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SPECTRAL RESPONSE FUNCTION

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PICARD Spectral Bands
Shows target spectral response function for each band of the PICARD instrument.
View the target SRFs

SPECIFICATIONS

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PICARD Design Parameters
Type: VNIR-SWIR Airborne Imaging Spectrometer
Platform: NASA ER-2, & G-V
Ground Speed: Variable (depending on altitude)
Altitude: 1 - 20 Km (5,000 - 65,000 Ft)
Pixel Spatial Resolution: 5 - 50 Meters (depending on altitude)
Pixels per Spectral Band: 412 (roll corrected)
Integration Time: 5.2 - 80mSec (limited by frame rate/altitude)
Swath Width: 2 - 16 Km (depending on altitude)
Field of View: 50°
Telescope: f/2.8 30mm 4-mirror anastigmat
Effective Focal Length 30.4mm
Instantaneous FOV (cross track): 2.12 mrad
Instantaneous FOV (along track): 1.00 mrad
Roll Correction: +/- 15°
Data Channels: 204
Spectral Bands: 204 (digitized to 16-bit resolution)
VNIR Spectrometer: 64 10nm FWHM bands, 370 - 990nm
SWIR Spectrometer: 140 10nm FWHM bands, 1.00 - 2.40µm
Frame Rate: 6.25 - 100Hz (depending on integration time)
Radiometric Calibration: Integrating Lamp / Dark Current
(ground-based & on-board)

