Geostationary Imaging Fabry-Perot Spectrometer (GIFS) for the Measurement of Trace Gases and Clouds
- Paper number
IAC-10.B1.3.10
- Author
Dr. Jeng-Hwa Yee, The John Hopkins University, United States
- Coauthor
Mr. John Boldt, The John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, United States
- Coauthor
Dr. Robert DeMajistre, The John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, United States
- Coauthor
Dr. Frank Morgan, The John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, United States
- Coauthor
Dr. Elsayed Talaat, The John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, United States
- Coauthor
Dr. Wilbert Skinner, University of Michigan, United States
- Year
2010
- Abstract
The Geostationary Imaging Fabry-Perot Spectrometer (GIFS) instrument is an example of a next-generation satellite concept, to be deployed on a geostationary satellite for continuous hemispheric imaging of trace gas concentrations (including the boundary layer) and clouds. GIFS uses an innovative tunable imaging triple-etalon Fabry- Perot interferometer to obtain images of very high-resolution spectral line shapes of individual lines in backscattered solar radiation, which contain trace gas and cloud information. An airborne GIFS prototype and the measurement technique have been successfully demonstrated in a recent field campaign onboard the NASA P3B over Wallops Island, Virginia. In this paper, we present the the GIFS instrument design and use GIFS airborne prototype measurements to demonstrate the instrument functionality and measurement capabilities.
- Abstract document
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