PDS_VERSION_ID = PDS3 RECORD_TYPE = STREAM LABEL_REVISION_NOTE = "NULL" OBJECT = MISSION MISSION_NAME = "GEOLOGIC REMOTE SENSING FIELD EXPERIMENT" OBJECT = MISSION_INFORMATION MISSION_START_DATE = 1989-07-01 MISSION_STOP_DATE = 1989-10-31 MISSION_ALIAS_NAME = "N/A" MISSION_DESC = " Mission Overview ============================ Approximately 50 scientists from eight universities and three NASA centers participated in the Geologic Remote Sensing Field Experiment (GRSFE), which was co-sponsored by the NASA Planetary Geology and Geophysics Program and the NASA Geology Program. The GRSFE airborne campaign included data acquisition by several airborne instruments within a period of a few months, including the Airborne Visible and Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (AVIRIS; collected September 28, 29 and October 4, 1989), Thermal Infrared Multispectral Scanner (TIMS; collected July 17 and September 27 and 29, 1989), Advanced Solid-State Array Spectroradiometer (ASAS; July 17, 1989), and Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar (AIRSAR; September 13 and 14, 1989). The sites covered were Lunar Crater Volcanic Field in Nevada, and a number of locations in the Mojave Desert of California. Field measurements were done at the time of the flights and were concentrated in the Lunar Lake area. They included meteorological measurements using a Weather Station (WTHS) and wind speed towers (AWND), measurements using the Portable Apparatus for Rapid Acquisition of Bidirectional Observations of the Land and Atmosphere (PARABOLA), a spectral hygrometer (SHYG), and a Reagan radiometer (REAG). Visible/near-infrared measurements were made using the Single Beam Visible/Infrared Intelligent Spectroradiometer (SIRIS), and a Daedalus Spectrafax AA440 field spectrometer (DAED). Thermal spectral radiance measurements were made with the Portable Field Emission Spectrometer (PFES). Surface temperatures were measured using a Raynger Raytek II Plus Radiometer (RMTR) and arrays of buried thermistors (THRM) and temperatures were made with these same instruments in a study of the directional character of emissivity from various surfaces. To assist in the calibration of the radar data, corner reflectors were deployed. Stereo photography (from a helicopter, HSTP) was acquired, and topographic profiles were constructed. Finally, GPS techniques were also used to extract topographic profiles. Archive release version 1.0 of GRSFE consists of a set of 9 CD-ROMs. Complete, detailed descriptions of the experiment, the sites over which data were acquired, data processing procedures, and data file formats are included, in addition to data proper." MISSION_OBJECTIVES_SUMMARY = " Mission Objectives Summary ================================== GRSFE data will be used in a variety of investigations, including tests of multispectral radiative transfer models for scattering and emission from planetary surfaces in support of the Earth Observing System (EOS), Mars Observer and Magellan Missions. Studies will be pursued to establish the neotectonic and paleoclimatic history of the arid southwestern United States. GRSFE data will also be used to support Mars Rover Sample Return (MRSR) simulation studies. Finally, this collection of data will be a useful tool for teaching geological remote sensing." END_OBJECT = MISSION_INFORMATION OBJECT = MISSION_HOST INSTRUMENT_HOST_ID = "C130" OBJECT = MISSION_TARGET TARGET_NAME = "EARTH" END_OBJECT = MISSION_TARGET END_OBJECT = MISSION_HOST OBJECT = MISSION_HOST INSTRUMENT_HOST_ID = "ER-2" OBJECT = MISSION_TARGET TARGET_NAME = "EARTH" END_OBJECT = MISSION_TARGET END_OBJECT = MISSION_HOST OBJECT = MISSION_HOST INSTRUMENT_HOST_ID = "FEXP" OBJECT = MISSION_TARGET TARGET_NAME = "EARTH" END_OBJECT = MISSION_TARGET END_OBJECT = MISSION_HOST OBJECT = MISSION_HOST INSTRUMENT_HOST_ID = "NDC8" OBJECT = MISSION_TARGET TARGET_NAME = "EARTH" END_OBJECT = MISSION_TARGET END_OBJECT = MISSION_HOST OBJECT = MISSION_REFERENCE_INFORMATION REFERENCE_KEY_ID = "EVANS&ARVIDSON1991" END_OBJECT = MISSION_REFERENCE_INFORMATION END_OBJECT = MISSION END