A Geosynchronous Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer (GIFTS) for hyperspectral atmospheric remote sensing, instrument overview & preliminary performance results

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6297, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Elwell, J D ^a   Cantwell, G W ^a   Scott, D K ^a   Esplin, R W ^a   Hansen, G B ^a   Jensen, S M ^a   Jensen, M D ^a   Brown, S B ^a   Zollinger, L J ^a   Thurgood, V A ^a   Esplin, M P ^a   Huppi, R J ^b   Bingham, G E ^a   Revercomb, H E ^c   Best, F A ^c   Tobin, D C ^c   Taylor, J K ^c   Knuteson, R O ^c   Smith, W L ^d   Reisse, R A ^e   Hooker, R ^f   more..

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ZEL TECHNOLOGIES LLC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^f NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Fourier transform spectrometer (FTS); Geosynchronous; Hyperspectral; Michelson interferometer

Indexed keywords

FOURIER TRANSFORM SPECTROMETER (FTS); GEOSYNCHRONOUS IMAGING FOURIER TRANSFORM SPECTROMETER (GIFTS); HYPERSPECTRAL ATMOSPHERIC REMOTE SENSING; MICHELSON INTERFEROMETERS;

CALIBRATION; CLIMATE CONTROL; DATA PROCESSING; EARTH (PLANET); REAL TIME SYSTEMS; REMOTE SENSING; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 33750548447     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.684135     Document Type: Conference Paper

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