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Pyrometer
Pyrometer

A pyrometer is a remote-sensing infrared thermometer that measures the temperature of distant objects. It determines an object's temperature by detecting its thermal radiation. It can be mounted on aircraft, ground vehicles, or water-based platforms for surface and sea surface temperature observations. For atmospheric studies, the pyrometer usually operates in the 9.6 to 11.5 µm spectral range and has a temperature range of -25 to 200 degrees Celsius. Pyrometers typically have a response time between 5 milliseconds and 600 seconds.

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

Temperature/Humidity
Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Sea Surface Temperature
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Surface Temperature > Skin Temperature
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Surface Temperature
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Infrared Wavelengths > Brightness Temperature
Sea/Ocean/Water Surface, Land Surface, Troposphere
Variable
Point
18-43 THz, 26-32 THz
https://doi.org/10.1117/12.781510External Link
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IceBridge

Operation IceBridge

2009—2021
Greenland, Antarctica, Alaska, Arctic Sea
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37 Deployments
· 79 Data Products
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IceBridge

Operation IceBridge

2009—2021
Greenland, Antarctica, Alaska, Arctic Sea
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37 Deployments
· 79 Data Products
PEM

Pacific Exploratory Mission

1991—1999
Pacific Ocean
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4 Deployments
· 0 Data Products
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IceBridge

Operation IceBridge

2009—2021
Greenland, Antarctica, Alaska, Arctic Sea
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37 Deployments
· 79 Data Products
Cessna 340A

FIAMS Cessna 340A

1 Campaign · 5 Instruments
SPURS

Salinity Processes in the Upper Ocean Regional Study

2012—2017
Subtropical North Atlantic Ocean, Tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean
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2 Deployments
· 41 Data Products
SPURS

Salinity Processes in the Upper Ocean Regional Study

2012—2017
Subtropical North Atlantic Ocean, Tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean
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2 Deployments
· 41 Data Products
SMEX

Soil Moisture Experiment

2002—2005
Iowa, Oklahoma, Georgia, Alabama, Arizona, Sonora, Mexico
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4 Deployments
· 0 Data Products
DO128

Dornier 128-6

1 Campaign · 9 Instruments
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IceBridge

Operation IceBridge

2009—2021
Greenland, Antarctica, Alaska, Arctic Sea
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37 Deployments
· 79 Data Products
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IceBridge

Operation IceBridge

2009—2021
Greenland, Antarctica, Alaska, Arctic Sea
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37 Deployments
· 79 Data Products

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Campaigns
CAMPAIGNS
Platforms
PLATFORMS
Formats
FORMATS
10.5067/0K3PJQZ4OX4PExternal Link
SnowEx
P-3 Orion
CSV
10.5067/SPUR2-CFT00External Link
10.5067/SPUR2-SDRONExternal Link
10.5067/I883KXU7ZO8OExternal Link
10.5067/UHE07J35I3NBExternal Link