Cinclus: An Instrument for the Remote Sensing of Inland Water Quality
Abstract
Cinclus is a low cost multispectral CMOS-based imaging photometer, currently under development at the Spanish National Institute for Aerospace Technology (INTA), whose main objective is the remote sensing of small and medium size inland waters from small satellites. Cinclus is based in proven and robust technology and is oriented to obtain operational products for inland and coastal water quality management. For this purpose it is made up of five narrow spectral bands in the red - near infrared region, with radiometric requirements, dynamic range and signal-to-noise ratio similar to those of existing ocean colour sensors. Once in a polar orbiting satellite, it will produce images with a spatial resolution of 50 m and a swath of 100 km (at an expected altitude of 670 km), with almost constant and sun glint free observation angles thanks to its 9o FOV and westward tilting.
- Publication:
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ESA Living Planet Symposium
- Pub Date:
- December 2010
- Bibcode:
- 2010ESASP.686E.347R