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Overview
The NASA SIERRA is an uncrewed aircraft system designed by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory. It is well-suited for atmospheric and remote sensing research missions in isolated regions such as the Arctic, where it is more dangerous for other aircraft to fly. The SIERRA can carry payloads up to 110 lbs. and reach a maximum altitude of 13,000 ft. allowing for more accurate data collection.
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Review the instruments operated on this platform for each of these field campaigns
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Characterization of Arctic Sea Ice Experiment
2009
Svalbard archipelago of Norway
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1 Deployment
· 0 Data Products| 2009-07-13 | 2009-07-29 |
If instrument mode or detailed specification information is not available, can use this entry for spectrometers of various types. A spectrometer is an instrument that measures a range of a characteristic for a given substance or wavelength. There are many different types of spectrometers. Some examples are mass spectrometers, spectrophotometers, and magnetic radiation spectrometers.
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Infrared Wavelengths
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Ultraviolet Wavelengths
A pyrometer is an instrument that measures temperature remotely, i.e. by measuring radiation from the object, without having to be in contact. The KT11 Infrared Radiation Pyrometer provides temperature measurements in the range of -30 to 500 Celsius by intercepting incoming infrared radiation emitted by surfaces. The high stability and noise suppression of the instrument allows for high response times of readings as well as the capability of temperature measurements of small objects. The KT-19II infrared pyrometer was manufactured by Heitronics, and sees a spectrum of 8-12um. The KT-19 is a radiometer that measures the brightness temperature of the surface beneath the aircraft. The KT-19 instrument can estimate the surface temperature by knowing the emissivity of the target. The response time is adjustable from 5 msec, to monitor and control extremely short production cycles, up to 10 minutes, to integrate measurements in long-term thermal processes with an extremely high resolution.
Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Sea Surface Temperature
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Surface Temperature > Skin Temperature
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Properties > Cloud Top Temperature
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Surface Temperature
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Infrared Wavelengths > Brightness Temperature
If instrument model information is not available, can use this instrument entry for temperature, pressues, wind speed, wind direction, humidity
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Marginal Ice Zone Ocean and Ice Observations and Processes Experiment
2013
Southern Beaufort Sea, Prudhoe Bay, Alaska
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1 Deployment
· 0 Data Products| 2013-07-09 | 2013-08-09 |
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Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation
Lidar is a surveying method that measures distance to a target by illuminating the target with laser light and measuring the reflected light with a sensor. Differences in laser return times and wavelengths can then be used to make digital 3-D representations of the target.
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If instrument mode or detailed specification information is not available, can use this entry for spectrometers of various types. A spectrometer is an instrument that measures a range of a characteristic for a given substance or wavelength. There are many different types of spectrometers. Some examples are mass spectrometers, spectrophotometers, and magnetic radiation spectrometers.
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Infrared Wavelengths
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Ultraviolet Wavelengths
A pyrometer is an instrument that measures temperature remotely, i.e. by measuring radiation from the object, without having to be in contact. The KT11 Infrared Radiation Pyrometer provides temperature measurements in the range of -30 to 500 Celsius by intercepting incoming infrared radiation emitted by surfaces. The high stability and noise suppression of the instrument allows for high response times of readings as well as the capability of temperature measurements of small objects. The KT-19II infrared pyrometer was manufactured by Heitronics, and sees a spectrum of 8-12um. The KT-19 is a radiometer that measures the brightness temperature of the surface beneath the aircraft. The KT-19 instrument can estimate the surface temperature by knowing the emissivity of the target. The response time is adjustable from 5 msec, to monitor and control extremely short production cycles, up to 10 minutes, to integrate measurements in long-term thermal processes with an extremely high resolution.
Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Sea Surface Temperature
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Surface Temperature > Skin Temperature
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Properties > Cloud Top Temperature
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Surface Temperature
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Infrared Wavelengths > Brightness Temperature
The Ball Experimental Sea Surface Temperature Radiometer (BESST) is an instrument that collects accurate infrared measurements of the sea surface temperature (SST). An important key feature of this instrument includes the achievement of in situ calibration through two built-in black bodies (BBs). BESST was designed so that the 2D microbolometer array produces infrared images that increment while the aircraft continues to travel. This method results in well-calibrated strip of sea surface temperature. This instrument was designed to be carried on medium sized UAVs.
Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Sea Surface Temperature > Sea Surface Skin Temperature
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The Digital Mapping System (DMS) is an airborne camera system maintained and operated by the Airborne Sensor Facility (ASF) located at NASA Ames Research Center (ARC). It captures high resolution natural color and panchromatic images of terrain which can be used to create mosaics and topographic maps. DMS has a cross-track spatial resolution of 10 cm at nadir and swath width of about 570 m at a flight altitude of 1,500 feet. The DMS is ideal for a variety of scientific programs to monitor variation in environmental conditions, assess global change, and respond to natural disasters
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Visible Wavelengths > Visible Imagery
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