Instrument Platform Pair List
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{ "count": 14115, "next": "https://api.catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v3/ipps/?format=api&limit=100&offset=12100", "previous": "https://api.catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v3/ipps/?format=api&limit=100&offset=11900", "results": [ { "ob_id": 12439, "platform": { "ob_id": 32105, "uuid": "969d4fc0933d4a25971cdf3636ba01c7", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Sandwith, Whitehaven, Cumbria", "abstract": "Site of NCAS mobile x-band radar for RAINE project" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 12250, "uuid": "792da2ff61f647aa8021b4b9c06702a9", "short_code": "instr", "title": "NCAS Atmospheric Measurement Facility's (AMOF) mobile X-band radar 1", "abstract": "The National Centre for Atmospheric Science Atmospheric Measurement Facility's (NCAS AMOF) mobile X-band radar operates in the X-band (frequency = 9.375 GHz, wavelength = 3 cm). It has Doppler and dual-polarisation capability. The radar measures the location and intensity of precipitation, radial winds and polarisation parameters. It works by transmitting pulses of electromagnetic radiation and measuring the amount of energy backscattered to the receiver. The time delay between the transmitted and received pulses enables the range of the object to be determined. In the case of precipitation, the magnitude of the backscattered signal is proportional to the size and number of raindrops. The radar also measures the radial velocity through the Doppler effect. In the absence of precipitation, the radar is sensitive to backscattering from insects, known as clear-air echoes, at close range. These signals provide information on the wind field and the organisation of the boundary-layer e.g. features such as convergence lines can be identified. In addition, the radar has dual-polarisation capability; it simultaneously transmits and receives horizontally- and vertically- polarised waves. Through this technique the radar measures a number of additional variables that provide information on the size and shape of precipitation, identification of non-meteorological echoes, attenuation (a decrease in the signal strength due to the absorption and scattering of the radar signal as it propagates through heavy rain), and alternative methods for calculating rainfall rates. \r\n\r\nThe system has a conventional parabolic antenna of 2.4m diameter and a beamwidth of 1 degree (in the horizontal and vertical), and is operated without a radome. The range resolution is tunable and dependent on the user-selected pulse width (0.5, 1 or 2 micro seconds) and pulse repetition frequency (PRF, 250-2000 Hz). The radar is fully transportable, being mounted on a trailer approved for EU roads that can be towed by a 4x4 vehicle. Signal analysis, data retrievals and data storage are performed by PCs contained within the trailer unit. The radar can be operated via a laptop that connects by wireless, ethernet or 3G to the onboard PCs. The operational software allows the user to set up the radar for deployment and schedule the scanning sequence. The software also provides real-time data visualisation and product generation.\r\n\r\nThe data frequency is dependant on the requirements for the instrument's deployment, but is typically of the order of 10 360-degree scans at various elevations every 5 minutes.\r\n\r\nParameters available in data files from this instrument include: \r\nDOP - degree of polarization; \r\nKDP - specific differential phase shift; \r\nPhiDP - differential phase shift; \r\nRhoHV - co-polar cross correlation coefficient; \r\nSQI - signal quality index or normalized_coherent_power; \r\nV - radial velocity; \r\nW - spectral width; \r\nZDR - differential reflectivity; \r\ndBZ - reflectivity or equivalent reflectivity factor." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32106, "uuid": "fc88cbb3da4f45f3920996d8ad60c584", "short_code": "acq", "title": "NCAS X-band Radar at Sandwith, Cumbria for RAINE", "abstract": "Scan data from the National Centre for Atmospheric Science Atmospheric Measurement and Observation Facility's mobile X-band radar during the Radar Applications in Northern England (RAIN-E) project." } }, { "ob_id": 12440, "platform": { "ob_id": 30219, "uuid": "07a71f4e62e2468391f492b85905167c", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW)", "abstract": "Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW) which is situated on the periphery of Old Delhi and overlooks a very heavily populated area. As part of the DelhiFlux project the team have constructed a rooftop mast at 4m and a 30 m tall flux tower from which to directly measure pollutant emissions from two contrasting regions of Delhi." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 71, "uuid": "e83377d7770b4ac3b9ecf8d6eeaf769b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "York: Dual Column Gas Chromatograph-Flame Ionization Detector (DC-GC-FID)", "abstract": "The Dual Channel Gas Chromatograph with Flame Ionisation Detectors is capable of reporting mixing ratios of a wide range of volatile organic compounds in the atmosphere. \r\n\r\nThe output includes mixing ratios of a wide range of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The data from the instrument are split (across three seperate files: -fid1, -fid2, -fid3) according to compound type. The output for -fid1 is Alkanes.\r\n\r\nThe instrument has variable measurement frequency dependent upon sampling frequency of the Whole Air Sampling (WAS) system.\r\n\r\nSamples of air are dried, and then pre-concentrated on a dual-bed adsorbent trap held at sub-ambient temperature (typically -20°C). Sample volumes of up to one litre of air are acquired and then the trap is resistively heated during desorption within a stream of helium (or hydrogen) and injected into the GC oven for analysis. The eluent is split in approximately equal portions between a Na2SO4 deactivated aluminium oxide (Al2O3) porous layer open tubular (PLOT) column (50 m, 0.53 mm id, Varian Netherlands) for analysis of the less polar NMHCs and a LOWOX columns (10 m, 0.53 mm id, Varian Netherlands) for analysis of the more polar VOCs including monoterpenes and oxygenated species. Analytes elute from the GC columns into two flame ionisation detectors for detection. The GC oven has been programmed for optimal separation of all compounds of interest. \r\n\r\nThere are two near-identical GC instruments for the measurement of Volatile organic compounds. The first is a Perkin Elmer GC with home-built autosampler and flow control box, a home-built preconcentrator and an Ai Qualitek injector. The other is an Agilent GC with a MARKES UNITY2 preconcentrator and CIA Advantage autosampler. \r\n\r\nMeasurement of VOCs in the atmosphere have been used for a wide range of applications including providing information regarding: quantification of emissions; air mass age; and atmospheric processing during transport." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32121, "uuid": "dd90db9f07d3463096622565b5389ac4", "short_code": "acq", "title": "APHH: VOC measurements made at the Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW) site during the pre and post monsoon periods for the DelhiFlux field campaign 2018", "abstract": "APHH: VOC measurements made at the Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW) site during the pre and post monsoon periods for the DelhiFlux field campaign 2018" } }, { "ob_id": 12442, "platform": { "ob_id": 32134, "uuid": "db86d823aded474e8c76bd69d092d26b", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Metop-C", "abstract": "Metop-C launched on 7th November 2018, represents the first in a series of three satellites forming the space segment of the EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS). Metop-C is Europe's third polar-orbiting meteorological satellite" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 8300, "uuid": "57fc4dbabdf0434b9584836acac24ffe", "short_code": "instr", "title": "IASI", "abstract": "Data from the IASI instruments on board the Eumetsat EPS MetOp satellite series. The Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer (IASI) is designed to measure the infrared spectrum emitted by the earth. IASI provides infrared soundings of the temperature profiles in the troposphere and lower stratosphere, moisture profiles in the troposphere, as well as some of the chemical components playing a key role in the climate monitoring, global change and atmospheric chemistry." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32128, "uuid": "22d0f387ba5748c794006d18d94c2f57", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for Level 1C data from the IASI (Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer) instrument onboard the MetOp-C satellite.", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: IASI; PLATFORMS: Metop-C" } }, { "ob_id": 12443, "platform": { "ob_id": 26503, "uuid": "e494bef9ef884794a65a341e58205eb2", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Alliance Ship", "abstract": "Alliance is a research ship. The 93 meters, 3,180 t NATO ship NRV ALLIANCE was designed in the mid 80’s as a quiet acoustic research platform. It is capable of operating in all oceans strategically important to NATO nations. ALLIANCE enables scientists and engineers from the Centre and partner nations to conduct a wide range of experiments. The ship is equipped with modern scientific instruments, a sophisticated navigation system, and its deck comprises of a vast array of winches (some fitted and some removable), heavy cranes, a lateral frame and a stern U-frame (including a large 4 drum main tow winch for large arrays). This variety of deck equipment allows a large variety of launch and recovery of scientific and engineering sensors, oceanographic instruments, autonomous vehicles and tethered devices." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 32158, "uuid": "1d19c577c4e24466ad23eb0d6fad7a00", "short_code": "instr", "title": "University of Bergen: Micro Rain Radar (MRR2)", "abstract": "This is a Micro Rain Radar (MRR2), manufactured by Meteorologische Messtechnik GmbH (Metek) installed onboard the NATO Research Vessel Alliance during the Iceland Greenland Seas Project. \r\nThe MRR2 is a frequency modulated (FM), continuous wave (CW) Radar (Radio Detection and Ranging) that obtains doppler spectral density at each range gate with a time resolution of 10 s. The terminal velocity of the precipitation targets (vT) is the primarily retrieved variable from these doppler spectral density observations. This instrument belongs to and was operated by University of Bergen.\r\n\r\nThe MRR2 transmits at a frequency of 24.230 GHz, which is modulated in a saw tooth pattern. This FM method enables the estimation of the target range in CW scanning mode. The height range configuration during the IGP campaign was set from 75 m to 2325 m at 31 range gates (range bin width is 125m). Due to near field effects, the first two range gates (75 m and 150 m) and due to noise the last range gate (2325 m) are discarded, leaving a range of 225 m to 2250 m. The MRR2 obtains doppler spectral density at each range gate with a time resolution of 10 s.\r\nThe terminal velocity of the precipitation targets (vT) is the primarily retrieved variable from these doppler spectral density observations. Additionally, drop size distribution and the corresponding moments, for example liquid water content (LWC), rain rate (RR) and Radar Reflectivity (Ze) are retrieved with post processing software, provided by Metek. The software only provides yields reasonable results for liquid precipitation, but erroneous vT estimates and insufficient noise removal can be present during snow events. \r\n\r\nMaahn and Kollias (2012) provide a post processing software (IMProToo), that is able to improve the vT estimates, as well as the range gate estimate, by de-aliasing the doppler spectral density. Their software improves the Ze estimates from integrated doppler spectral density. The IGP campaign featured several snow events. Hence, the IMProTool was used in addition to the regular data post processing software by Metek. Both types of data files are included in the IGP dataset." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32160, "uuid": "dd5ad889071847649a9fd58ad09fb359", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Iceland Greenland seas Project (IGP): Micro Rain Radar", "abstract": "Iceland Greenland seas Project (IGP): Micro Rain Radar on board Alliance" } }, { "ob_id": 12444, "platform": { "ob_id": 12319, "uuid": "b6a54b30cf1f45d79e08117ccabeceb6", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Sentinel 1A", "abstract": "Sentinel 1A is the first of the European Space Agency (ESA) Sentinel series. It was launched on 3rd April 2014." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 12313, "uuid": "0604b6ac4fb24640895c84a25edfd078", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Sentinel 1 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)", "abstract": "The C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) flown on the Sentinel 1 series of satellites is an instrument providing high resolution all-weather day and night radar coverage of the Earth's surface.\r\nSentinel 1A was launched on 3rd April 2014 and Sentinel 1B was launched on 25th April 2016. This instrument has four acquisition modes; Stripmap (SM), Interferometric Wide Swath (IW), Extra Wide Swath (EW), and Wave (WV)." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32166, "uuid": "ffb464db0cd64ad0984d750d68563bcb", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Aquisition for the ESA Glaciers Climate Change Initiative Inventory of Ice-Marginal Lakes in Greenland project.", "abstract": "Ice marginal lakes were identified using three independent remote sensing methods: 1) multi-temporal backscatter classification from Sentinel-1 synthetic aperture radar imagery; 2) multi-spectral indices classification from Sentinel-2 optical imagery; and 3) sink detection from the ArcticDEM (v3). All data were compiled and filtered in a semi-automated approach, using a modified ice mask to clip the dataset to within 1 km of the ice margin, and then verifying each detected lake manually.\r\n\r\nSentinel 1 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) - The C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) flown on the Sentinel 1 series of satellites is an instrument providing high resolution all-weather day and night radar coverage of the Earth's surface. Sentinel 1A was launched on 3rd April 2014 and Sentinel 1B was launched on 25th April 2016. This instrument has four acquisition modes; Stripmap (SM), Interferometric Wide Swath (IW), Extra Wide Swath (EW), and Wave (WV).\r\n\r\nSentinel 2 Multispectral Instrument (MSI) - Data from the Multispectral Instrument (MSI) on the Sentinel 2 series. Sentinel 2A was launched on 23rd June 2015 and Sentinel 2B was launch in March 2017. The instrument provides high-resolution optical imaging data of the Earth's surface.\r\n\r\nArcticDEM - ArcticDEM is an NGA-NSF public-private initiative to automatically produce a high-resolution, high quality, digital surface model (DSM) of the Arctic using optical stereo imagery, high-performance computing, and open source photogrammetry software." } }, { "ob_id": 12445, "platform": { "ob_id": 20017, "uuid": "c68fe345e19a47b0a200941896f8aace", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Sentinel 1B", "abstract": "Sentinel 1B is the first of the European Space Agency (ESA) Sentinel series. It was launched on 25th April 2016." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 12313, "uuid": "0604b6ac4fb24640895c84a25edfd078", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Sentinel 1 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)", "abstract": "The C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) flown on the Sentinel 1 series of satellites is an instrument providing high resolution all-weather day and night radar coverage of the Earth's surface.\r\nSentinel 1A was launched on 3rd April 2014 and Sentinel 1B was launched on 25th April 2016. This instrument has four acquisition modes; Stripmap (SM), Interferometric Wide Swath (IW), Extra Wide Swath (EW), and Wave (WV)." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32166, "uuid": "ffb464db0cd64ad0984d750d68563bcb", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Aquisition for the ESA Glaciers Climate Change Initiative Inventory of Ice-Marginal Lakes in Greenland project.", "abstract": "Ice marginal lakes were identified using three independent remote sensing methods: 1) multi-temporal backscatter classification from Sentinel-1 synthetic aperture radar imagery; 2) multi-spectral indices classification from Sentinel-2 optical imagery; and 3) sink detection from the ArcticDEM (v3). All data were compiled and filtered in a semi-automated approach, using a modified ice mask to clip the dataset to within 1 km of the ice margin, and then verifying each detected lake manually.\r\n\r\nSentinel 1 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) - The C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) flown on the Sentinel 1 series of satellites is an instrument providing high resolution all-weather day and night radar coverage of the Earth's surface. Sentinel 1A was launched on 3rd April 2014 and Sentinel 1B was launched on 25th April 2016. This instrument has four acquisition modes; Stripmap (SM), Interferometric Wide Swath (IW), Extra Wide Swath (EW), and Wave (WV).\r\n\r\nSentinel 2 Multispectral Instrument (MSI) - Data from the Multispectral Instrument (MSI) on the Sentinel 2 series. Sentinel 2A was launched on 23rd June 2015 and Sentinel 2B was launch in March 2017. The instrument provides high-resolution optical imaging data of the Earth's surface.\r\n\r\nArcticDEM - ArcticDEM is an NGA-NSF public-private initiative to automatically produce a high-resolution, high quality, digital surface model (DSM) of the Arctic using optical stereo imagery, high-performance computing, and open source photogrammetry software." } }, { "ob_id": 12446, "platform": { "ob_id": 13187, "uuid": "05405d4d4caa47d2889e33b66511fa9b", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Sentinel 2A", "abstract": "Sentinel 2A was launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) to become the second part of the Sentinel series. The satellite was launched on 23rd June 2015." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 13182, "uuid": "56c6780a9a1d450591dba5b9c848b7c2", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Sentinel 2 Multispectral Instrument (MSI)", "abstract": "Data from the Multispectral Instrument (MSI) on the Sentinel 2 series. Sentinel 2A was launched on 23rd June 2015 and Sentinel 2B was launch in March 2017. The instrument provides high-resolution optical imaging data of the Earth's surface." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32166, "uuid": "ffb464db0cd64ad0984d750d68563bcb", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Aquisition for the ESA Glaciers Climate Change Initiative Inventory of Ice-Marginal Lakes in Greenland project.", "abstract": "Ice marginal lakes were identified using three independent remote sensing methods: 1) multi-temporal backscatter classification from Sentinel-1 synthetic aperture radar imagery; 2) multi-spectral indices classification from Sentinel-2 optical imagery; and 3) sink detection from the ArcticDEM (v3). All data were compiled and filtered in a semi-automated approach, using a modified ice mask to clip the dataset to within 1 km of the ice margin, and then verifying each detected lake manually.\r\n\r\nSentinel 1 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) - The C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) flown on the Sentinel 1 series of satellites is an instrument providing high resolution all-weather day and night radar coverage of the Earth's surface. Sentinel 1A was launched on 3rd April 2014 and Sentinel 1B was launched on 25th April 2016. This instrument has four acquisition modes; Stripmap (SM), Interferometric Wide Swath (IW), Extra Wide Swath (EW), and Wave (WV).\r\n\r\nSentinel 2 Multispectral Instrument (MSI) - Data from the Multispectral Instrument (MSI) on the Sentinel 2 series. Sentinel 2A was launched on 23rd June 2015 and Sentinel 2B was launch in March 2017. The instrument provides high-resolution optical imaging data of the Earth's surface.\r\n\r\nArcticDEM - ArcticDEM is an NGA-NSF public-private initiative to automatically produce a high-resolution, high quality, digital surface model (DSM) of the Arctic using optical stereo imagery, high-performance computing, and open source photogrammetry software." } }, { "ob_id": 12447, "platform": { "ob_id": 25277, "uuid": "0bbb6de9c89b403aba5a2aacf53ec19e", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Sentinel 2B", "abstract": "Sentinel 2B was launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) to become the second part of the Sentinel series alongside Sentinel 2A. The satellite was launched on 7th March 2016." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 13182, "uuid": "56c6780a9a1d450591dba5b9c848b7c2", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Sentinel 2 Multispectral Instrument (MSI)", "abstract": "Data from the Multispectral Instrument (MSI) on the Sentinel 2 series. Sentinel 2A was launched on 23rd June 2015 and Sentinel 2B was launch in March 2017. The instrument provides high-resolution optical imaging data of the Earth's surface." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32166, "uuid": "ffb464db0cd64ad0984d750d68563bcb", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Aquisition for the ESA Glaciers Climate Change Initiative Inventory of Ice-Marginal Lakes in Greenland project.", "abstract": "Ice marginal lakes were identified using three independent remote sensing methods: 1) multi-temporal backscatter classification from Sentinel-1 synthetic aperture radar imagery; 2) multi-spectral indices classification from Sentinel-2 optical imagery; and 3) sink detection from the ArcticDEM (v3). All data were compiled and filtered in a semi-automated approach, using a modified ice mask to clip the dataset to within 1 km of the ice margin, and then verifying each detected lake manually.\r\n\r\nSentinel 1 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) - The C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) flown on the Sentinel 1 series of satellites is an instrument providing high resolution all-weather day and night radar coverage of the Earth's surface. Sentinel 1A was launched on 3rd April 2014 and Sentinel 1B was launched on 25th April 2016. This instrument has four acquisition modes; Stripmap (SM), Interferometric Wide Swath (IW), Extra Wide Swath (EW), and Wave (WV).\r\n\r\nSentinel 2 Multispectral Instrument (MSI) - Data from the Multispectral Instrument (MSI) on the Sentinel 2 series. Sentinel 2A was launched on 23rd June 2015 and Sentinel 2B was launch in March 2017. The instrument provides high-resolution optical imaging data of the Earth's surface.