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21 August 2020 Observation of atmospheric ammonia with a compact hyperspectral imager in the thermal infrared
Nathan Vercruyssen, Marco Esposito, Simon Conticello, Agne Paskeviciute, Zeger de Groot, Martin Van Damme, Lieven Clarisse, Pierluigi Foglia Manzillo, Massimo Menenti, Alijafar Mousivand, Pierre-François Coheur, Ilias Manolis
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Abstract
Anthropogenic emissions of reactive nitrogen species have significantly increased, largely because of discharges from livestock, agricultural intensification and fertilizer use. Reactive nitrogen affects air quality, sensitive natural ecosystems, and the carbon balance. The proposed mission aims at providing high spatial resolution measurements (<1 km) of NH3. These data will complement future hyperspectral sounding missions, monitoring emissions over industrial, domestic, and agricultural hotspots. The mission is based on a compact hyperspectral imager in the Thermal Infrared spectral range, deployed on a small satellite platform. We report on the mission design and objectives and address the technical feasibility of retrieving NH3 with a small satellite.
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Nathan Vercruyssen, Marco Esposito, Simon Conticello, Agne Paskeviciute, Zeger de Groot, Martin Van Damme, Lieven Clarisse, Pierluigi Foglia Manzillo, Massimo Menenti, Alijafar Mousivand, Pierre-François Coheur, and Ilias Manolis "Observation of atmospheric ammonia with a compact hyperspectral imager in the thermal infrared", Proc. SPIE 11505, CubeSats and SmallSats for Remote Sensing IV, 1150509 (21 August 2020); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2570682
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KEYWORDS
Nitrogen

Infrared radiation

Satellites

Thermography

Hyperspectral imaging

Imaging systems

Infrared imaging

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