Instrument Specifications
MASTER Scanhead
| Characteristics | Values/Ranges |
|---|---|
| Wavelength range | 0.4-13 micrometers |
| Number of channels | 50 |
| Number of pixels | 716 |
| Instantaneous Field of View | 2.5 milliradians |
| Total Field of View | 85.92 degrees |
| Platforms | DOE Kingair Beachcraft B200 Sky Research Cessna Caravan C208 NASA DC-8 NASA ER-2 NASA WB-57 |
| Pixel size B200 | 5-15m |
| Pixel size Caravan | 3-15m |
| Pixel size DC-8 | 10-30m |
| Pixel size ER-2 | 50m |
| Pixel size WB57 | 5-50m |
| B200 Range (without refueling) | 700 statute miles |
| C208 Range (without refueling) | 1370 statute miles |
| ER-2 Range (without refueling) | 3700 statute miles |
| DC-8 Range (without refueling) | 5403 statute miles |
| WB57 Range (without refueling) | 2500 statute miles |
| Scan speeds | 6.25/12.5/25 rps |
| Products | Radiance at sensor (Level 1B) |
| Calibration VIS-SWIR | Laboratory Integrating Sphere |
| Calibration MIR-TIR | 2 Blackbodies (1 heated, 1 ambient) |
| Data Format | HDF |
| Digitization | 16-bit |
MASTER Thermal Saturation Levels
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| * possible to increase to 850°K by making low gain version of the analog amplifier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||