The Pushbroom Imager for Cloud and Aerosol Research and Development (PICARD) is an airborne imaging spectrometer operated by the Airborne Sensor Facility (ASF) at Ames Research Center (ARC), with science and management support from Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). It provides visible near-infrared (VNIR) and short-wave infrared (SWIR) imagery to support atmospheric research and validate satellite retrievals. PICARD operates across 205 spectral bands within a wavelength range of 400-2500 nm. It has a pixel spatial resolution of 5 to 50 meters and a swath width of 2 to 16 kilometers, depending on altitude. PICARD has a frame rate ranging from 6.25 to 100 Hz, depending on the integration time, and a field of view of 50 degrees.
Instrument Details
- Spectrometer/Radiometer
- Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Infrared Wavelengths > Infrared RadianceEarth Science > Spectral/engineering > Visible Wavelengths > Visible ImageryEarth Science > Spectral/engineering > Visible Wavelengths > Visible RadianceEarth Science > Spectral/engineering > Infrared Wavelengths > Infrared Imagery
- Land Surface, Troposphere
- 6.25-100 Hz
- 5-50 m
- 119.9-749.5 THz
- Currently unavailable
Kerry Meyer
Kerry Meyer
GSFC
NASA
Currently unavailable
Unpublished
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