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IRT
Infrared Thermometer

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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

Measurement Type

Currently unavailble

Measurement/Variables

Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Infrared Wavelengths > Brightness Temperature

Vertical Measurement Regions

Information not Identified

Temporal Resolution

This data will be added in future versions

Spatial Resolution

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Measurement Frequency

26-31 THz

Calibration Details

https://doi.org/10.2172/1417312

Online Information

https://doi.org/10.2172/1417312

Lead Investigator
Victor Morris
Technical Contact
Victor Morris
Instrument Maker
Wintronics, Inc.
Funding Source
Currently unavailable
Overview Publications
Currently unavailable
Repositories
Currently unavailable

Instrument Operation

Platform

Campaigns, where the platform was used with this instrument

Field site of rain gauges and soil moistures sensors from the IFloodS campaign

Field site of rain gauges and soil moistures sensors from the IFloodS campaign

Campaign Field Sites

57 Campaigns · 161 Instruments

Airborne Microwave Observatory of Subcanopy and Subsurface

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Deployment Dates

Start Date	End Date
2013-05-28	2013-06-07
2013-07-06	2013-07-14
2013-08-18	2013-08-27
2013-04-11	2013-04-19
2014-04-14	2014-04-25
2014-06-26	2014-07-07
2014-08-07	2014-08-14
2015-02-17	2015-02-25
2015-08-19	2015-08-27
2015-06-29	2015-07-06
2012-10-23	2012-10-30
2013-06-10	2013-06-21
2013-07-26	2013-08-03
2014-03-24	2014-04-02
2013-02-19	2013-02-25
2014-07-08	2014-07-19
2014-10-14	2014-10-23
2015-05-20	2015-05-24
2015-09-01	2015-09-10
2015-09-22	2015-09-29
2014-05-27	2014-06-04
2012-09-18	2012-09-20
2012-10-02	2012-10-11
2012-10-12	2012-10-22
2013-04-20	2013-05-01
2013-07-15	2013-07-25
2013-09-27	2013-09-30
2013-11-19	2013-11-21
2014-06-06	2014-06-16
2014-08-18	2014-08-27
2014-09-28	2014-10-08
2015-04-15	2015-04-24
2015-08-07	2015-08-18
2015-04-03	2015-04-14

· 19 Data Products

Cirrus Regional Study of Tropical Anvils and Cirrus Layers Florida Area Cirrus Experiment

Southern Florida

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· 1 Data Product

Prototype Validation Exercise

Jornada Experimental Range near Las Cruces, New Mexico

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· 4 Data Products

Soil Moisture Experiment

Iowa, Oklahoma, Georgia, Alabama, Arizona, Sonora, Mexico

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· 0 Data Products

Cessna C-185 Skywagon

1 Campaign · 2 Instruments

Prototype Validation Exercise

Jornada Experimental Range near Las Cruces, New Mexico

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· 4 Data Products

Image of a FLUXNET tower in Harvard Forests, Maine

Image of a FLUXNET tower in Harvard Forests, Maine

Permanent Land Site

Campaign Permanent Land Sites

41 Campaigns · 67 Instruments

SUbsonic aircraft: Contrail & Clouds Effects Special Study

Central and Western United States

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· 1 Data Product

Data Products

Filter data products from this instrument by specific campaigns, platforms, or formats.

Campaigns

Platforms

AirMOSS: In Situ Soil Moisture and Tree Measurements, Harvard Forest, 2012-201310.3334/ORNLDAAC/1677

CampaignsAirborne Microwave Observatory of Subcanopy and Subsurface

PlatformsCampaign Field Sites