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Instrument

MASC
Microwave Atmospheric Sounder for CubeSat

The Microwave Atmospheric Sounder for Cubesat (MASC) is an 8 channel, cross track scanning instrument. It operates at two frequencies, 118 GHz and 183 GHz. It’s used to measure radiance, which is converted to brightness temperature. MASC was developed by JPL.

Image of MASC on the DC-8 during the CPEX campaign in 2017
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 Radiance
Troposphere
30 RPM
15-20 km
118 GHz, 183 GHz
Currently unavailble

Instrument Operation

OLYMPEX

Olympic Mountains Experiment

2015—2016
Olympic Peninsula in U.S. Washington State
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1 Deployment
· 36 Data Products
CPEX

Convective Processes Experiment

2017
North Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Oceanic region
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1 Deployment
· 1 Data Product

Data Products

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PLATFORMS
http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/OLYMPEX/MASC/DATA101External Link
Douglas DC-8