The Airborne Multiangle SpectroPolarimetric Imager (AirMSPI): a new tool for aerosol and cloud remote sensing

DJ Diner, F Xu, MJ Garay, JV Martonchik… - Atmospheric …, 2013 - amt.copernicus.org
The Airborne Multiangle SpectroPolarimetric Imager (AirMSPI) is an eight-band (355, 380,
445, 470, 555, 660, 865, 935 nm) pushbroom camera, measuring polarization in the 470 …

Calibration and validation of airborne multiangle spectropolarimetric imager (AirMSPI) polarization measurements

G Harten, DJ Diner, BJS Daugherty, BE Rheingans… - Applied …, 2018 - opg.optica.org
The Airborne Multiangle SpectroPolarimetric Imager (AirMSPI), a precursor to the future
Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols satellite instrument, is a remote-sensing instrument for the …

Coupled retrieval of aerosol properties and land surface reflection using the Airborne Multiangle SpectroPolarimetric Imager

F Xu, G Van Harten, DJ Diner… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Airborne Multiangle SpectroPolarimetric Imager (AirMSPI) has been flying
aboard the NASA ER‐2 high‐altitude aircraft since October 2010. In step‐and‐stare …

SPEX airborne spectropolarimeter calibration and performance

JM Smit, JHH Rietjens, G van Harten, A Di Noia… - Applied …, 2019 - opg.optica.org
To improve our understanding of the complex role of aerosols in the climate system and on
air quality, measurements are needed of optical and microphysical aerosol. From many …

Research scanning polarimeter and airborne usage for remote sensing of aerosols

B Cairns, EE Russell, JD LaVeigne… - … science and remote …, 2003 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Accurate multi-spectral, multi-angle polarimetric measurements are a key remote sensing
tool for the determination of the burden and microphysical properties of atmospheric …

An integrated multiangle, multispectral, and polarimetric imaging concept for aerosol remote sensing from space

DJ Diner, RA Chipman, NA Beaudry… - Enabling Sensor …, 2005 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Techniques for passive remote sensing of aerosol optical and microphysical properties from
space include visible, near-and shortwave-infrared imaging (eg, from MODIS), multiangle …

First results from a dual photoelastic-modulator-based polarimetric camera

DJ Diner, A Davis, B Hancock, S Geier, B Rheingans… - Applied …, 2010 - opg.optica.org
We report on the construction and calibration of a dual photoelastic-modulator (PEM)-based
polarimetric camera operating at 660? nm. This camera is our first prototype for a …

Intercomparison of airborne multi-angle polarimeter observations from the Polarimeter Definition Experiment

K Knobelspiesse, Q Tan, C Bruegge, B Cairns… - Applied …, 2019 - opg.optica.org
In early 2013, three airborne polarimeters were flown on the high altitude NASA ER-2
aircraft in California for the Polarimeter Definition Experiment (PODEX). PODEX supported …

Aerosol polarimetry sensor for the Glory Mission

RJ Peralta, C Nardell, B Cairns… - … and Image Analysis …, 2007 - spiedigitallibrary.org
This paper describes the Glory Mission Aerosol Polarimetry Sensor (APS) being built by
Raytheon under contract to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Scheduled for launch in …

Exploration of a polarized surface bidirectional reflectance model using the ground-based multiangle spectropolarimetric imager

DJ Diner, F Xu, JV Martonchik, BE Rheingans, S Geier… - Atmosphere, 2012 - mdpi.com
Accurate characterization of surface reflection is essential for retrieval of aerosols using
downward-looking remote sensors. In this paper, observations from the Ground-based …