\r\n\r\nArcticDEM - ArcticDEM is an NGA-NSF public-private initiative to automatically produce a high-resolution, high quality, digital surface model (DSM) of the Arctic using optical stereo imagery, high-performance computing, and open source photogrammetry software." } }, { "ob_id": 12448, "platform": { "ob_id": 32175, "uuid": "f0ae2fb566524fa3a2d9aee250d9a3a3", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Kilauea volcano sample sites Hawaii", "abstract": "Samples for this experiment were taken for the Kilauea volcano on the island of Hawai'i\r\n\r\nSamples were collected in several locations on the Island of Hawai'i, Hawaii, USA. Time-series samples were collected at Leilani Estates, Volcano village, Pahala, Ocean View, Kailua-Kona and Mauna Loa Observatory in 2018 and 2019. \r\n\r\nPoint-source samples were collected at the main erupting vent 'Fissure 8' (2018, repeated in its vicinity post-eruption in 2019); lava ocean entry point (2018, repeated in its vicinity post-eruption in 2019). When: 18-31 July 2018; 25 June - 3 July 2019" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 32173, "uuid": "d851991f88f84a618d88fc5b993f89e6", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Filter Pack Samplers", "abstract": "Filter packs: Filter pack samplers were used to collect simultaneous samples of gas and bulk PM. The filter packs comprised one particle filter followed by 2-4 base-treated gas filters in an all-Teflon cartridge. Gas filters (Whatman Quantitative Filter Papers, Ashless, Grade 41, 55mm diameter) were pre-soaked with a 0.1M K2CO3 (+ glycerol) and dried approximately one week before use in the field. This base treatment of the gas filters capture acidic gases (e.g., SO2, HF and HCl). For some samples, the last gas filter in the filter pack contained >10% of the total captured gas concentration – this is evidence that the gas filters had become saturated; these gas samples are identified in the data file as 'saturated'. The particle filter collects bulk (non size-resolved) PM. The particle filter used was Whatman PTFE 47 mm diameter, pore size 0.8 µm. The filters were pre-washed with UPA grade nitric acid before use on the 2019 campaign. The filters were not pre-washed before the 2018 campaign. Field and lab filter blanks were used to quantify the level of contamination due to the absence of acid wash. The contamination was found to be negligible in most samples due to the high sampled concentrations in the eruption-affected atmosphere in 2018. Airflow through the filter pack was generated using an external 12 V pump (Charles Austin Capex) running at ~20 l min-1. The flow rate was measured at the start and end of each sampling period. The uncertainty introduced by variations in the flow rate, and by the accuracy of the flow meter are 10%." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32172, "uuid": "eecccb3dca4e40acb6c2c23357b19875", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Filter Packs and Cascade Impactors for the collection of sample on the island of Hawaii 2018-2019", "abstract": "Filter packs: Filter pack samplers were used to collect simultaneous samples of gas and bulk PM. The filter packs comprised one particle filter followed by 2-4 base-treated gas filters in an all-Teflon cartridge. Gas filters (Whatman Quantitative Filter Papers, Ashless, Grade 41, 55mm diameter) were pre-soaked with a 0.1M K2CO3 (+ glycerol) and dried approximately one week before use in the field. This base treatment of the gas filters capture acidic gases (e.g., SO2, HF and HCl). For some samples, the last gas filter in the filter pack contained >10% of the total captured gas concentration – this is evidence that the gas filters had become saturated; these gas samples are identified in the data file as 'saturated'. The particle filter collects bulk (non size-resolved) PM. The particle filter used was Whatman PTFE 47 mm diameter, pore size 0.8 µm. The filters were pre-washed with UPA grade nitric acid before use on the 2019 campaign. The filters were not pre-washed before the 2018 campaign. Field and lab filter blanks were used to quantify the level of contamination due to the absence of acid wash. The contamination was found to be negligible in most samples due to the high sampled concentrations in the eruption-affected atmosphere in 2018. Airflow through the filter pack was generated using an external 12 V pump (Charles Austin Capex) running at ~20 l min-1. The flow rate was measured at the start and end of each sampling period. The uncertainty introduced by variations in the flow rate, and by the accuracy of the flow meter are 10%.\r\n\r\nCascade impactors: Cascade impactors size and collect particles through inertial impaction onto a series of stages. A filter is placed onto each stage to collect the PM. We used a 5-stage SKC Inc. Sioutas impactor with Whatman and Zefluor PTFE filters (25 mm diameter on stages 1-4 and 37 mm diameter on stage 5, 0.2 µm pore size). Filters were acid-washed following the same procedure as described for filter packs. The Sioutas impactor resolves 5 size fractions between >2.5 µm and >0.25 µm at a flow rate of 9 l min-1. Airflow is created by an external pump with inbuilt battery (SKC Leland Legacy). The pumps had been calibrated prior to both campaigns by the manufacturer, with reported accuracy in the flow rate of 5%." } }, { "ob_id": 12449, "platform": { "ob_id": 32175, "uuid": "f0ae2fb566524fa3a2d9aee250d9a3a3", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Kilauea volcano sample sites Hawaii", "abstract": "Samples for this experiment were taken for the Kilauea volcano on the island of Hawai'i\r\n\r\nSamples were collected in several locations on the Island of Hawai'i, Hawaii, USA. Time-series samples were collected at Leilani Estates, Volcano village, Pahala, Ocean View, Kailua-Kona and Mauna Loa Observatory in 2018 and 2019. \r\n\r\nPoint-source samples were collected at the main erupting vent 'Fissure 8' (2018, repeated in its vicinity post-eruption in 2019); lava ocean entry point (2018, repeated in its vicinity post-eruption in 2019). When: 18-31 July 2018; 25 June - 3 July 2019" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 32174, "uuid": "a08cce2f20694595a78b5eec707fde0b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Sioutas Impactor", "abstract": "Cascade impactors: Cascade impactors size and collect particles through inertial impaction onto a series of stages. A filter is placed onto each stage to collect the PM. We used a 5-stage SKC Inc. Sioutas impactor with Whatman and Zefluor PTFE filters (25 mm diameter on stages 1-4 and 37 mm diameter on stage 5, 0.2 µm pore size). Filters were acid-washed following the same procedure as described for filter packs. The Sioutas impactor resolves 5 size fractions between >2.5 µm and >0.25 µm at a flow rate of 9 l min-1. Airflow is created by an external pump with inbuilt battery (SKC Leland Legacy). The pumps had been calibrated prior to both campaigns by the manufacturer, with reported accuracy in the flow rate of 5%.." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32172, "uuid": "eecccb3dca4e40acb6c2c23357b19875", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Filter Packs and Cascade Impactors for the collection of sample on the island of Hawaii 2018-2019", "abstract": "Filter packs: Filter pack samplers were used to collect simultaneous samples of gas and bulk PM. The filter packs comprised one particle filter followed by 2-4 base-treated gas filters in an all-Teflon cartridge. Gas filters (Whatman Quantitative Filter Papers, Ashless, Grade 41, 55mm diameter) were pre-soaked with a 0.1M K2CO3 (+ glycerol) and dried approximately one week before use in the field. This base treatment of the gas filters capture acidic gases (e.g., SO2, HF and HCl). For some samples, the last gas filter in the filter pack contained >10% of the total captured gas concentration – this is evidence that the gas filters had become saturated; these gas samples are identified in the data file as 'saturated'. The particle filter collects bulk (non size-resolved) PM. The particle filter used was Whatman PTFE 47 mm diameter, pore size 0.8 µm. The filters were pre-washed with UPA grade nitric acid before use on the 2019 campaign. The filters were not pre-washed before the 2018 campaign. Field and lab filter blanks were used to quantify the level of contamination due to the absence of acid wash. The contamination was found to be negligible in most samples due to the high sampled concentrations in the eruption-affected atmosphere in 2018. Airflow through the filter pack was generated using an external 12 V pump (Charles Austin Capex) running at ~20 l min-1. The flow rate was measured at the start and end of each sampling period. The uncertainty introduced by variations in the flow rate, and by the accuracy of the flow meter are 10%.\r\n\r\nCascade impactors: Cascade impactors size and collect particles through inertial impaction onto a series of stages. A filter is placed onto each stage to collect the PM. We used a 5-stage SKC Inc. Sioutas impactor with Whatman and Zefluor PTFE filters (25 mm diameter on stages 1-4 and 37 mm diameter on stage 5, 0.2 µm pore size). Filters were acid-washed following the same procedure as described for filter packs. The Sioutas impactor resolves 5 size fractions between >2.5 µm and >0.25 µm at a flow rate of 9 l min-1. Airflow is created by an external pump with inbuilt battery (SKC Leland Legacy). The pumps had been calibrated prior to both campaigns by the manufacturer, with reported accuracy in the flow rate of 5%." } }, { "ob_id": 12450, "platform": { "ob_id": 32177, "uuid": "74be10c3e82d4f058a0107e0c04c5637", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Unknown research aircraft", "abstract": "Unknown research aircraft" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 25435, "uuid": "53ea242da0ef4f89b1692426792a8d36", "short_code": "instr", "title": "CO2 LICOR Analyzer unknown specification", "abstract": "CO2 LICOR Analyzer 7000 used to measure CO2 in the Amazonica project.\r\n\r\nCO2 is a strong absorber in the near infrared wavelength domain of electromagnetic radiation. The instrument measures the intensity of an infrared electromagnetic wave which passed through the air sample to be analysed. The intensity is then being compared with intensities measured for different calibration gas samples for which the dry air CO2 mixing ratio is known." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32180, "uuid": "d01eee4308ac4c1eacd841cd82fd778c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Methane Observations and Yearly Assessments (MOYA): lower troposphere greenhouse gas data taken over Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil", "abstract": "Methane Observations and Yearly Assessments (MOYA): lower troposphere greenhouse gas data taken over Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil" } }, { "ob_id": 12451, "platform": { "ob_id": 32177, "uuid": "74be10c3e82d4f058a0107e0c04c5637", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Unknown research aircraft", "abstract": "Unknown research aircraft" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 32178, "uuid": "d4b3700848224602a42cc0a42582c2e2", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Peak Laboratories model P1", "abstract": "Peak Laboratories model P1" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32180, "uuid": "d01eee4308ac4c1eacd841cd82fd778c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Methane Observations and Yearly Assessments (MOYA): lower troposphere greenhouse gas data taken over Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil", "abstract": "Methane Observations and Yearly Assessments (MOYA): lower troposphere greenhouse gas data taken over Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil" } }, { "ob_id": 12452, "platform": { "ob_id": 32177, "uuid": "74be10c3e82d4f058a0107e0c04c5637", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Unknown research aircraft", "abstract": "Unknown research aircraft" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 32179, "uuid": "3e8aaff0aa7d43f8ba2f8e95599e3516", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Gas chromatgraph HP model 6890 series Plus", "abstract": "Gas chromatgraph HP model 6890 series Plus" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32180, "uuid": "d01eee4308ac4c1eacd841cd82fd778c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Methane Observations and Yearly Assessments (MOYA): lower troposphere greenhouse gas data taken over Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil", "abstract": "Methane Observations and Yearly Assessments (MOYA): lower troposphere greenhouse gas data taken over Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil" } }, { "ob_id": 12453, "platform": { "ob_id": 30219, "uuid": "07a71f4e62e2468391f492b85905167c", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW)", "abstract": "Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW) which is situated on the periphery of Old Delhi and overlooks a very heavily populated area. As part of the DelhiFlux project the team have constructed a rooftop mast at 4m and a 30 m tall flux tower from which to directly measure pollutant emissions from two contrasting regions of Delhi." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 32189, "uuid": "8b48bee820bc4bef930830c71990a822", "short_code": "instr", "title": "University of York: Spectral Radiometer", "abstract": "The spectral radiometer provides a direct measurement of solar actinic UV flux and determination of photolysis frequencies. The actinic flux is measured between 280 - 650 nm (<1 nm resolution) using a spectral radiometer (Ocean Optics QE5000) attached to a quartz receiver optic (Metcon). Photolysis rates are derived from the product of absorption cross-section of the precursor molecule, the quantum yield of the photo-product and the actinic flux density (cm-2s-1nm-1)." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32190, "uuid": "018788dade004627b0cb2fdc853e5572", "short_code": "acq", "title": "APHH: Photolysis rate measurements made at the Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW) site during the pre and post monsoon periods for the DelhiFlux field campaign 2018", "abstract": "APHH: Photolysis rate measurements made at the Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW) site during the pre and post monsoon periods for the DelhiFlux field campaign 2018" } }, { "ob_id": 12454, "platform": { "ob_id": 30219, "uuid": "07a71f4e62e2468391f492b85905167c", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW)", "abstract": "Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW) which is situated on the periphery of Old Delhi and overlooks a very heavily populated area. As part of the DelhiFlux project the team have constructed a rooftop mast at 4m and a 30 m tall flux tower from which to directly measure pollutant emissions from two contrasting regions of Delhi." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 11751, "uuid": "534ceb3b8838e05472867fc5a3c2a4a4", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Aethalometer", "abstract": "Instrument.abstract: DETAILS NEEDED" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32209, "uuid": "c7f5bf15ef53420e80bc47a833bb0b7d", "short_code": "acq", "title": "APHH: Aethalometer measurements made at the Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW) site during the pre and post monsoon periods for the DelhiFlux field campaign 2018", "abstract": "APHH: Aethalometer measurements made at the Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW) site during the pre and post monsoon periods for the DelhiFlux field campaign 2018" } }, { "ob_id": 12455, "platform": { "ob_id": 30219, "uuid": "07a71f4e62e2468391f492b85905167c", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW)", "abstract": "Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW) which is situated on the periphery of Old Delhi and overlooks a very heavily populated area. As part of the DelhiFlux project the team have constructed a rooftop mast at 4m and a 30 m tall flux tower from which to directly measure pollutant emissions from two contrasting regions of Delhi." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 111, "uuid": "8bf343f7fff8442dab853c3310ba7a63", "short_code": "instr", "title": "University of Manchester Multi-Angle Absorption Photometer (MAAP)", "abstract": "The University of Manchester MAAP (Multi-Angle Absorption Photometer) instrument was specifically developed to reduce the uncertainties in black carbon measurements caused by aerosol scattering." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32212, "uuid": "cb3b6711b71742d3a4079ce44a42fdc9", "short_code": "acq", "title": "APHH: Multi Angle Absorption Photometer (MAAP) measurements made at the Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW) site during the pre and post monsoon periods for the DelhiFlux field campaign 2018", "abstract": "APHH: Multi Angle Absorption Photometer (MAAP) measurements made at the Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW) site during the pre and post monsoon periods for the DelhiFlux field campaign 2018" } }, { "ob_id": 12456, "platform": { "ob_id": 30219, "uuid": "07a71f4e62e2468391f492b85905167c", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW)", "abstract": "Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW) which is situated on the periphery of Old Delhi and overlooks a very heavily populated area. As part of the DelhiFlux project the team have constructed a rooftop mast at 4m and a 30 m tall flux tower from which to directly measure pollutant emissions from two contrasting regions of Delhi." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 11784, "uuid": "04b82d8d064508efb426d828f5b48518", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Compact Time of Flight Aerosol Mass Spectrometer", "abstract": "Compact Time of Flight Aerosol Mass Spectrometer. cToF-AMS. Manchester." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32216, "uuid": "aa260436749a4202833bd89bf2716cd2", "short_code": "acq", "title": "APHH: Compact Time of Flight Aerosol Mass Spectrometer measurements made at the Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW) site and India Meteorological Department (IMD) during the pre and post monsoon periods for the DelhiFlux field campaign 2018", "abstract": "APHH: Compact Time of Flight Aerosol Mass Spectrometer measurements made at the Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW) site and India Meteorological Department (IMD) during the pre and post monsoon periods for the DelhiFlux field campaign 2018" } }, { "ob_id": 12457, "platform": { "ob_id": 32215, "uuid": "8ef0d9f4137c4ef3888b750fcc516e42", "short_code": "plat", "title": "India Meteorological Department (IMD)", "abstract": "India Meteorological Department (IMD), Lodhi Road" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 11784, "uuid": "04b82d8d064508efb426d828f5b48518", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Compact Time of Flight Aerosol Mass Spectrometer", "abstract": "Compact Time of Flight Aerosol Mass Spectrometer. cToF-AMS. Manchester." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32216, "uuid": "aa260436749a4202833bd89bf2716cd2", "short_code": "acq", "title": "APHH: Compact Time of Flight Aerosol Mass Spectrometer measurements made at the Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW) site and India Meteorological Department (IMD) during the pre and post monsoon periods for the DelhiFlux field campaign 2018", "abstract": "APHH: Compact Time of Flight Aerosol Mass Spectrometer measurements made at the Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW) site and India Meteorological Department (IMD) during the pre and post monsoon periods for the DelhiFlux field campaign 2018" } }, { "ob_id": 12458, "platform": { "ob_id": 6394, "uuid": "d2c5c36981824b71a98a2906394d61f3", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NERC ARSF Dornier Do228-101 D-CALM Aircraft", "abstract": "NERC leased Dornier 228 twin prop converted airliner\r\n\r\nDornier 228 D-CALM is a medium tropospheric research aircraft operated by NERC, UK. It has a twin turbo-prop powered non-pressurised shoulder-wing monoplane with rectangular-section fuselage and a double passenger/cargo door. The aircraft is used in the fields of optical remote sensing, oceanography, atmospheric and earth science research. A range of sensors may be installed.\r\n\r\nDimensions:\r\n\r\n Length: 15.04 m; Height: 4.86 m; Wingspan: 16.87 m; \r\n\r\n\r\nFlying performances:\r\n\r\n Speed:\r\n Min speed: 62 m/s\r\n Max speed: 83 m/s\r\n Usual speed during measurements: 65 m/s\r\n Usual speed during transit flights: 98 m/s\r\n Ascent rate: 1000 m/s\r\n\r\n Altitude:\r\n (1 ft = 0.31 m)\r\n Min altitude:\r\n Above sea: 200 ft\r\n Above ground: 500 ft\r\n Max ceiling: 22000 ft\r\n Usual ceiling during measurements: 15000 ft\r\n Ceiling limitations:\r\n The service ceiling for our normal operational science is 15 000ft. However, our maximum service ceiling is 22 000ft, dependent on crew oxygen and specific instrument hard-drive specifications. \r\n\r\n Payload:\r\n Empty weight: 3596 kg\r\n Max take-off weight: 5980 kg\r\n Max payload: 1595 kg\r\n Usual scientific payload during measurements: 500 kg\r\n Endurance:\r\n Max endurance: 7 h (at min scientific payload and max fuel) (Y-coordinate of 1st point)\r\n Endurance at max scientific payload: 5 h ... (Y-coordinate of 2nd point)\r\n \t\r\n Range:\r\n Max range: 2600 km (at min scientific payload and max fuel)\r\n Conditions for max range:\r\n FL150 at max fuel, speed = 180 KTAS\r\n Range at max scientific payload: 1800 km\r\n Usual range during measurement flight: 1500 km\r\n\r\n Other:\r\n Weather conditions limitations:\r\n VFR/IFR Approved Certified to fly in known icing conditions\r\n Take-off runway length: 625 m\r\n Engines:\r\n twin turbo-prop: Garrett TPE 331-5A-252 D with 533 kW (715 SHP) take-off power.;\r\n Avionics:\r\n INS, GPS, Transponder, DME, Weather radar, radio-altimeter \r\n\r\nCrew and scientists on board:\r\n\r\n Crew (pilots + operators): VFR: 1 pilotIFR: 2 pilots;\r\n Seats available for scientists: 1 operator seat, 3 potentially\r\n\r\nCabin:\r\n\r\n\r\n Apertures:\r\n Cargo door:\r\n Width : 1.28 m\r\n Height : 1.34 m;\r\n Cabin pressurized:\r\n none\r\n More information:\r\n Flexible accommodation for standard 19-inch racking, secured via the seat-rails.\r\n\r\n See below for additional information; \r\n\r\nAircraft modifications:\r\n\r\n Nose boom:\r\n none\r\n Windows:\r\n 2 Bubble-window with operator position and floor-opening for navigation-sight at the right forward side of the cabin\r\n Openings:\r\n Cabin floor, Back. One 2060 mm x 515 mm (frame 20 to 25) and one approx. 425mm diam (frame 25 to 27).\r\n Covered openings in the cabin roof - 400 mm diam back (between frame 23 and 24) - 150 mm diam fromt (frame 12/13) - 150 mm diam back(frame 22/23)\r\n Hard points:\r\n Six hardpoints below the cockpit-area for external loads up to 200 Kg- Each fuselage side (cockpit area) has three hardpoint\r\n -pairs to carry a load of 50 Kg (e.g. SLAR-antennae).