Real-time remote detection and measurement for airborne imaging spectroscopy: A case study with methane

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 4383-4397

  Thompson, D R ^a   Leifer, I ^b   Bovensmann, H ^c   Eastwood, M ^a   Fladeland, M ^d   Frankenberg, C ^a   Gerilowski, K ^c   Green, R O ^a   Kratwurst, S ^c   Krings, T ^c   Luna, B ^d   Thorpe, A K ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Bubbleology Research International   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^d NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE SENSING; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; AVIRIS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DETECTION METHOD; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; METHANE; REAL TIME; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; SPECTROSCOPY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84945309172     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-8-4383-2015     Document Type: Article

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