2008 Annual Report - NASA Airborne Science Program
2008 Annual Report - NASA Airborne Science Program
2008 Annual Report - NASA Airborne Science Program
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Figure 46<br />
Typical AVIRIS/Twin Otter Sensor Flight Plan, as prepared by the ASTL (Dixie Valley, NV, <strong>2008</strong>)<br />
together with the JPL PALS sensor missions<br />
on the same aircraft, were also supported.<br />
Engineering services included the design and<br />
fabrication of a mounting system for the new<br />
NOBALT air-sampling system on the WB-57<br />
aircraft for the NOVICE missions. This included<br />
the development of a stress analysis package and<br />
related documentation for the JSC airworthiness<br />
review.<br />
As part of <strong>NASA</strong>’s response to the recent<br />
Decadal Survey, the MASTER and AVIRIS<br />
sensors together have been identified as<br />
an airborne precursor to the proposed<br />
HyspIRI satellite system. Data mining<br />
of coincident MASTER and AVIRIS (and<br />
HyMap) archival data was performed,<br />
which will be used by the HyspIRI science<br />
team for concept development. The two<br />
sensors are slated to be flown together<br />
on the ER-2 over selected sites as this<br />
effort develops over the next several<br />
years.<br />
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