\r\n -On both wings (outside of propwash) two wing-stations for external loads up to 100kg\r\n Inlets:\r\n One, installed on cabin roof aperture (frame 12/13), to accommodate Aerosol and/or whole-air inlets\r\n Additional systems:\r\n From the wing-stations to the cabin there are tubes for cables (power and data lines) pylons/pods to carry four Particle Measurement Systems (PMS) type probes. \r\n\r\nAcquisition systems:\r\n\r\n Leica ALS 50-II Lidar\r\n Leica RCD-105 39 Mega Pixel Digital Camera\r\n Specim Eagle & Hawk Hyperspectral Scanner\r\n Applanix POS and IPAS - Attitude and position\r\n\r\nElectrical power:\r\n\r\n Aircraft total electrical power (kW):\r\n 28V DC, 8.4 kW , 220 V AC, 2kW, 50 Hz \r\n Electrical power (kW) and voltages (V) available for scientists:\r\n DC 28 V – 6.3 kW of 28 volt DC total power, including a permanently installed 1.6kW / 220 V / 50 Hz inverter " }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 8608, "uuid": "b253208e4d394fb5803379bd0f39dec7", "short_code": "instr", "title": "ARSF WILD-RC10 Analogue Photographic camera", "abstract": "Airborne analogue photographic camera used by the NERC ARSF 199? - 2006. Negatives of frames obtained using this instrument have now been scanned and are available online in JPEG2000 format." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32219, "uuid": "c9e0b3a3434c4a72a490336425a54e28", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Data from the photographic camera the Dornier Do228-101 D-CALM Aircraft during Flight 04/27 over Dorchester", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: ); PLATFORMS: Dornier Do228-101 D-CALM;" } }, { "ob_id": 12460, "platform": { "ob_id": 30219, "uuid": "07a71f4e62e2468391f492b85905167c", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW)", "abstract": "Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW) which is situated on the periphery of Old Delhi and overlooks a very heavily populated area. As part of the DelhiFlux project the team have constructed a rooftop mast at 4m and a 30 m tall flux tower from which to directly measure pollutant emissions from two contrasting regions of Delhi." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 11230, "uuid": "4475880cd0f2432fa88d2cbe1e03a791", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Manchester: Single Particle Soot Photometer (SP2)", "abstract": "The Single Particle Soot Photometer (SP2) is manufactured by Droplet Measurement Technologies (DMT). It measures the soot (also known as black carbon) content of individual airborne particles, known as aerosols. \r\n\r\nThe SP2 is a laser-based instrument, which detects black carbon particles by heating them to their point of 'incandescence'. This results in the emission of radiation that can be measured and related to the mass of black carbon. \r\n\r\nThe instrument can be operated in a range of environments (lab, ground-based, aircraft) and its high sensitivity and fast response makes it ideal for a number of atmospheric science applications. The measurement frequency of this instrument is 1Hz. \r\n\r\nThe outputs include: black carbon mass, number and size; as well as information relating to the mixing state of black carbon-containing particles. Number and volume concentration of scattering particles; as well as their optical size are also included. \r\n\r\nBlack carbon is an important component of atmospheric aerosol and is a strong absorber of solar radiation. It is a product of incomplete combustion activities and the major sources include vehicle engines, burning of domestic fuels for heating/cooking and forest/agricultural fires. Human activities have increased the amount of black carbon in the atmosphere, which leads to a warming of the Earth's temperature.\r\n\r\nThis instrument is regularly used on the FAAM BAe 146 aircraft." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32222, "uuid": "0e4160eb57a648178b1b1884610b1893", "short_code": "acq", "title": "APHH: Single Particle Soot Photometer (SP2) measurements made at the Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW) site during the pre and post monsoon periods for the DelhiFlux field campaign 2018", "abstract": "APHH: Single Particle Soot Photometer (SP2) measurements made at the Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW) site during the pre and post monsoon periods for the DelhiFlux field campaign 2018" } }, { "ob_id": 12461, "platform": { "ob_id": 458, "uuid": "b6d87ac1455348cd97a4386b38995dbb", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NIMBUS 7 Satellite", "abstract": "The NASA Nimbus 7 research-and-development polar-orbiting satellite served as a stabilized, earth-oriented platform for the testing of advanced systems for sensing and collecting data in the pollution, oceanographic and meteorological disciplines. It was launched on October 24, 1978." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 2636, "uuid": "1578228cc3cf4b9fba0b88c61b58800b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer (SMMR)", "abstract": "The Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer operated on NASA's Nimbus-7 satellite for more than eight years, from 26 October 1978 to 20 August 1987, transmitting data every other day. Intended to obtain ocean circulation parameters such as sea surface temperatures, low altitude winds, water vapor and cloud liquid water content on an all-weather basis, the SMMR is a ten channel instrument capable of receiving both horizontally and vertically polarized radiation. A parabolic antenna 79 cm in diameter reflected microwave emissions into a five-frequency feed horn. The antenna beam maintained a constant nadir angle of 42 degrees, resulting in an incidence angle of 50.3 degrees at Earth's surface. The antenna was forward viewing and rotated equally +/- 25 degrees about the satellite subtrack. The 50 degree scan provided a 780 km swath of the Earth's surface. Scan period was 4.096 seconds." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32227, "uuid": "c58157eefd194b0c993d2dc767e6e846", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Passive product, v05.3", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Passive product has been derived from data from the SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, AMSR2 , MIRAS (SMOS) and SMAP satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 12462, "platform": { "ob_id": 2629, "uuid": "9f1b0a2380cc47919b201880e0fee6de", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Satellites", "abstract": "DMSP satellites are used for strategic and tactical weather prediction to aid the U.S. military in planning operations at sea, on land and in the air. Equipped with a sophisticated sensor suite that can image visible and infrared cloud cover and measure precipitation, surface temperature, and soil moisture, the satellite collects specialized global meteorological, oceanographic, and solar-geophysical information in all weather conditions. The DMSP constellation comprises two spacecraft in near-polar orbits, C3 (command, control and communications), user terminals and weather centers." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 2630, "uuid": "54f897597ec04c09b01095eb05c7419e", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Special Sensor Microwave / Imager (SSM/I)", "abstract": "The SSM/I is a seven-channel, four frequency, linearly-polarized, passive microwave radiometric system which measures atmospheric, ocean and terrain microwave brightness temperatures at 19.35, 22.235, 37.0 and 85.5 GHz. The data are used to obtain synoptic maps of critical atmospheric, oceanographic and selected land parameters on a global scale." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32227, "uuid": "c58157eefd194b0c993d2dc767e6e846", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Passive product, v05.3", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Passive product has been derived from data from the SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, AMSR2 , MIRAS (SMOS) and SMAP satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 12463, "platform": { "ob_id": 27135, "uuid": "8afe985a2f3f4b15aaa52df6119c0f27", "short_code": "plat", "title": "TRMM", "abstract": "The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) is a NASA and JAXA satellite that flew between 1997 and 2015. It's primary mission was to measure precipitation." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27126, "uuid": "9173171ba44845e9a873e21b4dee19e2", "short_code": "instr", "title": "TMI", "abstract": "TMI (TRMM Microwave Imager) is a multi-purpose microwave imager flying on the TRMM (Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission)." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32227, "uuid": "c58157eefd194b0c993d2dc767e6e846", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Passive product, v05.3", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Passive product has been derived from data from the SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, AMSR2 , MIRAS (SMOS) and SMAP satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 12464, "platform": { "ob_id": 10906, "uuid": "5a1076bffc8c4c5d8a2ff3a4cfb29846", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Aqua Satellite, part of the Earth Observation System Afternoon Constellation (EOS-PM)", "abstract": "Aqua, launched on 4th April 2002, is a polar-orbiting satellite within the Afternoon Constellation (A-Train) that have equator crossings around 13:30 and 01:30 under NASA's Earth Obseration System (EOS). The satellite carries Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS), Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU-A), Humidity Sounder for Brazil (HSB), Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS (AMSR-E), Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES), and these collect data on the Earth's atmospheric conditions, snow and ice, sea surface temperature and ocean productivity, and soil moisture. Aqua was the first member launched of a group of satellites termed the Afternoon Constellation, or sometimes the A-Train. " }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14485, "uuid": "77dd26fc341a440b85a98fe95b1976f8", "short_code": "instr", "title": "AMSR-E", "abstract": "Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32227, "uuid": "c58157eefd194b0c993d2dc767e6e846", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Passive product, v05.3", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Passive product has been derived from data from the SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, AMSR2 , MIRAS (SMOS) and SMAP satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 12465, "platform": { "ob_id": 25273, "uuid": "f10d619f7b9f4dbab792dcc1ab9dbb68", "short_code": "plat", "title": "GCOM-W (Global Change Observation Mission for Water)", "abstract": "The Global Change Observation Mission for Water (GCOM-W) is a series of three satellites flown by the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA), addressing multi-purpose MW imagery for ocean, land and precipitation. It is part of their Global Change Observation Mission (GCOM).\r\nThe satellites exploit sun-synchronous orbits around 13:30, coordinated with that of POES satellites, Suomi-NPP and JPSS." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 25272, "uuid": "a6002da7c0954ce0aa146c1b24877a0a", "short_code": "instr", "title": "AMSR-2", "abstract": "Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer -2, flying on the Global Change Observation Mission (GCOM) series of satellites flown by JAXA" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32227, "uuid": "c58157eefd194b0c993d2dc767e6e846", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Passive product, v05.3", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Passive product has been derived from data from the SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, AMSR2 , MIRAS (SMOS) and SMAP satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 12466, "platform": { "ob_id": 27130, "uuid": "526c6fb02e094d049d367aaa4f79e8d1", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Coriolis", "abstract": "The Coriolis satellite is flown by NASA and the US Department of Defence, with a primary mission to provide observations of the sea-surface wind. 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It measures Ocean Salinity and Soil Moisture." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32228, "uuid": "65efe382488a493fa196c0313d42649f", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v5.3", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS) and SMAP)" } }, { "ob_id": 12470, "platform": { "ob_id": 27130, "uuid": "526c6fb02e094d049d367aaa4f79e8d1", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Coriolis", "abstract": "The Coriolis satellite is flown by NASA and the US Department of Defence, with a primary mission to provide observations of the sea-surface wind. It carries two instruments: WindSat and SMEI (Solar Mass Ejection Imager)" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27125, "uuid": "10f4aca379f84e0cae56392a85604469", "short_code": "instr", "title": "WindSat", "abstract": "WindSat is a passive microwave radiometer flown on the Coriolis Satellite by the US Department of Defence since 2003." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32228, "uuid": "65efe382488a493fa196c0313d42649f", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v5.3", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS) and SMAP)" } }, { "ob_id": 12471, "platform": { "ob_id": 25273, "uuid": "f10d619f7b9f4dbab792dcc1ab9dbb68", "short_code": "plat", "title": "GCOM-W (Global Change Observation Mission for Water)", "abstract": "The Global Change Observation Mission for Water (GCOM-W) is a series of three satellites flown by the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA), addressing multi-purpose MW imagery for ocean, land and precipitation. It is part of their Global Change Observation Mission (GCOM).\r\nThe satellites exploit sun-synchronous orbits around 13:30, coordinated with that of POES satellites, Suomi-NPP and JPSS." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 25272, "uuid": "a6002da7c0954ce0aa146c1b24877a0a", "short_code": "instr", "title": "AMSR-2", "abstract": "Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer -2, flying on the Global Change Observation Mission (GCOM) series of satellites flown by JAXA" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32228, "uuid": "65efe382488a493fa196c0313d42649f", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v5.3", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS) and SMAP)" } }, { "ob_id": 12472, "platform": { "ob_id": 10906, "uuid": "5a1076bffc8c4c5d8a2ff3a4cfb29846", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Aqua Satellite, part of the Earth Observation System Afternoon Constellation (EOS-PM)", "abstract": "Aqua, launched on 4th April 2002, is a polar-orbiting satellite within the Afternoon Constellation (A-Train) that have equator crossings around 13:30 and 01:30 under NASA's Earth Obseration System (EOS). The satellite carries Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS), Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU-A), Humidity Sounder for Brazil (HSB), Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS (AMSR-E), Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES), and these collect data on the Earth's atmospheric conditions, snow and ice, sea surface temperature and ocean productivity, and soil moisture. Aqua was the first member launched of a group of satellites termed the Afternoon Constellation, or sometimes the A-Train. " }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14485, "uuid": "77dd26fc341a440b85a98fe95b1976f8", "short_code": "instr", "title": "AMSR-E", "abstract": "Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32228, "uuid": "65efe382488a493fa196c0313d42649f", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v5.3", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS) and SMAP)" } }, { "ob_id": 12473, "platform": { "ob_id": 27135, "uuid": "8afe985a2f3f4b15aaa52df6119c0f27", "short_code": "plat", "title": "TRMM", "abstract": "The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) is a NASA and JAXA satellite that flew between 1997 and 2015. It's primary mission was to measure precipitation." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27126, "uuid": "9173171ba44845e9a873e21b4dee19e2", "short_code": "instr", "title": "TMI", "abstract": "TMI (TRMM Microwave Imager) is a multi-purpose microwave imager flying on the TRMM (Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission)." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32228, "uuid": "65efe382488a493fa196c0313d42649f", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v5.3", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS) and SMAP)" } }, { "ob_id": 12474, "platform": { "ob_id": 2629, "uuid": "9f1b0a2380cc47919b201880e0fee6de", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Satellites", "abstract": "DMSP satellites are used for strategic and tactical weather prediction to aid the U.S. military in planning operations at sea, on land and in the air. Equipped with a sophisticated sensor suite that can image visible and infrared cloud cover and measure precipitation, surface temperature, and soil moisture, the satellite collects specialized global meteorological, oceanographic, and solar-geophysical information in all weather conditions. The DMSP constellation comprises two spacecraft in near-polar orbits, C3 (command, control and communications), user terminals and weather centers." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 2630, "uuid": "54f897597ec04c09b01095eb05c7419e", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Special Sensor Microwave / Imager (SSM/I)", "abstract": "The SSM/I is a seven-channel, four frequency, linearly-polarized, passive microwave radiometric system which measures atmospheric, ocean and terrain microwave brightness temperatures at 19.35, 22.235, 37.0 and 85.5 GHz. The data are used to obtain synoptic maps of critical atmospheric, oceanographic and selected land parameters on a global scale." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32228, "uuid": "65efe382488a493fa196c0313d42649f", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v5.3", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS) and SMAP)" } }, { "ob_id": 12475, "platform": { "ob_id": 458, "uuid": "b6d87ac1455348cd97a4386b38995dbb", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NIMBUS 7 Satellite", "abstract": "The NASA Nimbus 7 research-and-development polar-orbiting satellite served as a stabilized, earth-oriented platform for the testing of advanced systems for sensing and collecting data in the pollution, oceanographic and meteorological disciplines. It was launched on October 24, 1978." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 2636, "uuid": "1578228cc3cf4b9fba0b88c61b58800b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer (SMMR)", "abstract": "The Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer operated on NASA's Nimbus-7 satellite for more than eight years, from 26 October 1978 to 20 August 1987, transmitting data every other day. Intended to obtain ocean circulation parameters such as sea surface temperatures, low altitude winds, water vapor and cloud liquid water content on an all-weather basis, the SMMR is a ten channel instrument capable of receiving both horizontally and vertically polarized radiation. A parabolic antenna 79 cm in diameter reflected microwave emissions into a five-frequency feed horn. The antenna beam maintained a constant nadir angle of 42 degrees, resulting in an incidence angle of 50.3 degrees at Earth's surface. The antenna was forward viewing and rotated equally +/- 25 degrees about the satellite subtrack. The 50 degree scan provided a 780 km swath of the Earth's surface. Scan period was 4.096 seconds." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32228, "uuid": "65efe382488a493fa196c0313d42649f", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v5.3", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS) and SMAP)" } }, { "ob_id": 12476, "platform": { "ob_id": 8207, "uuid": "3f2dbe69fe4c40ee9e1e8be87e15a1d5", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Metop-A", "abstract": "Metop-A, launched on 19 October 2006, represents the first in a series of three satellites forming the space segment of the EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS). Metop-A is Europe's first polar-orbiting meteorological satellite" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27121, "uuid": "ca133e0771514003a9e7c2462c1b363c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "ASCAT", "abstract": "ASCAT (Advanced Scatterometer) is a C Band (2.55 GHz) Scatterometer flown on the Metop series of satellites. It measures the sea surface wind vecotr and large-scale soil moisture." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32228, "uuid": "65efe382488a493fa196c0313d42649f", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v5.3", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS) and SMAP)" } }, { "ob_id": 12477, "platform": { "ob_id": 8299, "uuid": "84a6355ac58249cc8c636e77a243c86a", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Metop-B", "abstract": "Metop-B, launched on the 17th September 2012, is the second in a series of three satellites forming the space segment of the EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27121, "uuid": "ca133e0771514003a9e7c2462c1b363c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "ASCAT", "abstract": "ASCAT (Advanced Scatterometer) is a C Band (2.55 GHz) Scatterometer flown on the Metop series of satellites. It measures the sea surface wind vecotr and large-scale soil moisture." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32228, "uuid": "65efe382488a493fa196c0313d42649f", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v5.3", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS) and SMAP)" } }, { "ob_id": 12478, "platform": { "ob_id": 7805, "uuid": "d21630e98aa74a4f8406743b74e5d076", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ERS-1", "abstract": "The European Remote Sensing satellite 1 (ERS1) was launched on 17th July 1991 and was the first flight of the RSA ERS program. The payload included the ATSR, AMU-SAR , AMI-SCAT, LRR PRARE and RA instruments. End of mission for ERS1 was 10th March 2000." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27122, "uuid": "7b488736a173477689480990d5b38aa9", "short_code": "instr", "title": "AMI-SCAT", "abstract": "AMI-SCAT (Active Microwave Instrument - Scatterometer) is a C-band (5.3 GHz) scatterometer flying on the ERS-1 and ERS-2 satellites. It measures the sea surface wind vector and large-scale soil moisture." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32228, "uuid": "65efe382488a493fa196c0313d42649f", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v5.3", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS) and SMAP)" } }, { "ob_id": 12479, "platform": { "ob_id": 7813, "uuid": "8ee876e1ea644ed7a81d4e3536133fa0", "short_code": "plat", "title": "European Remote Sensing satellite 2 - ERS-2", "abstract": "ESA's two European Remote Sensing (ERS) satellites, ERS-1 and –2, were launched into the same orbit in 1991 and 1995 respectively. Their payloads included a synthetic aperture imaging radar, radar altimeter and instruments to measure ocean surface temperature and wind fields.