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SMART
Surface-sensing Measurements for Radiative Transfer

The Surface-sensing Measurements for Atmospheric Radiative Transfer (SMART) is a ground-based remote instrument suite operated by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). It consists of several remote sensing instruments, such as a micro-pulse lidar, sun photometer, and broadband radiometers housed in a twenty-foot trailer. SMART provides measurements of solar spectral radiance, surface spectral bi-directional reflectance, albedo, and shortwave and longwave irradiance at a spectral resolution of 1 nm. It operates across the ultraviolet to microwave spectral range. SMART is part of the SMARTLabs mobile facilities.

Image of the SMART instrument trailer
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

Multi
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Solar Irradiance > Shortwave Downward Irradiance
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Solar Irradiance
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Albedo
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Shortwave Radiation
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Spectral Irradiance
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Longwave Radiation
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Reflectance
Land Surface
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Variable
6-1499 THz
Currently unavailble
  • Si-Chee Tsay

  • Si-Chee Tsay

  • Currently unavailable

  • Currently unavailable

  • Currently unavailable

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