Description of a proposed space-based high-resolution ozone imaging instrument (HIROIG)

James H. Hecht; David James Gutierrez; George S. Rossano; Mazaher G. Sivjee; W. Jim Skinner; David L. McKenzie; Martin N. Ross; David W. Warren

doi:10.1117/12.187573

30 September 1994 Description of a proposed space-based high-resolution ozone imaging instrument (HIROIG)

James H. Hecht, David James Gutierrez, George S. Rossano, Mazaher G. Sivjee, W. Jim Skinner, David L. McKenzie, Martin N. Ross, David W. Warren

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Proceedings Volume 2266, Optical Spectroscopic Techniques and Instrumentation for Atmospheric and Space Research; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.187573
Event: SPIE's 1994 International Symposium on Optics, Imaging, and Instrumentation, 1994, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

In order to measure the effect of rocket exhaust on stratospheric ozone and aerosol profiles, it is necessary to deploy a space-based mid-UV spectrograph capable of making measurements at high spatial resolution (1 - 2 km) of the intensity and state of polarization of solar light backscattered by the atmosphere. This paper describes the design of an instrument called HIROIG (high resolution ozone imager) which is expected to be deployed in a sun synchronous orbit sometime after 1995. The instrument consists of three identical spectrographs, each one sensitive to light polarized in one direction. Each spectrograph uses a frame-transfer CCD which images the entire 270 - 370 nm spectrum at approximately equals 1 nm spectral resolution. Images re exposed, in the push broom mode, for 140 msec, providing an effective spatial resolution of better than 2 km for typical orbital velocities. The HIROIG field of view is 1000 km cross-track. A ground-based prototype consisting of a single spectrograph has been constructed and the characterization of this instrument is discussed.

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James H. Hecht, David James Gutierrez, George S. Rossano, Mazaher G. Sivjee, W. Jim Skinner, David L. McKenzie, Martin N. Ross, and David W. Warren "Description of a proposed space-based high-resolution ozone imaging instrument (HIROIG)", Proc. SPIE 2266, Optical Spectroscopic Techniques and Instrumentation for Atmospheric and Space Research, (30 September 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.187573

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