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Compact Midwave Imaging System (CMIS) for Retrieval of Cloud Motion Vectors (CMVs) and Cloud Geometric Heights (CGHs)

M. A. Kelly, D. Wu, A. Goldberg, I. Papusha, J. Wilson, J. Carr, J. Boldt, J. Greenberg, F. Morgan, S. Yee, A. Heidinger, and L. Mehr

Abstract

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) is developing a compact, light-weight, and lowpower midwave-infrared (MWIR) imager called the Compact Midwave Imaging Sensor (CMIS), under the support of the NASA Earth Science Technology Office Instrument Incubator Program. The goal of this CMIS instrument development and demonstration project is to increase the technical readiness of CMIS, a multi-spectral sensor capable of retrieving 3D winds and cloud heights 24/7, for a space mission.

The CMIS instrument employs an advanced MWIR detector that requires less cooling than traditional technologies and thus permits a compact, low-power design, which enables accommodation on small spacecraft such as CubeSats. CMIS provides the critical midwave component of a multi-spectral sensor suite that includes a high-resolution Day-Night Band and a longwave infrared (LWIR) imager to provide global cloud characterization and theater weather imagery. In this presentation, an overview of the CMIS project, including the high-level sensor design, the concept of operations, and measurement capability will be presented. System performance for a variety of different scenes generated by a cloud resolving model (CRM) will also be discussed.

Citation

M. A. Kelly, D. Wu, A. Goldberg, I. Papusha, J. Wilson, J. Carr, J. Boldt, J. Greenberg, F. Morgan, S. Yee, A. Heidinger, and L. Mehr. “Compact Midwave Imaging System (CMIS) for Retrieval of Cloud Motion Vectors (CMVs) and Cloud Geometric Heights (CGHs),” Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 10776, Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere, Clouds, and Precipitation VII, Honolulu, HI, September 24–26, 2018.