| Title | Alos and Radarsat Synergies in Geological Investigations |
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| Author | Singhroy, V; Li, J; Fobert, M |
| Source | IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium proceedings 8898711, 2019 p. 4719-4722, https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2019.8898711 |
| Year | 2019 |
| Alt Series | Natural Resources Canada, Contribution Series 20190617 |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | paper; on-line; digital |
| File format | pdf |
| Subjects | geophysics; remote sensing; Radarsat |
| Program | Canada Centre for Remote Sensing Divsion |
| Released | 2019 11 14 |
| Abstract | AIM-North is a proposed satellite mission that would provide observations of unprecedented frequency and density for monitoring northern greenhouse gases (GHGs), air quality (AQ) and vegetation.
AIM-North would consist of two satellites in a highly elliptical orbit formation, observing over land from ?40°N to 80°N multiple times per day. Each satellite would carry a near-infrared to shortwave infrared imaging spectrometer for CO2, CH4, and
CO, and an ultraviolet-visible imaging spectrometer for air quality. Both instruments would measure solar-induced fluorescence from vegetation. A cloud imager would make near-real-time observations, which could inform the pointing of the other
instruments to focus only on the clearest regions. Multiple geostationary (GEO) AQ and GHG satellites are planned for the 2020s, but they will lack coverage of northern regions like the Arctic. AIM-North would address this gap with
quasi-geostationary observations of the North and overlap with GEO coverage to facilitate intercomparison and fusion of these datasets. The resulting data would improve our ability to forecast northern air quality and quantify fluxes of GHG and AQ
species from forests, permafrost, biomass burning and anthropogenic activity, furthering our scientific understanding of these processes and supporting environmental policy. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 321946 |
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