\r\n\r\nERS-2 added an additional sensor for atmospheric ozone monitoring. The two satellites acquired a combined data set extending over two decades.\r\n\r\nThe ERS-2 satellite was retired on 05 September 2011." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27122, "uuid": "7b488736a173477689480990d5b38aa9", "short_code": "instr", "title": "AMI-SCAT", "abstract": "AMI-SCAT (Active Microwave Instrument - Scatterometer) is a C-band (5.3 GHz) scatterometer flying on the ERS-1 and ERS-2 satellites. It measures the sea surface wind vector and large-scale soil moisture." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32228, "uuid": "65efe382488a493fa196c0313d42649f", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v5.3", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS) and SMAP)" } }, { "ob_id": 12480, "platform": { "ob_id": 29941, "uuid": "2b126b39dbb64c0681f12b68f2308fee", "short_code": "plat", "title": "SMAP", "abstract": "The Soil Moisture Active-Passive (SMAP) satelliteis a NASA satellite launched in 2015." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 29938, "uuid": "e050ad22e3b943f9a5f1563a1e6fb82c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "SMAP", "abstract": "The Soil Moisture Active Passive instrument is a microwave radiometer flown on the NASA SMAP satellite." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32228, "uuid": "65efe382488a493fa196c0313d42649f", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v5.3", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS) and SMAP)" } }, { "ob_id": 12481, "platform": { "ob_id": 8207, "uuid": "3f2dbe69fe4c40ee9e1e8be87e15a1d5", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Metop-A", "abstract": "Metop-A, launched on 19 October 2006, represents the first in a series of three satellites forming the space segment of the EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS). Metop-A is Europe's first polar-orbiting meteorological satellite" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27121, "uuid": "ca133e0771514003a9e7c2462c1b363c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "ASCAT", "abstract": "ASCAT (Advanced Scatterometer) is a C Band (2.55 GHz) Scatterometer flown on the Metop series of satellites. It measures the sea surface wind vecotr and large-scale soil moisture." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32229, "uuid": "a1bf27d8c7324fd89e2a5ae24d92aa20", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Active product, v05.3", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Active product has been derived from data from the AMI-WS and ASCAT satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 12482, "platform": { "ob_id": 8299, "uuid": "84a6355ac58249cc8c636e77a243c86a", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Metop-B", "abstract": "Metop-B, launched on the 17th September 2012, is the second in a series of three satellites forming the space segment of the EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27121, "uuid": "ca133e0771514003a9e7c2462c1b363c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "ASCAT", "abstract": "ASCAT (Advanced Scatterometer) is a C Band (2.55 GHz) Scatterometer flown on the Metop series of satellites. It measures the sea surface wind vecotr and large-scale soil moisture." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32229, "uuid": "a1bf27d8c7324fd89e2a5ae24d92aa20", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Active product, v05.3", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Active product has been derived from data from the AMI-WS and ASCAT satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 12483, "platform": { "ob_id": 7805, "uuid": "d21630e98aa74a4f8406743b74e5d076", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ERS-1", "abstract": "The European Remote Sensing satellite 1 (ERS1) was launched on 17th July 1991 and was the first flight of the RSA ERS program. The payload included the ATSR, AMU-SAR , AMI-SCAT, LRR PRARE and RA instruments. 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It measures the sea surface wind vector and large-scale soil moisture." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32229, "uuid": "a1bf27d8c7324fd89e2a5ae24d92aa20", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Active product, v05.3", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Active product has been derived from data from the AMI-WS and ASCAT satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 12484, "platform": { "ob_id": 7813, "uuid": "8ee876e1ea644ed7a81d4e3536133fa0", "short_code": "plat", "title": "European Remote Sensing satellite 2 - ERS-2", "abstract": "ESA's two European Remote Sensing (ERS) satellites, ERS-1 and –2, were launched into the same orbit in 1991 and 1995 respectively. Their payloads included a synthetic aperture imaging radar, radar altimeter and instruments to measure ocean surface temperature and wind fields.\r\n\r\nERS-2 added an additional sensor for atmospheric ozone monitoring. The two satellites acquired a combined data set extending over two decades.\r\n\r\nThe ERS-2 satellite was retired on 05 September 2011." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27122, "uuid": "7b488736a173477689480990d5b38aa9", "short_code": "instr", "title": "AMI-SCAT", "abstract": "AMI-SCAT (Active Microwave Instrument - Scatterometer) is a C-band (5.3 GHz) scatterometer flying on the ERS-1 and ERS-2 satellites. It measures the sea surface wind vector and large-scale soil moisture." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32229, "uuid": "a1bf27d8c7324fd89e2a5ae24d92aa20", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Active product, v05.3", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Active product has been derived from data from the AMI-WS and ASCAT satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 12485, "platform": { "ob_id": 31552, "uuid": "a73fd81eacbd48858d36ed5be3d45eb3", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India", "abstract": "Used in APHH ASAP-Delhi project" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 32247, "uuid": "17976ef33f9b43cc8f8a190807ec2474", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Thermo Environmental Instruments 42C NO-NO2-NOx level Analyser", "abstract": "Thermo Environmental Instruments 42C NO-NO2-NOx level Analyser" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32249, "uuid": "4080684074cc4546af0345f958b27c78", "short_code": "acq", "title": "APHH: Atmospheric NO, NO2 and NOx measurements made at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi", "abstract": "APHH: Atmospheric NO, NO2 and NOx measurements made at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi" } }, { "ob_id": 12486, "platform": { "ob_id": 30219, "uuid": "07a71f4e62e2468391f492b85905167c", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW)", "abstract": "Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW) which is situated on the periphery of Old Delhi and overlooks a very heavily populated area. As part of the DelhiFlux project the team have constructed a rooftop mast at 4m and a 30 m tall flux tower from which to directly measure pollutant emissions from two contrasting regions of Delhi." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 11751, "uuid": "534ceb3b8838e05472867fc5a3c2a4a4", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Aethalometer", "abstract": "Instrument.abstract: DETAILS NEEDED" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32252, "uuid": "f7df28bb36e54f2682fcb57e0c3a453a", "short_code": "acq", "title": "APHH: Atmospheric black carbon measurements made at Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW)", "abstract": "APHH: Atmospheric black carbon measurements made at Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW)" } }, { "ob_id": 12487, "platform": { "ob_id": 31552, "uuid": "a73fd81eacbd48858d36ed5be3d45eb3", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India", "abstract": "Used in APHH ASAP-Delhi project" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 32255, "uuid": "98377fc8a1b44494ae96b81264c679e2", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Thermo Scientific 49i Ozone Analyser", "abstract": "The Thermo Scientific Model 49i Ozone Analyzer utilizes UV photometric technology to measure the amount of ozone in the air." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32256, "uuid": "2f3d0753753644048002896db05ebc10", "short_code": "acq", "title": "APHH: Atmospheric O3 measurements made at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi", "abstract": "APHH: Atmospheric O3 measurements made at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi" } }, { "ob_id": 12488, "platform": { "ob_id": 6394, "uuid": "d2c5c36981824b71a98a2906394d61f3", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NERC ARSF Dornier Do228-101 D-CALM Aircraft", "abstract": "NERC leased Dornier 228 twin prop converted airliner\r\n\r\nDornier 228 D-CALM is a medium tropospheric research aircraft operated by NERC, UK. It has a twin turbo-prop powered non-pressurised shoulder-wing monoplane with rectangular-section fuselage and a double passenger/cargo door. The aircraft is used in the fields of optical remote sensing, oceanography, atmospheric and earth science research. A range of sensors may be installed.\r\n\r\nDimensions:\r\n\r\n Length: 15.04 m; Height: 4.86 m; Wingspan: 16.87 m; \r\n\r\n\r\nFlying performances:\r\n\r\n Speed:\r\n Min speed: 62 m/s\r\n Max speed: 83 m/s\r\n Usual speed during measurements: 65 m/s\r\n Usual speed during transit flights: 98 m/s\r\n Ascent rate: 1000 m/s\r\n\r\n Altitude:\r\n (1 ft = 0.31 m)\r\n Min altitude:\r\n Above sea: 200 ft\r\n Above ground: 500 ft\r\n Max ceiling: 22000 ft\r\n Usual ceiling during measurements: 15000 ft\r\n Ceiling limitations:\r\n The service ceiling for our normal operational science is 15 000ft. However, our maximum service ceiling is 22 000ft, dependent on crew oxygen and specific instrument hard-drive specifications. \r\n\r\n Payload:\r\n Empty weight: 3596 kg\r\n Max take-off weight: 5980 kg\r\n Max payload: 1595 kg\r\n Usual scientific payload during measurements: 500 kg\r\n Endurance:\r\n Max endurance: 7 h (at min scientific payload and max fuel) (Y-coordinate of 1st point)\r\n Endurance at max scientific payload: 5 h ... (Y-coordinate of 2nd point)\r\n \t\r\n Range:\r\n Max range: 2600 km (at min scientific payload and max fuel)\r\n Conditions for max range:\r\n FL150 at max fuel, speed = 180 KTAS\r\n Range at max scientific payload: 1800 km\r\n Usual range during measurement flight: 1500 km\r\n\r\n Other:\r\n Weather conditions limitations:\r\n VFR/IFR Approved Certified to fly in known icing conditions\r\n Take-off runway length: 625 m\r\n Engines:\r\n twin turbo-prop: Garrett TPE 331-5A-252 D with 533 kW (715 SHP) take-off power.;\r\n Avionics:\r\n INS, GPS, Transponder, DME, Weather radar, radio-altimeter \r\n\r\nCrew and scientists on board:\r\n\r\n Crew (pilots + operators): VFR: 1 pilotIFR: 2 pilots;\r\n Seats available for scientists: 1 operator seat, 3 potentially\r\n\r\nCabin:\r\n\r\n\r\n Apertures:\r\n Cargo door:\r\n Width : 1.28 m\r\n Height : 1.34 m;\r\n Cabin pressurized:\r\n none\r\n More information:\r\n Flexible accommodation for standard 19-inch racking, secured via the seat-rails.\r\n\r\n See below for additional information; \r\n\r\nAircraft modifications:\r\n\r\n Nose boom:\r\n none\r\n Windows:\r\n 2 Bubble-window with operator position and floor-opening for navigation-sight at the right forward side of the cabin\r\n Openings:\r\n Cabin floor, Back. One 2060 mm x 515 mm (frame 20 to 25) and one approx. 425mm diam (frame 25 to 27).\r\n Covered openings in the cabin roof - 400 mm diam back (between frame 23 and 24) - 150 mm diam fromt (frame 12/13) - 150 mm diam back(frame 22/23)\r\n Hard points:\r\n Six hardpoints below the cockpit-area for external loads up to 200 Kg- Each fuselage side (cockpit area) has three hardpoint\r\n -pairs to carry a load of 50 Kg (e.g. SLAR-antennae).\r\n -On both wings (outside of propwash) two wing-stations for external loads up to 100kg\r\n Inlets:\r\n One, installed on cabin roof aperture (frame 12/13), to accommodate Aerosol and/or whole-air inlets\r\n Additional systems:\r\n From the wing-stations to the cabin there are tubes for cables (power and data lines) pylons/pods to carry four Particle Measurement Systems (PMS) type probes. \r\n\r\nAcquisition systems:\r\n\r\n Leica ALS 50-II Lidar\r\n Leica RCD-105 39 Mega Pixel Digital Camera\r\n Specim Eagle & Hawk Hyperspectral Scanner\r\n Applanix POS and IPAS - Attitude and position\r\n\r\nElectrical power:\r\n\r\n Aircraft total electrical power (kW):\r\n 28V DC, 8.4 kW , 220 V AC, 2kW, 50 Hz \r\n Electrical power (kW) and voltages (V) available for scientists:\r\n DC 28 V – 6.3 kW of 28 volt DC total power, including a permanently installed 1.6kW / 220 V / 50 Hz inverter " }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 20341, "uuid": "dc1c1ce7a82c4443b959edbf89c014d0", "short_code": "instr", "title": "NERC-ARF AsiaFENIX hyperspectral imager", "abstract": "The AisaFENIX dual sensor delivers high-quality hyperspectral data available in visible and SWIR wavelengths (380 - 2500nm) in a single continuous image. AisaFENIX eliminates past challenges in 'full spectrum imaging'. It is a single optics imager, with two focal plane arrays always staring exactly the same spot of the object. Thus, there is no need for the co-alignment of two separate imagers with different distortions, sharpness, and FOV.\r\n\r\nThe patent pending AisaFENIX images the target in 380 - 2500nm spectral region through single front optics and single input slit, keeping all wavebands spatially, co-registered, independent of the distance to the target. AisaFENIX employs Specim's patent pending 'single optics dual channel imaging spectrograph' which, in spite of the single input slit, has two diffraction gratings, one optimised for VNIR and the second for SWIR region. Also, two focal plane arrays (FPA), a state of the art CMOS and cryogenically cooled Mercury Telluride Cadmium (MCT), are employed in order to maximise sensitivity and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in the VNIR and SWIR spectral region.\r\n\r\nThe AsiaFENIX is operated by NERC-ARF on board the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Twin-Otter aircraft (Pre 2016 it was operated on board the NERC ARSF Dornier Do228-101 D-CALM Aircraft)" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32274, "uuid": "a258b0fde4aa4c1290bb8cc1ff00e13b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition for: NERC-ARF 2019_168 - HyTES19 Flight: Airborne remote sensing measurements", "abstract": "" } }, { "ob_id": 12489, "platform": { "ob_id": 6394, "uuid": "d2c5c36981824b71a98a2906394d61f3", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NERC ARSF Dornier Do228-101 D-CALM Aircraft", "abstract": "NERC leased Dornier 228 twin prop converted airliner\r\n\r\nDornier 228 D-CALM is a medium tropospheric research aircraft operated by NERC, UK. It has a twin turbo-prop powered non-pressurised shoulder-wing monoplane with rectangular-section fuselage and a double passenger/cargo door. The aircraft is used in the fields of optical remote sensing, oceanography, atmospheric and earth science research. A range of sensors may be installed.\r\n\r\nDimensions:\r\n\r\n Length: 15.04 m; Height: 4.86 m; Wingspan: 16.87 m; \r\n\r\n\r\nFlying performances:\r\n\r\n Speed:\r\n Min speed: 62 m/s\r\n Max speed: 83 m/s\r\n Usual speed during measurements: 65 m/s\r\n Usual speed during transit flights: 98 m/s\r\n Ascent rate: 1000 m/s\r\n\r\n Altitude:\r\n (1 ft = 0.31 m)\r\n Min altitude:\r\n Above sea: 200 ft\r\n Above ground: 500 ft\r\n Max ceiling: 22000 ft\r\n Usual ceiling during measurements: 15000 ft\r\n Ceiling limitations:\r\n The service ceiling for our normal operational science is 15 000ft. However, our maximum service ceiling is 22 000ft, dependent on crew oxygen and specific instrument hard-drive specifications. \r\n\r\n Payload:\r\n Empty weight: 3596 kg\r\n Max take-off weight: 5980 kg\r\n Max payload: 1595 kg\r\n Usual scientific payload during measurements: 500 kg\r\n Endurance:\r\n Max endurance: 7 h (at min scientific payload and max fuel) (Y-coordinate of 1st point)\r\n Endurance at max scientific payload: 5 h ... (Y-coordinate of 2nd point)\r\n \t\r\n Range:\r\n Max range: 2600 km (at min scientific payload and max fuel)\r\n Conditions for max range:\r\n FL150 at max fuel, speed = 180 KTAS\r\n Range at max scientific payload: 1800 km\r\n Usual range during measurement flight: 1500 km\r\n\r\n Other:\r\n Weather conditions limitations:\r\n VFR/IFR Approved Certified to fly in known icing conditions\r\n Take-off runway length: 625 m\r\n Engines:\r\n twin turbo-prop: Garrett TPE 331-5A-252 D with 533 kW (715 SHP) take-off power.;\r\n Avionics:\r\n INS, GPS, Transponder, DME, Weather radar, radio-altimeter \r\n\r\nCrew and scientists on board:\r\n\r\n Crew (pilots + operators): VFR: 1 pilotIFR: 2 pilots;\r\n Seats available for scientists: 1 operator seat, 3 potentially\r\n\r\nCabin:\r\n\r\n\r\n Apertures:\r\n Cargo door:\r\n Width : 1.28 m\r\n Height : 1.34 m;\r\n Cabin pressurized:\r\n none\r\n More information:\r\n Flexible accommodation for standard 19-inch racking, secured via the seat-rails.\r\n\r\n See below for additional information; \r\n\r\nAircraft modifications:\r\n\r\n Nose boom:\r\n none\r\n Windows:\r\n 2 Bubble-window with operator position and floor-opening for navigation-sight at the right forward side of the cabin\r\n Openings:\r\n Cabin floor, Back. One 2060 mm x 515 mm (frame 20 to 25) and one approx. 425mm diam (frame 25 to 27).\r\n Covered openings in the cabin roof - 400 mm diam back (between frame 23 and 24) - 150 mm diam fromt (frame 12/13) - 150 mm diam back(frame 22/23)\r\n Hard points:\r\n Six hardpoints below the cockpit-area for external loads up to 200 Kg- Each fuselage side (cockpit area) has three hardpoint\r\n -pairs to carry a load of 50 Kg (e.g. SLAR-antennae).\r\n -On both wings (outside of propwash) two wing-stations for external loads up to 100kg\r\n Inlets:\r\n One, installed on cabin roof aperture (frame 12/13), to accommodate Aerosol and/or whole-air inlets\r\n Additional systems:\r\n From the wing-stations to the cabin there are tubes for cables (power and data lines) pylons/pods to carry four Particle Measurement Systems (PMS) type probes. \r\n\r\nAcquisition systems:\r\n\r\n Leica ALS 50-II Lidar\r\n Leica RCD-105 39 Mega Pixel Digital Camera\r\n Specim Eagle & Hawk Hyperspectral Scanner\r\n Applanix POS and IPAS - Attitude and position\r\n\r\nElectrical power:\r\n\r\n Aircraft total electrical power (kW):\r\n 28V DC, 8.4 kW , 220 V AC, 2kW, 50 Hz \r\n Electrical power (kW) and voltages (V) available for scientists:\r\n DC 28 V – 6.3 kW of 28 volt DC total power, including a permanently installed 1.6kW / 220 V / 50 Hz inverter " }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 20341, "uuid": "dc1c1ce7a82c4443b959edbf89c014d0", "short_code": "instr", "title": "NERC-ARF AsiaFENIX hyperspectral imager", "abstract": "The AisaFENIX dual sensor delivers high-quality hyperspectral data available in visible and SWIR wavelengths (380 - 2500nm) in a single continuous image. AisaFENIX eliminates past challenges in 'full spectrum imaging'. It is a single optics imager, with two focal plane arrays always staring exactly the same spot of the object. Thus, there is no need for the co-alignment of two separate imagers with different distortions, sharpness, and FOV.\r\n\r\nThe patent pending AisaFENIX images the target in 380 - 2500nm spectral region through single front optics and single input slit, keeping all wavebands spatially, co-registered, independent of the distance to the target. AisaFENIX employs Specim's patent pending 'single optics dual channel imaging spectrograph' which, in spite of the single input slit, has two diffraction gratings, one optimised for VNIR and the second for SWIR region. Also, two focal plane arrays (FPA), a state of the art CMOS and cryogenically cooled Mercury Telluride Cadmium (MCT), are employed in order to maximise sensitivity and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in the VNIR and SWIR spectral region.\r\n\r\nThe AsiaFENIX is operated by NERC-ARF on board the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Twin-Otter aircraft (Pre 2016 it was operated on board the NERC ARSF Dornier Do228-101 D-CALM Aircraft)" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32279, "uuid": "0073a759d788485cb3e3f4ac0573120b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition for: NERC-ARF 2019_169 - HyTES19 Flight: Airborne remote sensing measurements", "abstract": "" } }, { "ob_id": 12490, "platform": { "ob_id": 7813, "uuid": "8ee876e1ea644ed7a81d4e3536133fa0", "short_code": "plat", "title": "European Remote Sensing satellite 2 - ERS-2", "abstract": "ESA's two European Remote Sensing (ERS) satellites, ERS-1 and –2, were launched into the same orbit in 1991 and 1995 respectively. Their payloads included a synthetic aperture imaging radar, radar altimeter and instruments to measure ocean surface temperature and wind fields.\r\n\r\nERS-2 added an additional sensor for atmospheric ozone monitoring. The two satellites acquired a combined data set extending over two decades.\r\n\r\nThe ERS-2 satellite was retired on 05 September 2011." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 5566, "uuid": "0144096c6dd84a2a99abced27e129e12", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Along Track Scanning Radiometer 2 (ATSR-2)", "abstract": "An enhanced version of ATSR (Along Track Scanning Radiometer), ATSR-2, was successfully launched on board the European Space Agency (ESA) ERS-2 (European Remote Sensing - 2) spacecraft on 21st April 1995. ATSR-2 is equipped with additional visible channels for vegetation monitoring. It measures sea surface temperatures and the vegetation cover of land surfaces." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32284, "uuid": "d1f8c4c3ea4747d79ad949afbf2a24d1", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition for the ESA Cloud Climate Change Initiative ATSR2-AATSR datasets", "abstract": "The ESA Cloud Climate Change Initiative ATSR2-AATSR datasets are based on data from the Along Track Scanning Radiometer - 2 (ATSR-2) and Advanced Along Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR)." } }, { "ob_id": 12491, "platform": { "ob_id": 1801, "uuid": "899ad53a29ea4232888f2d021dd988d3", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NOAA-12", "abstract": "NASA polar orbiting satellite which was launched on May 14, 1991 remained operational until April 2001." