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1 online resource |
Contents |
<P><b>Preface</b><br /><br /><b>Part I<br /><br /></b>1. Review of Spaceborne Optical Payloads<br /><i>Shen-En Qian<br /><br /></i><b>Part II Imaging Spectrometers<br /><br /></b>2. Hyperspectral Imager for the Coastal Ocean (HICO<sup>®</sup>) on the International Space Station<br /><i>Mary Kappus, Steven G. Ackleson, Jeffrey Bowles, Michael Corson, Curtiss Davis, Bo-Cai Gao, Richard Gould, Daniel Korwan, David Lewis, Robert Lucke, Marcos Montes, Wesley Moses, Jasmine Nahorniak, Karen Patterson and Ellen Wagner<br /><br /></i>3. Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on Terra and Aqua Missions<br /><i>Xiaoxiong Xiong<sub>, </sub>Michael D. King, Vincent V. Salomonson, William L. Barnes, Brian N. Wenny, Amit Angal, Aisheng Wu, Sriharsha Madhavan and Daniel O. Link<br /><br /></i>4. Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer for Ocean Color onboard ENVISAT<br /><i>Jean-Loup Bézy, Jean-Paul Huot, Steven Delwart, Ludovic Bourg, Richard Bessudo and Yves Delclaud<br /><br /></i>5. Visible and Near-infrared Imaging Spectrometer Aboard Chinese Chang'E-3 Spacecraft<br /><i>Jianyu Wang, Zhiping He, Rong Shu, Rui Xu, Kai Chen and Chunlai Li<br /><br /></i>6. Hyperspectral Imager onboard Indian Mini Satellite-1<br /><i>A.S.K. Kumar and D.R.M. Samudraiah<br /><br /></i>7. Environmental Mapping and Analysis Program (EnMap) -- A German Hyperspectral Mission<br /><i>Hermann Kaufmann<sub>, </sub>Bernhard Sang, Tobias Storch, Karl Segl, Saskia Foerster, Luis Guanter, Markus Erhard, Brian Heider, Stefan Hofer, Hans-Peter Honold, Boris Penné, Martin Bachmann, Martin Habermeyer, Andreas Müller, Rupert Müller, Michael Rast, Karl Staenz, Christoph Straif, Christian Chlebek<br /><br /></i>8 |
Summary |
Optical Payloads for Space Missions is a comprehensive collection of optical spacecraft payloads with contributions by leading international rocket-scientists and instrument builders.-Covers various applications, including earth observation, communications, navigation, weather, and science satellites and deep space exploration -Each chapter covers one or more specific optical payload -Contains a review chapter which provides readers with an overview on the background, current status, trends, and future prospects of the optical payloads -Provides information on the principles of the optical spacecraft payloads, missions' background, motivation and challenges, as well as the scientific returns, benefits and applications |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
Subject |
Space vehicles -- Optical equipment.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Mechanical.
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Space vehicles -- Optical equipment
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Qian, Shen-En.
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LC no. |
2015019914 |
ISBN |
9781118945261 |
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1118945263 |
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9781118945278 |
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1118945271 |
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111894514X |
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9781118945148 |
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