The cloud imaging and particle size experiment on the Aeronomy of Ice in the mesosphere mission: Instrument concept, design, calibration, and on-orbit performance

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 340-355

  McClintock, W E ^a   Rusch, D W ^a   Thomas, G E ^a   Merkel, A W ^a   Lankton, M R ^a   Drake, V A ^a   Bailey, S M ^b   Russell III, J M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b State University   (United States)

^c HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Camera; Mesosphere; Polar mesospheric clouds; Ultraviolet imager

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; CALIBRATION; CAMERAS; CLOUDS; IMAGE SENSORS; INSTRUMENTS; ORBITS; PARTICLE SIZE; SCATTERING;

CLOUD IMAGING; CLOUD MORPHOLOGIES; CLOUD PARTICLE SIZES; FIELD OF VIEWS; FLIGHT OPERATIONS; GROUND TESTS; INSTRUMENT DESIGNS; MESOSPHERE; MULTIPLE EXPOSURES; ON-ORBIT PERFORMANCE; ORBIT TRACKS; PARTICLE SIZE INFORMATIONS; POLAR MESOSPHERIC CLOUDS; SCATTERING ANGLES; SCATTERING PHASE FUNCTIONS; SCIENCE OBJECTIVES; SPATIAL SCALE; ULTRAVIOLET IMAGER; ULTRAVIOLET IMAGES; WIDE-ANGLE CAMERAS;

SPACECRAFT INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 62149106331     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2008.10.011     Document Type: Article

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