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1802, "uuid": "adfffcff783c4b26ac9640ef4b141196", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer 2 (AVHRR/2)", "abstract": "The AVHRR is a radiation-detection imager that can be used for remotely determining cloud cover and the surface temperature. Note that the term surface can mean the surface of the Earth, the upper surfaces of clouds, or the surface of a body of water. This scanning radiometer uses 6 detectors that collect different bands of radiation wavelengths.\n\nThe first AVHRR was a 4-channel radiometer, first carried on TIROS-N (launched October 1978). This was subsequently improved to a 5-channel instrument (AVHRR/2) that was initially carried on NOAA-7 (launched June 1981). The latest instrument version is AVHRR/3, with 6 channels, first carried on NOAA-15 launched in May 1998." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32290, "uuid": "90a4f8cf26f24106a92d88db9f21a7e8", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition for the ESA Cloud Climate Change Initiative AVHRR-AM datasets", "abstract": "The ESA Cloud Climate Change Initiative AVHRR-AM datasets are based on intercalibrated measurements form the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) sensors on-board the NOAA prime morning (AM) satellite NOAA-12,-15,-17, and the EUMETSAT Metop-A satellite." } }, { "ob_id": 12492, "platform": { "ob_id": 1816, "uuid": "a6fa2998eb0246b4a699a0753c74a2f3", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NOAA-15", "abstract": "NOAA polar orbiting satellite which was launched on May 13, 1998 and is still operational to this date." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1817, "uuid": "eff26a2de66b4c6b9f71a15e875f52c5", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer 3 (AVHRR/3)", "abstract": "The AVHRR is a radiation-detection imager that can be used for remotely determining cloud cover and the surface temperature. Note that the term surface can mean the surface of the Earth, the upper surfaces of clouds, or the surface of a body of water. This scanning radiometer uses 6 detectors that collect different bands of radiation wavelengths.\n\nThe first AVHRR was a 4-channel radiometer, first carried on TIROS-N (launched October 1978). This was subsequently improved to a 5-channel instrument (AVHRR/2) that was initially carried on NOAA-7 (launched June 1981). The latest instrument version is AVHRR/3, with 6 channels, first carried on NOAA-15 launched in May 1998." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32290, "uuid": "90a4f8cf26f24106a92d88db9f21a7e8", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition for the ESA Cloud Climate Change Initiative AVHRR-AM datasets", "abstract": "The ESA Cloud Climate Change Initiative AVHRR-AM datasets are based on intercalibrated measurements form the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) sensors on-board the NOAA prime morning (AM) satellite NOAA-12,-15,-17, and the EUMETSAT Metop-A satellite." } }, { "ob_id": 12493, "platform": { "ob_id": 1831, "uuid": "4e8478da0c034af08d057e85dd4536be", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NOAA-17", "abstract": "NOAA polar orbiting satellite which was launched on June 24, 2002." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1817, "uuid": "eff26a2de66b4c6b9f71a15e875f52c5", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer 3 (AVHRR/3)", "abstract": "The AVHRR is a radiation-detection imager that can be used for remotely determining cloud cover and the surface temperature. Note that the term surface can mean the surface of the Earth, the upper surfaces of clouds, or the surface of a body of water. This scanning radiometer uses 6 detectors that collect different bands of radiation wavelengths.\n\nThe first AVHRR was a 4-channel radiometer, first carried on TIROS-N (launched October 1978). This was subsequently improved to a 5-channel instrument (AVHRR/2) that was initially carried on NOAA-7 (launched June 1981). The latest instrument version is AVHRR/3, with 6 channels, first carried on NOAA-15 launched in May 1998." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32290, "uuid": "90a4f8cf26f24106a92d88db9f21a7e8", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition for the ESA Cloud Climate Change Initiative AVHRR-AM datasets", "abstract": "The ESA Cloud Climate Change Initiative AVHRR-AM datasets are based on intercalibrated measurements form the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) sensors on-board the NOAA prime morning (AM) satellite NOAA-12,-15,-17, and the EUMETSAT Metop-A satellite." } }, { "ob_id": 12494, "platform": { "ob_id": 8207, "uuid": "3f2dbe69fe4c40ee9e1e8be87e15a1d5", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Metop-A", "abstract": "Metop-A, launched on 19 October 2006, represents the first in a series of three satellites forming the space segment of the EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS). Metop-A is Europe's first polar-orbiting meteorological satellite" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1817, "uuid": "eff26a2de66b4c6b9f71a15e875f52c5", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer 3 (AVHRR/3)", "abstract": "The AVHRR is a radiation-detection imager that can be used for remotely determining cloud cover and the surface temperature. Note that the term surface can mean the surface of the Earth, the upper surfaces of clouds, or the surface of a body of water. This scanning radiometer uses 6 detectors that collect different bands of radiation wavelengths.\n\nThe first AVHRR was a 4-channel radiometer, first carried on TIROS-N (launched October 1978). This was subsequently improved to a 5-channel instrument (AVHRR/2) that was initially carried on NOAA-7 (launched June 1981). The latest instrument version is AVHRR/3, with 6 channels, first carried on NOAA-15 launched in May 1998." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32290, "uuid": "90a4f8cf26f24106a92d88db9f21a7e8", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition for the ESA Cloud Climate Change Initiative AVHRR-AM datasets", "abstract": "The ESA Cloud Climate Change Initiative AVHRR-AM datasets are based on intercalibrated measurements form the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) sensors on-board the NOAA prime morning (AM) satellite NOAA-12,-15,-17, and the EUMETSAT Metop-A satellite." } }, { "ob_id": 12495, "platform": { "ob_id": 846, "uuid": "47779e22cdc6491a9f7491af866f7080", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Envisat", "abstract": "In March 2002, the European Space Agency launched Envisat, an advanced polar-orbiting Earth observation satellite which provides measurements of the atmosphere, ocean, land, and ice. The Envisat satellite has a payload of 10 instruments that will ensure the continuity of the data measurements of the ESA ERS satellites. Envisat data supports earth science research and allows monitoring of the evolution of environmental and climatic changes.\r\n\r\nLaunch date: 01/03/2002\r\nStatus / projected mission lifetime: Terminated on 08/04/2012\r\nOrbit parameters: 30 km in front of ERS2\r\nNominal altitude: 800 km (same as ERS2, near circular)\r\nOrbit type: near-polar, sun-synchronous\r\nInclination: 98.55 degrees\r\nRepeat period: 35 days\r\nEquatorial crossing time: 10:00 local time (descending node)\r\nSwath width: various\r\nResolution: various" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 847, "uuid": "e448141cadd04550aa19dac5601af34d", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR)", "abstract": "The Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR) measures global Sea Surface Temperature (SST) from space to the highest possible levels of accuracy and stability, as required for climate research and monitoring. It is the third in the ATSR series, and is a payload instrument on ESA's ENVISAT." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32284, "uuid": "d1f8c4c3ea4747d79ad949afbf2a24d1", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition for the ESA Cloud Climate Change Initiative ATSR2-AATSR datasets", "abstract": "The ESA Cloud Climate Change Initiative ATSR2-AATSR datasets are based on data from the Along Track Scanning Radiometer - 2 (ATSR-2) and Advanced Along Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR)." } }, { "ob_id": 12496, "platform": { "ob_id": 27174, "uuid": "3dba7abe842a4f55b7d27d58cfa6b7ac", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NOAA-18", "abstract": "NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) polar orbiting satellite which was launched on 20th May, 2005." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1817, "uuid": "eff26a2de66b4c6b9f71a15e875f52c5", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer 3 (AVHRR/3)", "abstract": "The AVHRR is a radiation-detection imager that can be used for remotely determining cloud cover and the surface temperature. Note that the term surface can mean the surface of the Earth, the upper surfaces of clouds, or the surface of a body of water. This scanning radiometer uses 6 detectors that collect different bands of radiation wavelengths.\n\nThe first AVHRR was a 4-channel radiometer, first carried on TIROS-N (launched October 1978). This was subsequently improved to a 5-channel instrument (AVHRR/2) that was initially carried on NOAA-7 (launched June 1981). The latest instrument version is AVHRR/3, with 6 channels, first carried on NOAA-15 launched in May 1998." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32291, "uuid": "350dffedb58a4592bb2ea1b374e53d37", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition for the ESA Cloud Climate Change Initiative AVHRR-PM datasets", "abstract": "The ESA Cloud Climate Change Initiative AVHRR-AM datasets are based on intercalibrated measurements form the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) sensors on-board the NOAA prime afternoon (PM) satellite NOAA-7,-9,11,-14,-16,-18,-19 satellites." } }, { "ob_id": 12497, "platform": { "ob_id": 1824, "uuid": "2a13c66bfad74b98b9cd4201c51de8c1", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NOAA-16", "abstract": "NOAA polar orbiting satellite which was launched on September 21, 2000" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1817, "uuid": "eff26a2de66b4c6b9f71a15e875f52c5", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer 3 (AVHRR/3)", "abstract": "The AVHRR is a radiation-detection imager that can be used for remotely determining cloud cover and the surface temperature. Note that the term surface can mean the surface of the Earth, the upper surfaces of clouds, or the surface of a body of water. This scanning radiometer uses 6 detectors that collect different bands of radiation wavelengths.\n\nThe first AVHRR was a 4-channel radiometer, first carried on TIROS-N (launched October 1978). This was subsequently improved to a 5-channel instrument (AVHRR/2) that was initially carried on NOAA-7 (launched June 1981). The latest instrument version is AVHRR/3, with 6 channels, first carried on NOAA-15 launched in May 1998." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32291, "uuid": "350dffedb58a4592bb2ea1b374e53d37", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition for the ESA Cloud Climate Change Initiative AVHRR-PM datasets", "abstract": "The ESA Cloud Climate Change Initiative AVHRR-AM datasets are based on intercalibrated measurements form the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) sensors on-board the NOAA prime afternoon (PM) satellite NOAA-7,-9,11,-14,-16,-18,-19 satellites." } }, { "ob_id": 12498, "platform": { "ob_id": 1809, "uuid": "e43da72c118e44ec811c395aa05a16be", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NOAA-14", "abstract": "NOAA polar orbiting satellite which operated during the period 30 December 1994 to Febraury 2001." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1817, "uuid": "eff26a2de66b4c6b9f71a15e875f52c5", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer 3 (AVHRR/3)", "abstract": "The AVHRR is a radiation-detection imager that can be used for remotely determining cloud cover and the surface temperature. Note that the term surface can mean the surface of the Earth, the upper surfaces of clouds, or the surface of a body of water. This scanning radiometer uses 6 detectors that collect different bands of radiation wavelengths.\n\nThe first AVHRR was a 4-channel radiometer, first carried on TIROS-N (launched October 1978). This was subsequently improved to a 5-channel instrument (AVHRR/2) that was initially carried on NOAA-7 (launched June 1981). The latest instrument version is AVHRR/3, with 6 channels, first carried on NOAA-15 launched in May 1998." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32291, "uuid": "350dffedb58a4592bb2ea1b374e53d37", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition for the ESA Cloud Climate Change Initiative AVHRR-PM datasets", "abstract": "The ESA Cloud Climate Change Initiative AVHRR-AM datasets are based on intercalibrated measurements form the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) sensors on-board the NOAA prime afternoon (PM) satellite NOAA-7,-9,11,-14,-16,-18,-19 satellites." } }, { "ob_id": 12499, "platform": { "ob_id": 1664, "uuid": "9298b7366f4e4f4ea637c8f854f88cf5", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NOAA-7", "abstract": "NASA polar-orbiting satellite which operated for the period 23rd June 1981 - 7th June 1986." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1802, "uuid": "adfffcff783c4b26ac9640ef4b141196", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer 2 (AVHRR/2)", "abstract": "The AVHRR is a radiation-detection imager that can be used for remotely determining cloud cover and the surface temperature. Note that the term surface can mean the surface of the Earth, the upper surfaces of clouds, or the surface of a body of water. This scanning radiometer uses 6 detectors that collect different bands of radiation wavelengths.\n\nThe first AVHRR was a 4-channel radiometer, first carried on TIROS-N (launched October 1978). This was subsequently improved to a 5-channel instrument (AVHRR/2) that was initially carried on NOAA-7 (launched June 1981). The latest instrument version is AVHRR/3, with 6 channels, first carried on NOAA-15 launched in May 1998." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32291, "uuid": "350dffedb58a4592bb2ea1b374e53d37", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition for the ESA Cloud Climate Change Initiative AVHRR-PM datasets", "abstract": "The ESA Cloud Climate Change Initiative AVHRR-AM datasets are based on intercalibrated measurements form the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) sensors on-board the NOAA prime afternoon (PM) satellite NOAA-7,-9,11,-14,-16,-18,-19 satellites." } }, { "ob_id": 12500, "platform": { "ob_id": 1679, "uuid": "25e813e1539d46aeaf320dc3e4f06b8f", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NOAA-9", "abstract": "NASA polar-orbiting satellite which operated for the period december 1984 to August 1993." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1802, "uuid": "adfffcff783c4b26ac9640ef4b141196", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer 2 (AVHRR/2)", "abstract": "The AVHRR is a radiation-detection imager that can be used for remotely determining cloud cover and the surface temperature. Note that the term surface can mean the surface of the Earth, the upper surfaces of clouds, or the surface of a body of water. This scanning radiometer uses 6 detectors that collect different bands of radiation wavelengths.\n\nThe first AVHRR was a 4-channel radiometer, first carried on TIROS-N (launched October 1978). This was subsequently improved to a 5-channel instrument (AVHRR/2) that was initially carried on NOAA-7 (launched June 1981). The latest instrument version is AVHRR/3, with 6 channels, first carried on NOAA-15 launched in May 1998." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32291, "uuid": "350dffedb58a4592bb2ea1b374e53d37", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition for the ESA Cloud Climate Change Initiative AVHRR-PM datasets", "abstract": "The ESA Cloud Climate Change Initiative AVHRR-AM datasets are based on intercalibrated measurements form the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) sensors on-board the NOAA prime afternoon (PM) satellite NOAA-7,-9,11,-14,-16,-18,-19 satellites." } }, { "ob_id": 12501, "platform": { "ob_id": 1693, "uuid": "922c7e6cc7d04fa78ca9b30cd4d646c8", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NOAA-11", "abstract": "NASA polar orbiting satellite which operated during the period 24 Spetember 1988 to March 1995." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1802, "uuid": "adfffcff783c4b26ac9640ef4b141196", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer 2 (AVHRR/2)", "abstract": "The AVHRR is a radiation-detection imager that can be used for remotely determining cloud cover and the surface temperature. Note that the term surface can mean the surface of the Earth, the upper surfaces of clouds, or the surface of a body of water. This scanning radiometer uses 6 detectors that collect different bands of radiation wavelengths.\n\nThe first AVHRR was a 4-channel radiometer, first carried on TIROS-N (launched October 1978). This was subsequently improved to a 5-channel instrument (AVHRR/2) that was initially carried on NOAA-7 (launched June 1981). The latest instrument version is AVHRR/3, with 6 channels, first carried on NOAA-15 launched in May 1998." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32291, "uuid": "350dffedb58a4592bb2ea1b374e53d37", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition for the ESA Cloud Climate Change Initiative AVHRR-PM datasets", "abstract": "The ESA Cloud Climate Change Initiative AVHRR-AM datasets are based on intercalibrated measurements form the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) sensors on-board the NOAA prime afternoon (PM) satellite NOAA-7,-9,11,-14,-16,-18,-19 satellites." } }, { "ob_id": 12502, "platform": { "ob_id": 27175, "uuid": "c6470e63d7f84f20b9c765be3d0b9352", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NOAA-19", "abstract": "NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) polar orbiting satellite which was launched on 6th February 2009" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1817, "uuid": "eff26a2de66b4c6b9f71a15e875f52c5", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer 3 (AVHRR/3)", "abstract": "The AVHRR is a radiation-detection imager that can be used for remotely determining cloud cover and the surface temperature. Note that the term surface can mean the surface of the Earth, the upper surfaces of clouds, or the surface of a body of water. This scanning radiometer uses 6 detectors that collect different bands of radiation wavelengths.\n\nThe first AVHRR was a 4-channel radiometer, first carried on TIROS-N (launched October 1978). This was subsequently improved to a 5-channel instrument (AVHRR/2) that was initially carried on NOAA-7 (launched June 1981). The latest instrument version is AVHRR/3, with 6 channels, first carried on NOAA-15 launched in May 1998." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32291, "uuid": "350dffedb58a4592bb2ea1b374e53d37", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition for the ESA Cloud Climate Change Initiative AVHRR-PM datasets", "abstract": "The ESA Cloud Climate Change Initiative AVHRR-AM datasets are based on intercalibrated measurements form the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) sensors on-board the NOAA prime afternoon (PM) satellite NOAA-7,-9,11,-14,-16,-18,-19 satellites." } }, { "ob_id": 12503, "platform": { "ob_id": 7813, "uuid": "8ee876e1ea644ed7a81d4e3536133fa0", "short_code": "plat", "title": "European Remote Sensing satellite 2 - ERS-2", "abstract": "ESA's two European Remote Sensing (ERS) satellites, ERS-1 and –2, were launched into the same orbit in 1991 and 1995 respectively. Their payloads included a synthetic aperture imaging radar, radar altimeter and instruments to measure ocean surface temperature and wind fields.\r\n\r\nERS-2 added an additional sensor for atmospheric ozone monitoring. The two satellites acquired a combined data set extending over two decades.\r\n\r\nThe ERS-2 satellite was retired on 05 September 2011." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27122, "uuid": "7b488736a173477689480990d5b38aa9", "short_code": "instr", "title": "AMI-SCAT", "abstract": "AMI-SCAT (Active Microwave Instrument - Scatterometer) is a C-band (5.3 GHz) scatterometer flying on the ERS-1 and ERS-2 satellites. It measures the sea surface wind vector and large-scale soil moisture." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32301, "uuid": "9bd10428b3374f4497416b651ea9e61c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Active product, v06.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Active product has been derived from data from the AMI-WS and ASCAT satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 12504, "platform": { "ob_id": 7805, "uuid": "d21630e98aa74a4f8406743b74e5d076", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ERS-1", "abstract": "The European Remote Sensing satellite 1 (ERS1) was launched on 17th July 1991 and was the first flight of the RSA ERS program. The payload included the ATSR, AMU-SAR , AMI-SCAT, LRR PRARE and RA instruments. End of mission for ERS1 was 10th March 2000." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27122, "uuid": "7b488736a173477689480990d5b38aa9", "short_code": "instr", "title": "AMI-SCAT", "abstract": "AMI-SCAT (Active Microwave Instrument - Scatterometer) is a C-band (5.3 GHz) scatterometer flying on the ERS-1 and ERS-2 satellites. It measures the sea surface wind vector and large-scale soil moisture." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32301, "uuid": "9bd10428b3374f4497416b651ea9e61c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Active product, v06.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Active product has been derived from data from the AMI-WS and ASCAT satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 12505, "platform": { "ob_id": 8299, "uuid": "84a6355ac58249cc8c636e77a243c86a", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Metop-B", "abstract": "Metop-B, launched on the 17th September 2012, is the second in a series of three satellites forming the space segment of the EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27121, "uuid": "ca133e0771514003a9e7c2462c1b363c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "ASCAT", "abstract": "ASCAT (Advanced Scatterometer) is a C Band (2.55 GHz) Scatterometer flown on the Metop series of satellites. It measures the sea surface wind vecotr and large-scale soil moisture." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32301, "uuid": "9bd10428b3374f4497416b651ea9e61c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Active product, v06.