Advanced FTIR Signal Processing for Airborne and Spaceborne Remote Sensing of Chemical Clouds

Abstract

The feasibility of using a Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectrometer from an airborne platform for remote sensing of air pollution was investigated. Air Force Phillips Laboratory mounted a FTIR spectrometer into a small twin engine aircraft and obtained the data used in this investigation. The aircraft was flown over sections of New York and New England. The spectrometer was operated two different configurations, a passive configuration where the spectrometer viewed the warm ground and atmosphere below the aircraft, and an extractive mode where outside air was flushed through a 100 meter optical path gas cell. The spectral data were analyzed at AIL Systems Inc. for the presence of atmospheric pollutants.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 22, 1997
Accession Number
ADA330590

Entities

People

  • Hans Malik

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airborne
  • Alcohols
  • Aliphatic Hydrocarbons
  • Chemical Detection
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Ground Based
  • Hydrocarbons
  • Measurement
  • New York
  • Pattern Recognition
  • Recognition
  • Remote Sensing
  • Signal Processing
  • Spectra

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Spectroscopy.