One solution for atmospheric correction and calibration of remotely sensed data from airborne platforms is the use of radiometrically calibrated instruments, sunphotometers, and an atmospheric radiative transfer model. The hardware, software, calibration and deployment of an automatic sun-tracking sunphotometer specifically designed for use on a helicopter are described. Sample data sets taken with the system during the 1994 Boreal Ecosystem and Atmosphere Study (BOREAS) are presented. The addition of the sun photometer to the helicopter system adds another tool for monitoring the environment and makes the helicopter remote sensing system capable of collecting calibrated, atmospherically corrected data independent of the need for measurements from other systems.


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    Title :

    Airborne sunphotometer for use with helicopters


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    Publication date :

    1996


    Size :

    9 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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