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Active product has been derived from data from the AMI-WS and ASCAT satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 12506, "platform": { "ob_id": 8207, "uuid": "3f2dbe69fe4c40ee9e1e8be87e15a1d5", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Metop-A", "abstract": "Metop-A, launched on 19 October 2006, represents the first in a series of three satellites forming the space segment of the EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS). Metop-A is Europe's first polar-orbiting meteorological satellite" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27121, "uuid": "ca133e0771514003a9e7c2462c1b363c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "ASCAT", "abstract": "ASCAT (Advanced Scatterometer) is a C Band (2.55 GHz) Scatterometer flown on the Metop series of satellites. It measures the sea surface wind vecotr and large-scale soil moisture." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32301, "uuid": "9bd10428b3374f4497416b651ea9e61c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Active product, v06.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Active product has been derived from data from the AMI-WS and ASCAT satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 12507, "platform": { "ob_id": 29941, "uuid": "2b126b39dbb64c0681f12b68f2308fee", "short_code": "plat", "title": "SMAP", "abstract": "The Soil Moisture Active-Passive (SMAP) satelliteis a NASA satellite launched in 2015." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 29938, "uuid": "e050ad22e3b943f9a5f1563a1e6fb82c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "SMAP", "abstract": "The Soil Moisture Active Passive instrument is a microwave radiometer flown on the NASA SMAP satellite." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32302, "uuid": "caf40bff974144e08c815200db700f48", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Passive product, v06.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Passive product has been derived from data from the SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, AMSR2 , MIRAS (SMOS), SMAP, FY-3B, and GPM satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 12508, "platform": { "ob_id": 27128, "uuid": "9c6e8c73f539446ba7a8adef871492a7", "short_code": "plat", "title": "SMOS", "abstract": "The SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) satellite was launched on Novermber 2009, with the primary mission to monitor ocean salinity and soil moisture." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27124, "uuid": "9b4be0d67030450ca8aebf37cf39500c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "MIRAS", "abstract": "MIRAS (Microwave Imaging Radiometer using Aperture Synthesis) is an European Space Agency instrument flown on the SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) Satellite. It measures Ocean Salinity and Soil Moisture." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32302, "uuid": "caf40bff974144e08c815200db700f48", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Passive product, v06.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Passive product has been derived from data from the SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, AMSR2 , MIRAS (SMOS), SMAP, FY-3B, and GPM satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 12509, "platform": { "ob_id": 27130, "uuid": "526c6fb02e094d049d367aaa4f79e8d1", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Coriolis", "abstract": "The Coriolis satellite is flown by NASA and the US Department of Defence, with a primary mission to provide observations of the sea-surface wind. It carries two instruments: WindSat and SMEI (Solar Mass Ejection Imager)" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27125, "uuid": "10f4aca379f84e0cae56392a85604469", "short_code": "instr", "title": "WindSat", "abstract": "WindSat is a passive microwave radiometer flown on the Coriolis Satellite by the US Department of Defence since 2003." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32302, "uuid": "caf40bff974144e08c815200db700f48", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Passive product, v06.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Passive product has been derived from data from the SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, AMSR2 , MIRAS (SMOS), SMAP, FY-3B, and GPM satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 12510, "platform": { "ob_id": 25273, "uuid": "f10d619f7b9f4dbab792dcc1ab9dbb68", "short_code": "plat", "title": "GCOM-W (Global Change Observation Mission for Water)", "abstract": "The Global Change Observation Mission for Water (GCOM-W) is a series of three satellites flown by the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA), addressing multi-purpose MW imagery for ocean, land and precipitation. It is part of their Global Change Observation Mission (GCOM).\r\nThe satellites exploit sun-synchronous orbits around 13:30, coordinated with that of POES satellites, Suomi-NPP and JPSS." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 25272, "uuid": "a6002da7c0954ce0aa146c1b24877a0a", "short_code": "instr", "title": "AMSR-2", "abstract": "Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer -2, flying on the Global Change Observation Mission (GCOM) series of satellites flown by JAXA" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32302, "uuid": "caf40bff974144e08c815200db700f48", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Passive product, v06.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Passive product has been derived from data from the SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, AMSR2 , MIRAS (SMOS), SMAP, FY-3B, and GPM satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 12511, "platform": { "ob_id": 10906, "uuid": "5a1076bffc8c4c5d8a2ff3a4cfb29846", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Aqua Satellite, part of the Earth Observation System Afternoon Constellation (EOS-PM)", "abstract": "Aqua, launched on 4th April 2002, is a polar-orbiting satellite within the Afternoon Constellation (A-Train) that have equator crossings around 13:30 and 01:30 under NASA's Earth Obseration System (EOS). The satellite carries Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS), Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU-A), Humidity Sounder for Brazil (HSB), Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS (AMSR-E), Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES), and these collect data on the Earth's atmospheric conditions, snow and ice, sea surface temperature and ocean productivity, and soil moisture. Aqua was the first member launched of a group of satellites termed the Afternoon Constellation, or sometimes the A-Train. " }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14485, "uuid": "77dd26fc341a440b85a98fe95b1976f8", "short_code": "instr", "title": "AMSR-E", "abstract": "Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32302, "uuid": "caf40bff974144e08c815200db700f48", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Passive product, v06.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Passive product has been derived from data from the SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, AMSR2 , MIRAS (SMOS), SMAP, FY-3B, and GPM satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 12512, "platform": { "ob_id": 27135, "uuid": "8afe985a2f3f4b15aaa52df6119c0f27", "short_code": "plat", "title": "TRMM", "abstract": "The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) is a NASA and JAXA satellite that flew between 1997 and 2015. It's primary mission was to measure precipitation." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27126, "uuid": "9173171ba44845e9a873e21b4dee19e2", "short_code": "instr", "title": "TMI", "abstract": "TMI (TRMM Microwave Imager) is a multi-purpose microwave imager flying on the TRMM (Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission)." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32302, "uuid": "caf40bff974144e08c815200db700f48", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Passive product, v06.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Passive product has been derived from data from the SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, AMSR2 , MIRAS (SMOS), SMAP, FY-3B, and GPM satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 12513, "platform": { "ob_id": 2629, "uuid": "9f1b0a2380cc47919b201880e0fee6de", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Satellites", "abstract": "DMSP satellites are used for strategic and tactical weather prediction to aid the U.S. military in planning operations at sea, on land and in the air. Equipped with a sophisticated sensor suite that can image visible and infrared cloud cover and measure precipitation, surface temperature, and soil moisture, the satellite collects specialized global meteorological, oceanographic, and solar-geophysical information in all weather conditions. The DMSP constellation comprises two spacecraft in near-polar orbits, C3 (command, control and communications), user terminals and weather centers." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 2630, "uuid": "54f897597ec04c09b01095eb05c7419e", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Special Sensor Microwave / Imager (SSM/I)", "abstract": "The SSM/I is a seven-channel, four frequency, linearly-polarized, passive microwave radiometric system which measures atmospheric, ocean and terrain microwave brightness temperatures at 19.35, 22.235, 37.0 and 85.5 GHz. The data are used to obtain synoptic maps of critical atmospheric, oceanographic and selected land parameters on a global scale." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32302, "uuid": "caf40bff974144e08c815200db700f48", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Passive product, v06.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Passive product has been derived from data from the SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, AMSR2 , MIRAS (SMOS), SMAP, FY-3B, and GPM satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 12514, "platform": { "ob_id": 458, "uuid": "b6d87ac1455348cd97a4386b38995dbb", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NIMBUS 7 Satellite", "abstract": "The NASA Nimbus 7 research-and-development polar-orbiting satellite served as a stabilized, earth-oriented platform for the testing of advanced systems for sensing and collecting data in the pollution, oceanographic and meteorological disciplines. It was launched on October 24, 1978." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 2636, "uuid": "1578228cc3cf4b9fba0b88c61b58800b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer (SMMR)", "abstract": "The Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer operated on NASA's Nimbus-7 satellite for more than eight years, from 26 October 1978 to 20 August 1987, transmitting data every other day. Intended to obtain ocean circulation parameters such as sea surface temperatures, low altitude winds, water vapor and cloud liquid water content on an all-weather basis, the SMMR is a ten channel instrument capable of receiving both horizontally and vertically polarized radiation. A parabolic antenna 79 cm in diameter reflected microwave emissions into a five-frequency feed horn. The antenna beam maintained a constant nadir angle of 42 degrees, resulting in an incidence angle of 50.3 degrees at Earth's surface. The antenna was forward viewing and rotated equally +/- 25 degrees about the satellite subtrack. The 50 degree scan provided a 780 km swath of the Earth's surface. Scan period was 4.096 seconds." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32302, "uuid": "caf40bff974144e08c815200db700f48", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Passive product, v06.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Passive product has been derived from data from the SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, AMSR2 , MIRAS (SMOS), SMAP, FY-3B, and GPM satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 12515, "platform": { "ob_id": 32304, "uuid": "4aae55216d5f4c25a23408480cac8f18", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FY-3B", "abstract": "Feng-Yun -3B (FY-3B) is a Chinese satellite flying between 2010-2021. It is the second in the FY-3 series of satellites, with a primary mission for operational meteorology." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 32315, "uuid": "bef9923c589d4aa78826a8ab170ac025", "short_code": "instr", "title": "VIRR (FY-3)", "abstract": "The Visible and Infra-Red Radiometer (VIRR) is one of the instruments on the Chinese Feng-Yun -3 (FY-3) series of satellites." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32302, "uuid": "caf40bff974144e08c815200db700f48", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Passive product, v06.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Passive product has been derived from data from the SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, AMSR2 , MIRAS (SMOS), SMAP, FY-3B, and GPM satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 12516, "platform": { "ob_id": 32306, "uuid": "0cc9d1b2d73b4fe3983cbb95827b2581", "short_code": "plat", "title": "GPM - Core Observatory", "abstract": "The Global Precipitation Mission (GPM) - Core Observatory is an operational satellite flown by NASA and JAXA, and forms the main element of the Global Precipitation Measurement mission. It carries two instruments: DPR (Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar), and GMI (GPM Microwave Imager)" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 32305, "uuid": "7db99f9f3e5d4e63bf748dc395124886", "short_code": "instr", "title": "GMI (core)", "abstract": "The GPM Microwave Imager (GPI) is a multipurpose imager flown on the Global Precipitation Mission (GPM) Core Observatory by NASA" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32302, "uuid": "caf40bff974144e08c815200db700f48", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Passive product, v06.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Passive product has been derived from data from the SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, AMSR2 , MIRAS (SMOS), SMAP, FY-3B, and GPM satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 12517, "platform": { "ob_id": 29941, "uuid": "2b126b39dbb64c0681f12b68f2308fee", "short_code": "plat", "title": "SMAP", "abstract": "The Soil Moisture Active-Passive (SMAP) satelliteis a NASA satellite launched in 2015." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 29938, "uuid": "e050ad22e3b943f9a5f1563a1e6fb82c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "SMAP", "abstract": "The Soil Moisture Active Passive instrument is a microwave radiometer flown on the NASA SMAP satellite." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32308, "uuid": "ca2e0dad967e49fbaf4c5ec4cf314583", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v6.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), SMAP, FY-3B, GPM)" } }, { "ob_id": 12518, "platform": { "ob_id": 7813, "uuid": "8ee876e1ea644ed7a81d4e3536133fa0", "short_code": "plat", "title": "European Remote Sensing satellite 2 - ERS-2", "abstract": "ESA's two European Remote Sensing (ERS) satellites, ERS-1 and –2, were launched into the same orbit in 1991 and 1995 respectively. Their payloads included a synthetic aperture imaging radar, radar altimeter and instruments to measure ocean surface temperature and wind fields.\r\n\r\nERS-2 added an additional sensor for atmospheric ozone monitoring. The two satellites acquired a combined data set extending over two decades.\r\n\r\nThe ERS-2 satellite was retired on 05 September 2011." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27122, "uuid": "7b488736a173477689480990d5b38aa9", "short_code": "instr", "title": "AMI-SCAT", "abstract": "AMI-SCAT (Active Microwave Instrument - Scatterometer) is a C-band (5.3 GHz) scatterometer flying on the ERS-1 and ERS-2 satellites. It measures the sea surface wind vector and large-scale soil moisture." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32308, "uuid": "ca2e0dad967e49fbaf4c5ec4cf314583", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v6.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), SMAP, FY-3B, GPM)" } }, { "ob_id": 12519, "platform": { "ob_id": 7805, "uuid": "d21630e98aa74a4f8406743b74e5d076", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ERS-1", "abstract": "The European Remote Sensing satellite 1 (ERS1) was launched on 17th July 1991 and was the first flight of the RSA ERS program. The payload included the ATSR, AMU-SAR , AMI-SCAT, LRR PRARE and RA instruments. End of mission for ERS1 was 10th March 2000." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27122, "uuid": "7b488736a173477689480990d5b38aa9", "short_code": "instr", "title": "AMI-SCAT", "abstract": "AMI-SCAT (Active Microwave Instrument - Scatterometer) is a C-band (5.3 GHz) scatterometer flying on the ERS-1 and ERS-2 satellites. It measures the sea surface wind vector and large-scale soil moisture." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32308, "uuid": "ca2e0dad967e49fbaf4c5ec4cf314583", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v6.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), SMAP, FY-3B, GPM)" } }, { "ob_id": 12520, "platform": { "ob_id": 8299, "uuid": "84a6355ac58249cc8c636e77a243c86a", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Metop-B", "abstract": "Metop-B, launched on the 17th September 2012, is the second in a series of three satellites forming the space segment of the EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27121, "uuid": "ca133e0771514003a9e7c2462c1b363c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "ASCAT", "abstract": "ASCAT (Advanced Scatterometer) is a C Band (2.55 GHz) Scatterometer flown on the Metop series of satellites. It measures the sea surface wind vecotr and large-scale soil moisture." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32308, "uuid": "ca2e0dad967e49fbaf4c5ec4cf314583", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v6.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), SMAP, FY-3B, GPM)" } }, { "ob_id": 12521, "platform": { "ob_id": 8207, "uuid": "3f2dbe69fe4c40ee9e1e8be87e15a1d5", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Metop-A", "abstract": "Metop-A, launched on 19 October 2006, represents the first in a series of three satellites forming the space segment of the EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS). Metop-A is Europe's first polar-orbiting meteorological satellite" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27121, "uuid": "ca133e0771514003a9e7c2462c1b363c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "ASCAT", "abstract": "ASCAT (Advanced Scatterometer) is a C Band (2.55 GHz) Scatterometer flown on the Metop series of satellites. It measures the sea surface wind vecotr and large-scale soil moisture." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32308, "uuid": "ca2e0dad967e49fbaf4c5ec4cf314583", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v6.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), SMAP, FY-3B, GPM)" } }, { "ob_id": 12522, "platform": { "ob_id": 458, "uuid": "b6d87ac1455348cd97a4386b38995dbb", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NIMBUS 7 Satellite", "abstract": "The NASA Nimbus 7 research-and-development polar-orbiting satellite served as a stabilized, earth-oriented platform for the testing of advanced systems for sensing and collecting data in the pollution, oceanographic and meteorological disciplines. It was launched on October 24, 1978." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 2636, "uuid": "1578228cc3cf4b9fba0b88c61b58800b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer (SMMR)", "abstract": "The Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer operated on NASA's Nimbus-7 satellite for more than eight years, from 26 October 1978 to 20 August 1987, transmitting data every other day. Intended to obtain ocean circulation parameters such as sea surface temperatures, low altitude winds, water vapor and cloud liquid water content on an all-weather basis, the SMMR is a ten channel instrument capable of receiving both horizontally and vertically polarized radiation. A parabolic antenna 79 cm in diameter reflected microwave emissions into a five-frequency feed horn. The antenna beam maintained a constant nadir angle of 42 degrees, resulting in an incidence angle of 50.3 degrees at Earth's surface. The antenna was forward viewing and rotated equally +/- 25 degrees about the satellite subtrack. The 50 degree scan provided a 780 km swath of the Earth's surface. Scan period was 4.096 seconds." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32308, "uuid": "ca2e0dad967e49fbaf4c5ec4cf314583", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v6.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), SMAP, FY-3B, GPM)" } }, { "ob_id": 12523, "platform": { "ob_id": 2629, "uuid": "9f1b0a2380cc47919b201880e0fee6de", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Satellites", "abstract": "DMSP satellites are used for strategic and tactical weather prediction to aid the U.S. military in planning operations at sea, on land and in the air. Equipped with a sophisticated sensor suite that can image visible and infrared cloud cover and measure precipitation, surface temperature, and soil moisture, the satellite collects specialized global meteorological, oceanographic, and solar-geophysical information in all weather conditions. The DMSP constellation comprises two spacecraft in near-polar orbits, C3 (command, control and communications), user terminals and weather centers." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 2630, "uuid": "54f897597ec04c09b01095eb05c7419e", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Special Sensor Microwave / Imager (SSM/I)", "abstract": "The SSM/I is a seven-channel, four frequency, linearly-polarized, passive microwave radiometric system which measures atmospheric, ocean and terrain microwave brightness temperatures at 19.35, 22.235, 37.0 and 85.5 GHz. The data are used to obtain synoptic maps of critical atmospheric, oceanographic and selected land parameters on a global scale." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32308, "uuid": "ca2e0dad967e49fbaf4c5ec4cf314583", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v6.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), SMAP, FY-3B, GPM)" } }, { "ob_id": 12524, "platform": { "ob_id": 27135, "uuid": "8afe985a2f3f4b15aaa52df6119c0f27", "short_code": "plat", "title": "TRMM", "abstract": "The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) is a NASA and JAXA satellite that flew between 1997 and 2015. It's primary mission was to measure precipitation." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27126, "uuid": "9173171ba44845e9a873e21b4dee19e2", "short_code": "instr", "title": "TMI", "abstract": "TMI (TRMM Microwave Imager) is a multi-purpose microwave imager flying on the TRMM (Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission)." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32308, "uuid": "ca2e0dad967e49fbaf4c5ec4cf314583", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v6.