeter and Lidar

2017
Western United States
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1 Deployment
· 6 Data Products

Data Products