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Research article
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04 Apr 2017
Research article |
| 04 Apr 2017
Radiometric flight results from the HyperSpectral Imager for Climate Science (HySICS)
Greg Kopp
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado,
Boulder, CO 80303, USA
Paul Smith
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado,
Boulder, CO 80303, USA
Chris Belting
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado,
Boulder, CO 80303, USA
Zach Castleman
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado,
Boulder, CO 80303, USA
Ginger Drake
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado,
Boulder, CO 80303, USA
Joey Espejo
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado,
Boulder, CO 80303, USA
Karl Heuerman
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado,
Boulder, CO 80303, USA
James Lanzi
NASA Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, VA 23337, USA
David Stuchlik
NASA Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, VA 23337, USA
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Short summary
Monitoring and attributing changes in Earth climate requires high-radiometric-accuracy spectral measurements of sunlight reflected from the Earth's surface. The HyperSpectral Imager for Climate Science (HySICS) is a new imaging spectrometer intended to ultimately achieve ~ 0.2 % radiometric accuracies, being ~ 10 × better than existing spaceflight instruments. We describe the results from a high-altitude balloon flight demonstrating techniques intended to meet these high-accuracy requirements.
Monitoring and attributing changes in Earth climate requires high-radiometric-accuracy spectral...