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), SMAP, FY-3B, GPM)" } }, { "ob_id": 12525, "platform": { "ob_id": 10906, "uuid": "5a1076bffc8c4c5d8a2ff3a4cfb29846", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Aqua Satellite, part of the Earth Observation System Afternoon Constellation (EOS-PM)", "abstract": "Aqua, launched on 4th April 2002, is a polar-orbiting satellite within the Afternoon Constellation (A-Train) that have equator crossings around 13:30 and 01:30 under NASA's Earth Obseration System (EOS). The satellite carries Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS), Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU-A), Humidity Sounder for Brazil (HSB), Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS (AMSR-E), Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES), and these collect data on the Earth's atmospheric conditions, snow and ice, sea surface temperature and ocean productivity, and soil moisture. Aqua was the first member launched of a group of satellites termed the Afternoon Constellation, or sometimes the A-Train. " }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14485, "uuid": "77dd26fc341a440b85a98fe95b1976f8", "short_code": "instr", "title": "AMSR-E", "abstract": "Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32308, "uuid": "ca2e0dad967e49fbaf4c5ec4cf314583", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v6.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), SMAP, FY-3B, GPM)" } }, { "ob_id": 12526, "platform": { "ob_id": 25273, "uuid": "f10d619f7b9f4dbab792dcc1ab9dbb68", "short_code": "plat", "title": "GCOM-W (Global Change Observation Mission for Water)", "abstract": "The Global Change Observation Mission for Water (GCOM-W) is a series of three satellites flown by the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA), addressing multi-purpose MW imagery for ocean, land and precipitation. It is part of their Global Change Observation Mission (GCOM).\r\nThe satellites exploit sun-synchronous orbits around 13:30, coordinated with that of POES satellites, Suomi-NPP and JPSS." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 25272, "uuid": "a6002da7c0954ce0aa146c1b24877a0a", "short_code": "instr", "title": "AMSR-2", "abstract": "Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer -2, flying on the Global Change Observation Mission (GCOM) series of satellites flown by JAXA" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32308, "uuid": "ca2e0dad967e49fbaf4c5ec4cf314583", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v6.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), SMAP, FY-3B, GPM)" } }, { "ob_id": 12527, "platform": { "ob_id": 27130, "uuid": "526c6fb02e094d049d367aaa4f79e8d1", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Coriolis", "abstract": "The Coriolis satellite is flown by NASA and the US Department of Defence, with a primary mission to provide observations of the sea-surface wind. It carries two instruments: WindSat and SMEI (Solar Mass Ejection Imager)" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27125, "uuid": "10f4aca379f84e0cae56392a85604469", "short_code": "instr", "title": "WindSat", "abstract": "WindSat is a passive microwave radiometer flown on the Coriolis Satellite by the US Department of Defence since 2003." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32308, "uuid": "ca2e0dad967e49fbaf4c5ec4cf314583", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v6.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), SMAP, FY-3B, GPM)" } }, { "ob_id": 12528, "platform": { "ob_id": 27128, "uuid": "9c6e8c73f539446ba7a8adef871492a7", "short_code": "plat", "title": "SMOS", "abstract": "The SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) satellite was launched on Novermber 2009, with the primary mission to monitor ocean salinity and soil moisture." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27124, "uuid": "9b4be0d67030450ca8aebf37cf39500c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "MIRAS", "abstract": "MIRAS (Microwave Imaging Radiometer using Aperture Synthesis) is an European Space Agency instrument flown on the SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) Satellite. It measures Ocean Salinity and Soil Moisture." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32308, "uuid": "ca2e0dad967e49fbaf4c5ec4cf314583", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v6.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), SMAP, FY-3B, GPM)" } }, { "ob_id": 12529, "platform": { "ob_id": 32304, "uuid": "4aae55216d5f4c25a23408480cac8f18", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FY-3B", "abstract": "Feng-Yun -3B (FY-3B) is a Chinese satellite flying between 2010-2021. It is the second in the FY-3 series of satellites, with a primary mission for operational meteorology." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 32315, "uuid": "bef9923c589d4aa78826a8ab170ac025", "short_code": "instr", "title": "VIRR (FY-3)", "abstract": "The Visible and Infra-Red Radiometer (VIRR) is one of the instruments on the Chinese Feng-Yun -3 (FY-3) series of satellites." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32308, "uuid": "ca2e0dad967e49fbaf4c5ec4cf314583", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v6.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), SMAP, FY-3B, GPM)" } }, { "ob_id": 12530, "platform": { "ob_id": 32306, "uuid": "0cc9d1b2d73b4fe3983cbb95827b2581", "short_code": "plat", "title": "GPM - Core Observatory", "abstract": "The Global Precipitation Mission (GPM) - Core Observatory is an operational satellite flown by NASA and JAXA, and forms the main element of the Global Precipitation Measurement mission. It carries two instruments: DPR (Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar), and GMI (GPM Microwave Imager)" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 32305, "uuid": "7db99f9f3e5d4e63bf748dc395124886", "short_code": "instr", "title": "GMI (core)", "abstract": "The GPM Microwave Imager (GPI) is a multipurpose imager flown on the Global Precipitation Mission (GPM) Core Observatory by NASA" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32308, "uuid": "ca2e0dad967e49fbaf4c5ec4cf314583", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquistion process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v6.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), SMAP, FY-3B, GPM)" } }, { "ob_id": 12531, "platform": { "ob_id": 6394, "uuid": "d2c5c36981824b71a98a2906394d61f3", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NERC ARSF Dornier Do228-101 D-CALM Aircraft", "abstract": "NERC leased Dornier 228 twin prop converted airliner\r\n\r\nDornier 228 D-CALM is a medium tropospheric research aircraft operated by NERC, UK. It has a twin turbo-prop powered non-pressurised shoulder-wing monoplane with rectangular-section fuselage and a double passenger/cargo door. The aircraft is used in the fields of optical remote sensing, oceanography, atmospheric and earth science research. A range of sensors may be installed.\r\n\r\nDimensions:\r\n\r\n Length: 15.04 m; Height: 4.86 m; Wingspan: 16.87 m; \r\n\r\n\r\nFlying performances:\r\n\r\n Speed:\r\n Min speed: 62 m/s\r\n Max speed: 83 m/s\r\n Usual speed during measurements: 65 m/s\r\n Usual speed during transit flights: 98 m/s\r\n Ascent rate: 1000 m/s\r\n\r\n Altitude:\r\n (1 ft = 0.31 m)\r\n Min altitude:\r\n Above sea: 200 ft\r\n Above ground: 500 ft\r\n Max ceiling: 22000 ft\r\n Usual ceiling during measurements: 15000 ft\r\n Ceiling limitations:\r\n The service ceiling for our normal operational science is 15 000ft. However, our maximum service ceiling is 22 000ft, dependent on crew oxygen and specific instrument hard-drive specifications. \r\n\r\n Payload:\r\n Empty weight: 3596 kg\r\n Max take-off weight: 5980 kg\r\n Max payload: 1595 kg\r\n Usual scientific payload during measurements: 500 kg\r\n Endurance:\r\n Max endurance: 7 h (at min scientific payload and max fuel) (Y-coordinate of 1st point)\r\n Endurance at max scientific payload: 5 h ... (Y-coordinate of 2nd point)\r\n \t\r\n Range:\r\n Max range: 2600 km (at min scientific payload and max fuel)\r\n Conditions for max range:\r\n FL150 at max fuel, speed = 180 KTAS\r\n Range at max scientific payload: 1800 km\r\n Usual range during measurement flight: 1500 km\r\n\r\n Other:\r\n Weather conditions limitations:\r\n VFR/IFR Approved Certified to fly in known icing conditions\r\n Take-off runway length: 625 m\r\n Engines:\r\n twin turbo-prop: Garrett TPE 331-5A-252 D with 533 kW (715 SHP) take-off power.;\r\n Avionics:\r\n INS, GPS, Transponder, DME, Weather radar, radio-altimeter \r\n\r\nCrew and scientists on board:\r\n\r\n Crew (pilots + operators): VFR: 1 pilotIFR: 2 pilots;\r\n Seats available for scientists: 1 operator seat, 3 potentially\r\n\r\nCabin:\r\n\r\n\r\n Apertures:\r\n Cargo door:\r\n Width : 1.28 m\r\n Height : 1.34 m;\r\n Cabin pressurized:\r\n none\r\n More information:\r\n Flexible accommodation for standard 19-inch racking, secured via the seat-rails.\r\n\r\n See below for additional information; \r\n\r\nAircraft modifications:\r\n\r\n Nose boom:\r\n none\r\n Windows:\r\n 2 Bubble-window with operator position and floor-opening for navigation-sight at the right forward side of the cabin\r\n Openings:\r\n Cabin floor, Back. One 2060 mm x 515 mm (frame 20 to 25) and one approx. 425mm diam (frame 25 to 27).\r\n Covered openings in the cabin roof - 400 mm diam back (between frame 23 and 24) - 150 mm diam fromt (frame 12/13) - 150 mm diam back(frame 22/23)\r\n Hard points:\r\n Six hardpoints below the cockpit-area for external loads up to 200 Kg- Each fuselage side (cockpit area) has three hardpoint\r\n -pairs to carry a load of 50 Kg (e.g. SLAR-antennae).\r\n -On both wings (outside of propwash) two wing-stations for external loads up to 100kg\r\n Inlets:\r\n One, installed on cabin roof aperture (frame 12/13), to accommodate Aerosol and/or whole-air inlets\r\n Additional systems:\r\n From the wing-stations to the cabin there are tubes for cables (power and data lines) pylons/pods to carry four Particle Measurement Systems (PMS) type probes. \r\n\r\nAcquisition systems:\r\n\r\n Leica ALS 50-II Lidar\r\n Leica RCD-105 39 Mega Pixel Digital Camera\r\n Specim Eagle & Hawk Hyperspectral Scanner\r\n Applanix POS and IPAS - Attitude and position\r\n\r\nElectrical power:\r\n\r\n Aircraft total electrical power (kW):\r\n 28V DC, 8.4 kW , 220 V AC, 2kW, 50 Hz \r\n Electrical power (kW) and voltages (V) available for scientists:\r\n DC 28 V – 6.3 kW of 28 volt DC total power, including a permanently installed 1.6kW / 220 V / 50 Hz inverter " }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 20341, "uuid": "dc1c1ce7a82c4443b959edbf89c014d0", "short_code": "instr", "title": "NERC-ARF AsiaFENIX hyperspectral imager", "abstract": "The AisaFENIX dual sensor delivers high-quality hyperspectral data available in visible and SWIR wavelengths (380 - 2500nm) in a single continuous image. AisaFENIX eliminates past challenges in 'full spectrum imaging'. It is a single optics imager, with two focal plane arrays always staring exactly the same spot of the object. Thus, there is no need for the co-alignment of two separate imagers with different distortions, sharpness, and FOV.\r\n\r\nThe patent pending AisaFENIX images the target in 380 - 2500nm spectral region through single front optics and single input slit, keeping all wavebands spatially, co-registered, independent of the distance to the target. AisaFENIX employs Specim's patent pending 'single optics dual channel imaging spectrograph' which, in spite of the single input slit, has two diffraction gratings, one optimised for VNIR and the second for SWIR region. Also, two focal plane arrays (FPA), a state of the art CMOS and cryogenically cooled Mercury Telluride Cadmium (MCT), are employed in order to maximise sensitivity and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in the VNIR and SWIR spectral region.\r\n\r\nThe AsiaFENIX is operated by NERC-ARF on board the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Twin-Otter aircraft (Pre 2016 it was operated on board the NERC ARSF Dornier Do228-101 D-CALM Aircraft)" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32318, "uuid": "93c0d4a2521a44758fa9bbb9c5706544", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition for: NERC-ARF 2019_171a - HyTES19 Flight: Airborne remote sensing measurements", "abstract": "" } }, { "ob_id": 12532, "platform": { "ob_id": 7575, "uuid": "2a863d6731c44af2aedda1da73e1015b", "short_code": "plat", "title": "BAS Twin-Otter aircraft", "abstract": "The British Antarctic Survey has a Twin Otter aircraft with a certified fit of airborne atmospheric instrumentation suitable for atmospheric, boundary layer and cloud/aerosol studies.\r\n\r\nThe Twin Otter aircraft is a very adaptable platform used the world over as a ‘bush’ aircraft. Its twin turbo-prop engines and ‘Short Take off and Landing’ (STOL) capability allow it to be used from small, remote unpaved airfields and the addition of skis or tundra tyres also allows operation on snow and from remote camps.\r\n\r\nThe aircraft can be operated single pilot and a long range fuel tank is also available. Double cargo doors provide good access for installing instrument racks.\r\n\r\nIn general the aircraft works in the Antarctic from October through to March each year depending on projects, and can operate at other latitudes outside this period, for example ACCACIA in the Arctic February 2013.\r\n\r\nThe instrument suite includes standard temperature and water vapour sensors as well as a turbulence probe allowing full atmospheric profile measurements of temperature, dew point and winds.\r\n\r\nThe fast turbulence probe also facilitates sensible heat flux measurements by the eddy covariance method. These boundary layer measurement capabilities are complemented by incoming and outgoing radiation instruments and a downward looking infra-red thermometer.\r\n\r\nThe floor hatch opening can also accommodate a fixed laser range finder or scanning laser which has been used for measuring ice floe topography. The required GPS and attitude measurements to support this are available. Video and digital SLR cameras can also be fitted here. The camera bay can also be configured to drop airborne deployable buoys.\r\n\r\nHard points and pylons are available on each wing. A DMT Cloud and aerosol spectrometer (CAPS) probe is used for cloud studies. Other standard PMS pod instruments can easily be accommodated. A closed path Licor H2O/CO2 instrument, Grimm optical particle counter and cloud condensation nuclei counter are fed from simple Rosemount inlets.\r\n\r\nRange:\t1000km including skis. Increased with long range tank depending on configuration.\r\nAirspeed:\tCruise 65m/s. Data collection 60m/s.\r\nComplement:\tPilot + maximum 4 mission operators / scientists.\r\nAltitudes:\tless than 35m to 5000m. Unpressurized but with oxygen fit for pilots and operators." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 20341, "uuid": "dc1c1ce7a82c4443b959edbf89c014d0", "short_code": "instr", "title": "NERC-ARF AsiaFENIX hyperspectral imager", "abstract": "The AisaFENIX dual sensor delivers high-quality hyperspectral data available in visible and SWIR wavelengths (380 - 2500nm) in a single continuous image. AisaFENIX eliminates past challenges in 'full spectrum imaging'. It is a single optics imager, with two focal plane arrays always staring exactly the same spot of the object. Thus, there is no need for the co-alignment of two separate imagers with different distortions, sharpness, and FOV.\r\n\r\nThe patent pending AisaFENIX images the target in 380 - 2500nm spectral region through single front optics and single input slit, keeping all wavebands spatially, co-registered, independent of the distance to the target. AisaFENIX employs Specim's patent pending 'single optics dual channel imaging spectrograph' which, in spite of the single input slit, has two diffraction gratings, one optimised for VNIR and the second for SWIR region. Also, two focal plane arrays (FPA), a state of the art CMOS and cryogenically cooled Mercury Telluride Cadmium (MCT), are employed in order to maximise sensitivity and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in the VNIR and SWIR spectral region.\r\n\r\nThe AsiaFENIX is operated by NERC-ARF on board the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Twin-Otter aircraft (Pre 2016 it was operated on board the NERC ARSF Dornier Do228-101 D-CALM Aircraft)" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32322, "uuid": "09f0a461f4bf44b09618bdf3e0e7bca0", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition for: NERC-ARF 2019_171a - HyTES19 Flight: Airborne remote sensing measurements", "abstract": "Acquisition for: NERC-ARF 2019_171a - HyTES19 Flight: Airborne remote sensing measurements" } }, { "ob_id": 12533, "platform": { "ob_id": 7575, "uuid": "2a863d6731c44af2aedda1da73e1015b", "short_code": "plat", "title": "BAS Twin-Otter aircraft", "abstract": "The British Antarctic Survey has a Twin Otter aircraft with a certified fit of airborne atmospheric instrumentation suitable for atmospheric, boundary layer and cloud/aerosol studies.\r\n\r\nThe Twin Otter aircraft is a very adaptable platform used the world over as a ‘bush’ aircraft. Its twin turbo-prop engines and ‘Short Take off and Landing’ (STOL) capability allow it to be used from small, remote unpaved airfields and the addition of skis or tundra tyres also allows operation on snow and from remote camps.\r\n\r\nThe aircraft can be operated single pilot and a long range fuel tank is also available. Double cargo doors provide good access for installing instrument racks.\r\n\r\nIn general the aircraft works in the Antarctic from October through to March each year depending on projects, and can operate at other latitudes outside this period, for example ACCACIA in the Arctic February 2013.\r\n\r\nThe instrument suite includes standard temperature and water vapour sensors as well as a turbulence probe allowing full atmospheric profile measurements of temperature, dew point and winds.\r\n\r\nThe fast turbulence probe also facilitates sensible heat flux measurements by the eddy covariance method. These boundary layer measurement capabilities are complemented by incoming and outgoing radiation instruments and a downward looking infra-red thermometer.\r\n\r\nThe floor hatch opening can also accommodate a fixed laser range finder or scanning laser which has been used for measuring ice floe topography. The required GPS and attitude measurements to support this are available. Video and digital SLR cameras can also be fitted here. The camera bay can also be configured to drop airborne deployable buoys.\r\n\r\nHard points and pylons are available on each wing. A DMT Cloud and aerosol spectrometer (CAPS) probe is used for cloud studies. Other standard PMS pod instruments can easily be accommodated. A closed path Licor H2O/CO2 instrument, Grimm optical particle counter and cloud condensation nuclei counter are fed from simple Rosemount inlets.\r\n\r\nRange:\t1000km including skis. Increased with long range tank depending on configuration.\r\nAirspeed:\tCruise 65m/s. Data collection 60m/s.\r\nComplement:\tPilot + maximum 4 mission operators / scientists.\r\nAltitudes:\tless than 35m to 5000m. Unpressurized but with oxygen fit for pilots and operators." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 20341, "uuid": "dc1c1ce7a82c4443b959edbf89c014d0", "short_code": "instr", "title": "NERC-ARF AsiaFENIX hyperspectral imager", "abstract": "The AisaFENIX dual sensor delivers high-quality hyperspectral data available in visible and SWIR wavelengths (380 - 2500nm) in a single continuous image. AisaFENIX eliminates past challenges in 'full spectrum imaging'. It is a single optics imager, with two focal plane arrays always staring exactly the same spot of the object. Thus, there is no need for the co-alignment of two separate imagers with different distortions, sharpness, and FOV.\r\n\r\nThe patent pending AisaFENIX images the target in 380 - 2500nm spectral region through single front optics and single input slit, keeping all wavebands spatially, co-registered, independent of the distance to the target. AisaFENIX employs Specim's patent pending 'single optics dual channel imaging spectrograph' which, in spite of the single input slit, has two diffraction gratings, one optimised for VNIR and the second for SWIR region. Also, two focal plane arrays (FPA), a state of the art CMOS and cryogenically cooled Mercury Telluride Cadmium (MCT), are employed in order to maximise sensitivity and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in the VNIR and SWIR spectral region.\r\n\r\nThe AsiaFENIX is operated by NERC-ARF on board the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Twin-Otter aircraft (Pre 2016 it was operated on board the NERC ARSF Dornier Do228-101 D-CALM Aircraft)" }, "relatedTo": null }, { "ob_id": 12534, "platform": { "ob_id": 7575, "uuid": "2a863d6731c44af2aedda1da73e1015b", "short_code": "plat", "title": "BAS Twin-Otter aircraft", "abstract": "The British Antarctic Survey has a Twin Otter aircraft with a certified fit of airborne atmospheric instrumentation suitable for atmospheric, boundary layer and cloud/aerosol studies.\r\n\r\nThe Twin Otter aircraft is a very adaptable platform used the world over as a ‘bush’ aircraft. Its twin turbo-prop engines and ‘Short Take off and Landing’ (STOL) capability allow it to be used from small, remote unpaved airfields and the addition of skis or tundra tyres also allows operation on snow and from remote camps.\r\n\r\nThe aircraft can be operated single pilot and a long range fuel tank is also available. Double cargo doors provide good access for installing instrument racks.\r\n\r\nIn general the aircraft works in the Antarctic from October through to March each year depending on projects, and can operate at other latitudes outside this period, for example ACCACIA in the Arctic February 2013.\r\n\r\nThe instrument suite includes standard temperature and water vapour sensors as well as a turbulence probe allowing full atmospheric profile measurements of temperature, dew point and winds.\r\n\r\nThe fast turbulence probe also facilitates sensible heat flux measurements by the eddy covariance method. These boundary layer measurement capabilities are complemented by incoming and outgoing radiation instruments and a downward looking infra-red thermometer.\r\n\r\nThe floor hatch opening can also accommodate a fixed laser range finder or scanning laser which has been used for measuring ice floe topography. The required GPS and attitude measurements to support this are available. Video and digital SLR cameras can also be fitted here. The camera bay can also be configured to drop airborne deployable buoys.\r\n\r\nHard points and pylons are available on each wing. A DMT Cloud and aerosol spectrometer (CAPS) probe is used for cloud studies. Other standard PMS pod instruments can easily be accommodated. A closed path Licor H2O/CO2 instrument, Grimm optical particle counter and cloud condensation nuclei counter are fed from simple Rosemount inlets.\r\n\r\nRange:\t1000km including skis. Increased with long range tank depending on configuration.\r\nAirspeed:\tCruise 65m/s. Data collection 60m/s.\r\nComplement:\tPilot + maximum 4 mission operators / scientists.