The Along Track Scanning Radiometer (ATSR) for ERS1

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Authors

J. Delderfield

David Llewellyn‐Jones

René Bernard

Y. de Javel

E. J. Williamson · University of Oxford

Ian Mason · University College London

D. R. Pick · Met Office

I. J. Barton · CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere

Abstract

The ATSR is an infrared imaging radiometer which has been selected to fly aboard the ESA Remote Sensing Satellite No. 1 (ERS1) with the specific objective of accurately determining global Sea Surface Temperature (SST). Novel features, including the technique of along track scanning, a closed Stirling cycle cooler, and the precision on-board blackbodies are described. Instrument sub-systems are identified and their design trade-offs discussed.

Topics & Keywords

Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life below water

Publication Details

Published in: Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE

DOI: 10.1117/12.951922

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