The Research Scanning Polarimeter (RSP) is an airborne, passive polarimeter developed by SpecTIR Corporation. It measures total radiance and linear polarization across 9 spectral bands in the visible and infrared wavelengths (410-2250 nm). These measurements can be used to derive aerosol and cloud properties. RSP has a time resolution of 0.8 seconds, a field of view of 14 mrad, and a horizontal resolution of about 100 m at an altitude of 5 km.
Instrument Details
- Spectrometer/Radiometer
- Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol BackscatterEarth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol ExtinctionEarth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol Forward ScatterEarth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol Optical Depth/thicknessEarth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol Particle PropertiesEarth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol RadianceEarth Science > Atmosphere > AerosolsEarth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Droplet DistributionEarth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Microphysics > Cloud Droplet Concentration/sizeEarth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Microphysics > Cloud Optical Depth/thicknessEarth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud MicrophysicsEarth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Properties > Cloud AsymmetryEarth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Properties > Cloud Top HeightEarth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud PropertiesEarth Science > Atmosphere > CloudsEarth Science > Spectral/engineering > Infrared Wavelengths > Infrared RadianceEarth Science > Spectral/engineering > Visible Wavelengths > Visible Radiance
- Land Surface, Troposphere
- 0.8 s
- 100 m
- 133-731 THz
- https://doi.org/10.1117/12.366329
Brian Cairns
Brian Cairns
SpecTIR Corporation
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