\r\nAltitudes:\tless than 35m to 5000m. Unpressurized but with oxygen fit for pilots and operators." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 24847, "uuid": "4557fda0ad78453ca5658354289e1370", "short_code": "instr", "title": "NERC-ARF Leica RCD105", "abstract": "The Leica RCD105 medium format digital camera produces 16 bit TIFF digital images at 7216x5412 resolution (39 Mega-pixels)." }, "relatedTo": null }, { "ob_id": 12535, "platform": { "ob_id": 7575, "uuid": "2a863d6731c44af2aedda1da73e1015b", "short_code": "plat", "title": "BAS Twin-Otter aircraft", "abstract": "The British Antarctic Survey has a Twin Otter aircraft with a certified fit of airborne atmospheric instrumentation suitable for atmospheric, boundary layer and cloud/aerosol studies.\r\n\r\nThe Twin Otter aircraft is a very adaptable platform used the world over as a ‘bush’ aircraft. Its twin turbo-prop engines and ‘Short Take off and Landing’ (STOL) capability allow it to be used from small, remote unpaved airfields and the addition of skis or tundra tyres also allows operation on snow and from remote camps.\r\n\r\nThe aircraft can be operated single pilot and a long range fuel tank is also available. Double cargo doors provide good access for installing instrument racks.\r\n\r\nIn general the aircraft works in the Antarctic from October through to March each year depending on projects, and can operate at other latitudes outside this period, for example ACCACIA in the Arctic February 2013.\r\n\r\nThe instrument suite includes standard temperature and water vapour sensors as well as a turbulence probe allowing full atmospheric profile measurements of temperature, dew point and winds.\r\n\r\nThe fast turbulence probe also facilitates sensible heat flux measurements by the eddy covariance method. These boundary layer measurement capabilities are complemented by incoming and outgoing radiation instruments and a downward looking infra-red thermometer.\r\n\r\nThe floor hatch opening can also accommodate a fixed laser range finder or scanning laser which has been used for measuring ice floe topography. The required GPS and attitude measurements to support this are available. Video and digital SLR cameras can also be fitted here. The camera bay can also be configured to drop airborne deployable buoys.\r\n\r\nHard points and pylons are available on each wing. A DMT Cloud and aerosol spectrometer (CAPS) probe is used for cloud studies. Other standard PMS pod instruments can easily be accommodated. A closed path Licor H2O/CO2 instrument, Grimm optical particle counter and cloud condensation nuclei counter are fed from simple Rosemount inlets.\r\n\r\nRange:\t1000km including skis. Increased with long range tank depending on configuration.\r\nAirspeed:\tCruise 65m/s. Data collection 60m/s.\r\nComplement:\tPilot + maximum 4 mission operators / scientists.\r\nAltitudes:\tless than 35m to 5000m. Unpressurized but with oxygen fit for pilots and operators." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 20341, "uuid": "dc1c1ce7a82c4443b959edbf89c014d0", "short_code": "instr", "title": "NERC-ARF AsiaFENIX hyperspectral imager", "abstract": "The AisaFENIX dual sensor delivers high-quality hyperspectral data available in visible and SWIR wavelengths (380 - 2500nm) in a single continuous image. AisaFENIX eliminates past challenges in 'full spectrum imaging'. It is a single optics imager, with two focal plane arrays always staring exactly the same spot of the object. Thus, there is no need for the co-alignment of two separate imagers with different distortions, sharpness, and FOV.\r\n\r\nThe patent pending AisaFENIX images the target in 380 - 2500nm spectral region through single front optics and single input slit, keeping all wavebands spatially, co-registered, independent of the distance to the target. AisaFENIX employs Specim's patent pending 'single optics dual channel imaging spectrograph' which, in spite of the single input slit, has two diffraction gratings, one optimised for VNIR and the second for SWIR region. Also, two focal plane arrays (FPA), a state of the art CMOS and cryogenically cooled Mercury Telluride Cadmium (MCT), are employed in order to maximise sensitivity and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in the VNIR and SWIR spectral region.\r\n\r\nThe AsiaFENIX is operated by NERC-ARF on board the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Twin-Otter aircraft (Pre 2016 it was operated on board the NERC ARSF Dornier Do228-101 D-CALM Aircraft)" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32442, "uuid": "ea79bc10eb944002abd4727383701aca", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition for: NERC-ARF 2018_135a - GB18_56 Flight: Airborne remote sensing measurements", "abstract": "" } }, { "ob_id": 12536, "platform": { "ob_id": 7575, "uuid": "2a863d6731c44af2aedda1da73e1015b", "short_code": "plat", "title": "BAS Twin-Otter aircraft", "abstract": "The British Antarctic Survey has a Twin Otter aircraft with a certified fit of airborne atmospheric instrumentation suitable for atmospheric, boundary layer and cloud/aerosol studies.\r\n\r\nThe Twin Otter aircraft is a very adaptable platform used the world over as a ‘bush’ aircraft. Its twin turbo-prop engines and ‘Short Take off and Landing’ (STOL) capability allow it to be used from small, remote unpaved airfields and the addition of skis or tundra tyres also allows operation on snow and from remote camps.\r\n\r\nThe aircraft can be operated single pilot and a long range fuel tank is also available. Double cargo doors provide good access for installing instrument racks.\r\n\r\nIn general the aircraft works in the Antarctic from October through to March each year depending on projects, and can operate at other latitudes outside this period, for example ACCACIA in the Arctic February 2013.\r\n\r\nThe instrument suite includes standard temperature and water vapour sensors as well as a turbulence probe allowing full atmospheric profile measurements of temperature, dew point and winds.\r\n\r\nThe fast turbulence probe also facilitates sensible heat flux measurements by the eddy covariance method. These boundary layer measurement capabilities are complemented by incoming and outgoing radiation instruments and a downward looking infra-red thermometer.\r\n\r\nThe floor hatch opening can also accommodate a fixed laser range finder or scanning laser which has been used for measuring ice floe topography. The required GPS and attitude measurements to support this are available. Video and digital SLR cameras can also be fitted here. The camera bay can also be configured to drop airborne deployable buoys.\r\n\r\nHard points and pylons are available on each wing. A DMT Cloud and aerosol spectrometer (CAPS) probe is used for cloud studies. Other standard PMS pod instruments can easily be accommodated. A closed path Licor H2O/CO2 instrument, Grimm optical particle counter and cloud condensation nuclei counter are fed from simple Rosemount inlets.\r\n\r\nRange:\t1000km including skis. Increased with long range tank depending on configuration.\r\nAirspeed:\tCruise 65m/s. Data collection 60m/s.\r\nComplement:\tPilot + maximum 4 mission operators / scientists.\r\nAltitudes:\tless than 35m to 5000m. Unpressurized but with oxygen fit for pilots and operators." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 24845, "uuid": "4f82e9e3c71140d499e7dbbe5d50da00", "short_code": "instr", "title": "NERC-ARF Specim AISA Owl", "abstract": "The Specim AISAOwl is a hyperspectral imager on board the NERC-ARF aircraft measuring the Long Wave InfraRed (LWIR) wavelengths, specifically 7.5–12.5 um with 102 bands. It is a passive pushbroom sensor measuring primarily emitted radiation, which can be used to derive temperature and emissivity." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32442, "uuid": "ea79bc10eb944002abd4727383701aca", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition for: NERC-ARF 2018_135a - GB18_56 Flight: Airborne remote sensing measurements", "abstract": "" } }, { "ob_id": 12537, "platform": { "ob_id": 7575, "uuid": "2a863d6731c44af2aedda1da73e1015b", "short_code": "plat", "title": "BAS Twin-Otter aircraft", "abstract": "The British Antarctic Survey has a Twin Otter aircraft with a certified fit of airborne atmospheric instrumentation suitable for atmospheric, boundary layer and cloud/aerosol studies.\r\n\r\nThe Twin Otter aircraft is a very adaptable platform used the world over as a ‘bush’ aircraft. Its twin turbo-prop engines and ‘Short Take off and Landing’ (STOL) capability allow it to be used from small, remote unpaved airfields and the addition of skis or tundra tyres also allows operation on snow and from remote camps.\r\n\r\nThe aircraft can be operated single pilot and a long range fuel tank is also available. Double cargo doors provide good access for installing instrument racks.\r\n\r\nIn general the aircraft works in the Antarctic from October through to March each year depending on projects, and can operate at other latitudes outside this period, for example ACCACIA in the Arctic February 2013.\r\n\r\nThe instrument suite includes standard temperature and water vapour sensors as well as a turbulence probe allowing full atmospheric profile measurements of temperature, dew point and winds.\r\n\r\nThe fast turbulence probe also facilitates sensible heat flux measurements by the eddy covariance method. These boundary layer measurement capabilities are complemented by incoming and outgoing radiation instruments and a downward looking infra-red thermometer.\r\n\r\nThe floor hatch opening can also accommodate a fixed laser range finder or scanning laser which has been used for measuring ice floe topography. The required GPS and attitude measurements to support this are available. Video and digital SLR cameras can also be fitted here. The camera bay can also be configured to drop airborne deployable buoys.\r\n\r\nHard points and pylons are available on each wing. A DMT Cloud and aerosol spectrometer (CAPS) probe is used for cloud studies. Other standard PMS pod instruments can easily be accommodated. A closed path Licor H2O/CO2 instrument, Grimm optical particle counter and cloud condensation nuclei counter are fed from simple Rosemount inlets.\r\n\r\nRange:\t1000km including skis. Increased with long range tank depending on configuration.\r\nAirspeed:\tCruise 65m/s. Data collection 60m/s.\r\nComplement:\tPilot + maximum 4 mission operators / scientists.\r\nAltitudes:\tless than 35m to 5000m. Unpressurized but with oxygen fit for pilots and operators." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 20341, "uuid": "dc1c1ce7a82c4443b959edbf89c014d0", "short_code": "instr", "title": "NERC-ARF AsiaFENIX hyperspectral imager", "abstract": "The AisaFENIX dual sensor delivers high-quality hyperspectral data available in visible and SWIR wavelengths (380 - 2500nm) in a single continuous image. AisaFENIX eliminates past challenges in 'full spectrum imaging'. It is a single optics imager, with two focal plane arrays always staring exactly the same spot of the object. Thus, there is no need for the co-alignment of two separate imagers with different distortions, sharpness, and FOV.\r\n\r\nThe patent pending AisaFENIX images the target in 380 - 2500nm spectral region through single front optics and single input slit, keeping all wavebands spatially, co-registered, independent of the distance to the target. AisaFENIX employs Specim's patent pending 'single optics dual channel imaging spectrograph' which, in spite of the single input slit, has two diffraction gratings, one optimised for VNIR and the second for SWIR region. Also, two focal plane arrays (FPA), a state of the art CMOS and cryogenically cooled Mercury Telluride Cadmium (MCT), are employed in order to maximise sensitivity and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in the VNIR and SWIR spectral region.\r\n\r\nThe AsiaFENIX is operated by NERC-ARF on board the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Twin-Otter aircraft (Pre 2016 it was operated on board the NERC ARSF Dornier Do228-101 D-CALM Aircraft)" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32446, "uuid": "a2dc229ee8e14bb7afb812e053b8b421", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition for: NERC-ARF 2018_123 - CA18_207 Flight: Airborne remote sensing measurements", "abstract": "Acquisition for: NERC-ARF 2018_123 - CA18_207 Flight: Airborne remote sensing measurements" } }, { "ob_id": 12538, "platform": { "ob_id": 7575, "uuid": "2a863d6731c44af2aedda1da73e1015b", "short_code": "plat", "title": "BAS Twin-Otter aircraft", "abstract": "The British Antarctic Survey has a Twin Otter aircraft with a certified fit of airborne atmospheric instrumentation suitable for atmospheric, boundary layer and cloud/aerosol studies.\r\n\r\nThe Twin Otter aircraft is a very adaptable platform used the world over as a ‘bush’ aircraft. Its twin turbo-prop engines and ‘Short Take off and Landing’ (STOL) capability allow it to be used from small, remote unpaved airfields and the addition of skis or tundra tyres also allows operation on snow and from remote camps.\r\n\r\nThe aircraft can be operated single pilot and a long range fuel tank is also available. Double cargo doors provide good access for installing instrument racks.\r\n\r\nIn general the aircraft works in the Antarctic from October through to March each year depending on projects, and can operate at other latitudes outside this period, for example ACCACIA in the Arctic February 2013.\r\n\r\nThe instrument suite includes standard temperature and water vapour sensors as well as a turbulence probe allowing full atmospheric profile measurements of temperature, dew point and winds.\r\n\r\nThe fast turbulence probe also facilitates sensible heat flux measurements by the eddy covariance method. These boundary layer measurement capabilities are complemented by incoming and outgoing radiation instruments and a downward looking infra-red thermometer.\r\n\r\nThe floor hatch opening can also accommodate a fixed laser range finder or scanning laser which has been used for measuring ice floe topography. The required GPS and attitude measurements to support this are available. Video and digital SLR cameras can also be fitted here. The camera bay can also be configured to drop airborne deployable buoys.\r\n\r\nHard points and pylons are available on each wing. A DMT Cloud and aerosol spectrometer (CAPS) probe is used for cloud studies. Other standard PMS pod instruments can easily be accommodated. A closed path Licor H2O/CO2 instrument, Grimm optical particle counter and cloud condensation nuclei counter are fed from simple Rosemount inlets.\r\n\r\nRange:\t1000km including skis. Increased with long range tank depending on configuration.\r\nAirspeed:\tCruise 65m/s. Data collection 60m/s.\r\nComplement:\tPilot + maximum 4 mission operators / scientists.\r\nAltitudes:\tless than 35m to 5000m. Unpressurized but with oxygen fit for pilots and operators." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 24847, "uuid": "4557fda0ad78453ca5658354289e1370", "short_code": "instr", "title": "NERC-ARF Leica RCD105", "abstract": "The Leica RCD105 medium format digital camera produces 16 bit TIFF digital images at 7216x5412 resolution (39 Mega-pixels)." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32446, "uuid": "a2dc229ee8e14bb7afb812e053b8b421", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition for: NERC-ARF 2018_123 - CA18_207 Flight: Airborne remote sensing measurements", "abstract": "Acquisition for: NERC-ARF 2018_123 - CA18_207 Flight: Airborne remote sensing measurements" } }, { "ob_id": 12539, "platform": { "ob_id": 7575, "uuid": "2a863d6731c44af2aedda1da73e1015b", "short_code": "plat", "title": "BAS Twin-Otter aircraft", "abstract": "The British Antarctic Survey has a Twin Otter aircraft with a certified fit of airborne atmospheric instrumentation suitable for atmospheric, boundary layer and cloud/aerosol studies.\r\n\r\nThe Twin Otter aircraft is a very adaptable platform used the world over as a ‘bush’ aircraft. Its twin turbo-prop engines and ‘Short Take off and Landing’ (STOL) capability allow it to be used from small, remote unpaved airfields and the addition of skis or tundra tyres also allows operation on snow and from remote camps.\r\n\r\nThe aircraft can be operated single pilot and a long range fuel tank is also available. Double cargo doors provide good access for installing instrument racks.\r\n\r\nIn general the aircraft works in the Antarctic from October through to March each year depending on projects, and can operate at other latitudes outside this period, for example ACCACIA in the Arctic February 2013.\r\n\r\nThe instrument suite includes standard temperature and water vapour sensors as well as a turbulence probe allowing full atmospheric profile measurements of temperature, dew point and winds.\r\n\r\nThe fast turbulence probe also facilitates sensible heat flux measurements by the eddy covariance method. These boundary layer measurement capabilities are complemented by incoming and outgoing radiation instruments and a downward looking infra-red thermometer.\r\n\r\nThe floor hatch opening can also accommodate a fixed laser range finder or scanning laser which has been used for measuring ice floe topography. The required GPS and attitude measurements to support this are available. Video and digital SLR cameras can also be fitted here. The camera bay can also be configured to drop airborne deployable buoys.\r\n\r\nHard points and pylons are available on each wing. A DMT Cloud and aerosol spectrometer (CAPS) probe is used for cloud studies. Other standard PMS pod instruments can easily be accommodated. A closed path Licor H2O/CO2 instrument, Grimm optical particle counter and cloud condensation nuclei counter are fed from simple Rosemount inlets.\r\n\r\nRange:\t1000km including skis. Increased with long range tank depending on configuration.\r\nAirspeed:\tCruise 65m/s. Data collection 60m/s.\r\nComplement:\tPilot + maximum 4 mission operators / scientists.\r\nAltitudes:\tless than 35m to 5000m. Unpressurized but with oxygen fit for pilots and operators." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 20341, "uuid": "dc1c1ce7a82c4443b959edbf89c014d0", "short_code": "instr", "title": "NERC-ARF AsiaFENIX hyperspectral imager", "abstract": "The AisaFENIX dual sensor delivers high-quality hyperspectral data available in visible and SWIR wavelengths (380 - 2500nm) in a single continuous image. AisaFENIX eliminates past challenges in 'full spectrum imaging'. It is a single optics imager, with two focal plane arrays always staring exactly the same spot of the object. Thus, there is no need for the co-alignment of two separate imagers with different distortions, sharpness, and FOV.\r\n\r\nThe patent pending AisaFENIX images the target in 380 - 2500nm spectral region through single front optics and single input slit, keeping all wavebands spatially, co-registered, independent of the distance to the target. AisaFENIX employs Specim's patent pending 'single optics dual channel imaging spectrograph' which, in spite of the single input slit, has two diffraction gratings, one optimised for VNIR and the second for SWIR region. Also, two focal plane arrays (FPA), a state of the art CMOS and cryogenically cooled Mercury Telluride Cadmium (MCT), are employed in order to maximise sensitivity and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in the VNIR and SWIR spectral region.\r\n\r\nThe AsiaFENIX is operated by NERC-ARF on board the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Twin-Otter aircraft (Pre 2016 it was operated on board the NERC ARSF Dornier Do228-101 D-CALM Aircraft)" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32450, "uuid": "e3a576bd97af4abf9f1d6d499afee38d", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition for: NERC-ARF 2018_135b - GB18_56 Flight: Airborne remote sensing measurements", "abstract": "" } }, { "ob_id": 12540, "platform": { "ob_id": 7575, "uuid": "2a863d6731c44af2aedda1da73e1015b", "short_code": "plat", "title": "BAS Twin-Otter aircraft", "abstract": "The British Antarctic Survey has a Twin Otter aircraft with a certified fit of airborne atmospheric instrumentation suitable for atmospheric, boundary layer and cloud/aerosol studies.\r\n\r\nThe Twin Otter aircraft is a very adaptable platform used the world over as a ‘bush’ aircraft. Its twin turbo-prop engines and ‘Short Take off and Landing’ (STOL) capability allow it to be used from small, remote unpaved airfields and the addition of skis or tundra tyres also allows operation on snow and from remote camps.\r\n\r\nThe aircraft can be operated single pilot and a long range fuel tank is also available. Double cargo doors provide good access for installing instrument racks.\r\n\r\nIn general the aircraft works in the Antarctic from October through to March each year depending on projects, and can operate at other latitudes outside this period, for example ACCACIA in the Arctic February 2013.\r\n\r\nThe instrument suite includes standard temperature and water vapour sensors as well as a turbulence probe allowing full atmospheric profile measurements of temperature, dew point and winds.\r\n\r\nThe fast turbulence probe also facilitates sensible heat flux measurements by the eddy covariance method. These boundary layer measurement capabilities are complemented by incoming and outgoing radiation instruments and a downward looking infra-red thermometer.\r\n\r\nThe floor hatch opening can also accommodate a fixed laser range finder or scanning laser which has been used for measuring ice floe topography. The required GPS and attitude measurements to support this are available. Video and digital SLR cameras can also be fitted here. The camera bay can also be configured to drop airborne deployable buoys.\r\n\r\nHard points and pylons are available on each wing. A DMT Cloud and aerosol spectrometer (CAPS) probe is used for cloud studies. Other standard PMS pod instruments can easily be accommodated. A closed path Licor H2O/CO2 instrument, Grimm optical particle counter and cloud condensation nuclei counter are fed from simple Rosemount inlets.\r\n\r\nRange:\t1000km including skis. Increased with long range tank depending on configuration.\r\nAirspeed:\tCruise 65m/s. Data collection 60m/s.\r\nComplement:\tPilot + maximum 4 mission operators / scientists.\r\nAltitudes:\tless than 35m to 5000m. Unpressurized but with oxygen fit for pilots and operators." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 24845, "uuid": "4f82e9e3c71140d499e7dbbe5d50da00", "short_code": "instr", "title": "NERC-ARF Specim AISA Owl", "abstract": "The Specim AISAOwl is a hyperspectral imager on board the NERC-ARF aircraft measuring the Long Wave InfraRed (LWIR) wavelengths, specifically 7.5–12.5 um with 102 bands. It is a passive pushbroom sensor measuring primarily emitted radiation, which can be used to derive temperature and emissivity." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 32450, "uuid": "e3a576bd97af4abf9f1d6d499afee38d", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition for: NERC-ARF 2018_135b - GB18_56 Flight: Airborne remote sensing measurements", "abstract": "" } } ] }