Shuttle Multispectral Infrared Radiometer - Preliminary results from the second flight of Columbia
Abstract
The Shuttle Multispectral Infrared Radiometer (SMIRR) is a spectroradiometer covering the region 0.5-2.5 microns in 10 channels that acquired data from 100 m diameter spots along the subspacecraft ground track. It was flown aboard the second flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia, November 12-14, 1981. Preliminary analysis of data from one of the 17 orbits covered shows that in Egypt, carbonate rocks, kaolinite, and possibly montmorillonite can be identified by their SMIRR spectral signatures in conjunction with limited knowledge of the regional geologic setting. The SMIRR data have made possible the first remote identification of carbonate rocks and clays from orbit.
- Publication:
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IN: 1982 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium
- Pub Date:
- 1982
- Bibcode:
- 1982igrs....2.....G
- Keywords:
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- Columbia (Orbiter);
- Earth Observations (From Space);
- Infrared Radiometers;
- Mineral Exploration;
- Multispectral Band Scanners;
- Space Shuttle Payloads;
- Spectral Signatures;
- Clays;
- Geological Surveys;
- Rocks;
- Space Transportation System 2 Flight;
- Spectroradiometers;
- Spacecraft Instrumentation