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PICARD VNIR Spectrometer Target SRFs
(in microns)
Band Number Band Center FWHM
1 0.3704 0.0148
2 0.3805 0.0139
3 0.3905 0.0137
4 0.4004 0.0135
5 0.4104 0.0127
6 0.4203 0.0132
7 0.4300 0.0126
8 0.4392 0.0127
9 0.4484 0.0127
10 0.4589 0.0135
11 0.4687 0.0131
12 0.4783 0.0133
13 0.4879 0.0132
14 0.4982 0.0137
15 0.5082 0.0136
16 0.5177 0.0135
17 0.5272 0.0138
18 0.5370 0.0141
19 0.5470 0.0141
20 0.5569 0.0141
21 0.5668 0.0140
22 0.5769 0.0144
23 0.5865 0.0132
24 0.5954 0.0137
25 0.6058 0.0144
26 0.6157 0.0145
27 0.6256 0.0144
28 0.6356 0.0147
29 0.6453 0.0142
30 0.6549 0.0147
31 0.6647 0.0140
32 0.6742 0.0125
33 0.6840 0.0151
34 0.6941 0.0164
35 0.7049 0.0146
36 0.7141 0.0147
37 0.7238 0.0150
38 0.7342 0.0151
39 0.7439 0.0145
40 0.7538 0.0150
41 0.7636 0.0150
42 0.7737 0.0150
43 0.7834 0.0150
44 0.7932 0.0146
45 0.8029 0.0147
46 0.8125 0.0145
47 0.8223 0.0148
48 0.8321 0.0149
49 0.8419 0.0156
50 0.8515 0.0147
51 0.8612 0.0133
52 0.8716 0.0135
53 0.8812 0.0144
54 0.8904 0.0133
55 0.9012 0.0136
56 0.9101 0.0116
57 0.9206 0.0132
58 0.9294 0.0113
59 0.9400 0.0130
60 0.9495 0.0109
61 0.9600 0.0132
62 0.9699 0.0122
63 0.9795 0.0126
64 0.9895 0.0130
PICARD SWIR Spectrometer Target SRFs
(in microns)
Band Number Band Center FWHM
65 1.0096 0.0138
66 1.0182 0.0146
67 1.0277 0.0153
68 1.0369 0.0149
69 1.0482 0.0157
70 1.0584 0.0157
71 1.0683 0.0158
72 1.0783 0.0154
73 1.0877 0.0151
74 1.0983 0.0157
75 1.1083 0.0155
76 1.1178 0.0151
77 1.1281 0.0153
78 1.1381 0.0154
79 1.1482 0.0155
80 1.1581 0.0155
81 1.1682 0.0155
82 1.1782 0.0154
83 1.1882 0.0154
84 1.1983 0.0156
85 1.2085 0.0157
86 1.2183 0.0157
87 1.2284 0.0156
88 1.2380 0.0149
89 1.2477 0.0150
90 1.2580 0.0154
91 1.2680 0.0154
92 1.2780 0.0154
93 1.2880 0.0154
94 1.2983 0.0156
95 1.3083 0.0156
96 1.3183 0.0155
97 1.3282 0.0152
98 1.3383 0.0153
99 1.3483 0.0153
100 1.3579 0.0151
101 1.3679 0.0152
102 1.3781 0.0153
103 1.3882 0.0153
104 1.3984 0.0154
105 1.4084 0.0155
106 1.4183 0.0154
107 1.4284 0.0153
108 1.4383 0.0152
109 1.4484 0.0153
110 1.4585 0.0154
111 1.4684 0.0152
112 1.4783 0.0152
113 1.4883 0.0152
114 1.4982 0.0152
115 1.5082 0.0153
116 1.5184 0.0154
117 1.5284 0.0153
118 1.5384 0.0153
119 1.5484 0.0153
120 1.5584 0.0153
121 1.5684 0.0153
122 1.5784 0.0152
123 1.5885 0.0153
124 1.5984 0.0153
125 1.6086 0.0152
126 1.6185 0.0152
127 1.6287 0.0152
128 1.6387 0.0152
129 1.6488 0.0152
130 1.6588 0.0152
131 1.6689 0.0153
132 1.6788 0.0153
133 1.6888 0.0153
134 1.6988 0.0153
135 1.7086 0.0153
136 1.7187 0.0152
137 1.7286 0.0152
138 1.7385 0.0151
139 1.7485 0.0150
140 1.7585 0.0150
141 1.7685 0.0150
142 1.7785 0.0149
143 1.7886 0.0151
144 1.7986 0.0152
145 1.8087 0.0151
146 1.8187 0.0151
147 1.8289 0.0152
148 1.8389 0.0152
149 1.8490 0.0151
150 1.8589 0.0150
151 1.8689 0.0151
152 1.8794 0.0149
153 1.8888 0.0150
154 1.8989 0.0151
155 1.9089 0.0151
156 1.9189 0.0151
157 1.9291 0.0151
158 1.9390 0.0151
159 1.9489 0.0150
160 1.9589 0.0149
161 1.9692 0.0148
162 1.9791 0.0149
163 1.9891 0.0149
164 1.9991 0.0148
165 2.0091 0.0148
166 2.0192 0.0149
167 2.0292 0.0149
168 2.0392 0.0148
169 2.0491 0.0144
170 2.0592 0.0146
171 2.0693 0.0147
172 2.0792 0.0149
173 2.0893 0.0149
174 2.0993 0.0144
175 2.1092 0.0149
176 2.1193 0.0147
177 2.1291 0.0147
178 2.1392 0.0148
179 2.1493 0.0146
180 2.1591 0.0149
181 2.1693 0.0146
182 2.1793 0.0149
183 2.1893 0.0149
184 2.1992 0.0144
185 2.2092 0.0149
186 2.2193 0.0148
187 2.2293 0.0148
188 2.2393 0.0149
189 2.2493 0.0148
190 2.2594 0.0149
191 2.2694 0.0148
192 2.2794 0.0148
193 2.2895 0.0144
194 2.2995 0.0147
195 2.3094 0.0149
196 2.3194 0.0146
197 2.3293 0.0149
198 2.3394 0.0148
199 2.3493 0.0146
200 2.3594 0.0146
201 2.3693 0.0142
202 2.3793 0.0146
203 2.3893 0.0145
204 2.3994 0.0145

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