Applications of high spectral resolution FTIR observations demonstrated by the radiometrically accurate ground-based AERI and the scanning HIS aircraft instruments

Henry E. Revercomb; Robert O. Knuteson; Fred A. Best; David C. Tobin; William L. Smith; Wayne F. Feltz; Ralph A. Petersen; Paolo Antonelli; Erik R Olson; Daniel Darch LaPorte; Scott D. Ellington; Mark W. Werner; Ralph G. Dedecker; Raymond K. Garcia; Nick N. Ciganovich; H. Benjamin Howell; Kenneth Vinson; Steven A. Ackerman

doi:10.1117/12.466834

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16 June 2003 Applications of high spectral resolution FTIR observations demonstrated by the radiometrically accurate ground-based AERI and the scanning HIS aircraft instruments

Henry E. Revercomb, Robert O. Knuteson, Fred A. Best, David C. Tobin, William L. Smith, Wayne F. Feltz, Ralph A. Petersen, Paolo Antonelli, Erik R Olson, Daniel Darch LaPorte, Scott D. Ellington, Mark W. Werner, Ralph G. Dedecker, Raymond K. Garcia, Nick N. Ciganovich, H. Benjamin Howell, Kenneth Vinson, Steven A. Ackerman

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Proceedings Volume 4897, Multispectral and Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Instruments and Applications; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.466834
Event: Third International Asia-Pacific Environmental Remote Sensing Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere, Ocean, Environment, and Space, 2002, Hangzhou, China

Abstract

Development in the mid 80s of the High-resolution Interferometer Sounder (HIS) for the high altitude NASA ER2 aircraft demonstrated the capability for advanced atmospheric temperature and water vapor sounding and set the stage for new satellite instruments that are now becoming a reality [AIRS (2002), CrIS (2006), IASI (2006), GIFTS (2005/6)]. Follow-on developments at the University of Wisconsin-Madison that employ interferometry for a wide range of Earth observations include the ground-based Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer (AERI) and the Scanning HIS aircraft instrument (S-HIS). The AERI was developed for the US DOE Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program, primarily to provide highly accurate radiance spectra for improving radiative transfer models. The continuously operating AERI soon demonstrated valuable new capabilities for sensing the rapidly changing state of the boundary layer and properties of the surface and clouds. The S-HIS is a smaller version of the original HIS that uses cross-track scanning to enhance spatial coverage. S-HIS and its close cousin, the NPOESS Airborne Sounder Testbed (NAST) operated by NASA Langley, are being used for satellite instrument validation and for atmospheric research. The calibration and noise performance of these and future satellite instruments is key to optimizing their remote sensing products. Recently developed techniques for improving effective radiometric performance by removing noise in post-processing is a primary subject of this paper.

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Henry E. Revercomb, Robert O. Knuteson, Fred A. Best, David C. Tobin, William L. Smith, Wayne F. Feltz, Ralph A. Petersen, Paolo Antonelli, Erik R Olson, Daniel Darch LaPorte, Scott D. Ellington, Mark W. Werner, Ralph G. Dedecker, Raymond K. Garcia, Nick N. Ciganovich, H. Benjamin Howell, Kenneth Vinson, and Steven A. Ackerman "Applications of high spectral resolution FTIR observations demonstrated by the radiometrically accurate ground-based AERI and the scanning HIS aircraft instruments", Proc. SPIE 4897, Multispectral and Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Instruments and Applications, (16 June 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.466834

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