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SPECTRAL RESPONSE FUNCTION

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MASTER Spectral Bands
Shows target spectral response function for each band of the MASTER instrument.
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SPECIFICATIONS

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Type: Optical Imaging Line Scanner
Platform: NASA ER-2, DC-8, & B-200
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 Scan Line: 716 (roll corrected)
Scan Rate: 6.25, 12.5, & 25 Hz (scans/second)
Swath width: 1.87 - 37.25 Km (depending on altitude)
Field of View: 85.92°
Instantaneous Field of View: 2.5 mrad
Roll Correction: +/- 15°
Data Channels: 50
Spectral Bands: 50 (digitized to 16-bit resolution)
Port 1 (Vis): 11 bands, 457 - 945nm
Port 2 (SWIR): 14 bands, 1.609 - 2.394µm
Port 3 (MWIR): 15 bands, 3.148 - 5.263µm
Port 4 (LWIR): 10 bands, 7.760 - 12.878µm
Bits per Channel: 12
Data Rate: 246, 492, & 984 Mb/hour
Visible Calibration: Integrating Sphere (ground-based)
Infrared Calibration: 2 Black Bodies (on-board)
Scientific Publication: View the MASTER White Paper (PDF)

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MASTER 50-Channel Target Specifications
(in microns)
Band Number Left 50% Peak 100% Right 50%
01 0.438 0.460 0.482
02 0.479 0.501 0.522
03 0.521 0.542 0.564
04 0.562 0.583 0.603
05 0.633 0.662 0.692
06 0.692 0.713 0.734
07 0.731 0.752 0.773
08 0.781 0.802 0.823
09 0.848 0.868 0.889
10 0.886 0.907 0.927
11 0.927 0.947 0.966
12 1.582 1.609 1.636
13 1.638 1.665 1.691
14 1.694 1.720 1.745
15 1.749 1.775 1.801
16 1.803 1.828 1.853
17 1.852 1.875 1.898
18 1.896 1.924 1.953
19 1.956 1.981 2.006
20 2.057 2.081 2.105
21 2.134 2.160 2.185
22 2.185 2.211 2.236
23 2.233 2.258 2.284
24 2.294 2.328 2.363
25 2.362 2.394 2.426
26 3.075 3.153 3.231
27 3.231 3.304 3.377
28 3.385 3.460 3.535
29 3.538 3.616 3.694
30 3.692 3.759 3.826
31 3.846 3.922 3.999
32 3.999 4.076 4.154
33 4.157 4.234 4.310
34 4.307 4.384 4.460
35 4.456 4.530 4.603
36 4.597 4.679 4.760
37 4.753 4.832 4.911
38 4.906 4.980 5.054
39 5.044 5.125 5.205
40 5.203 5.272 5.342
41 7.587 7.765 7.943
42 7.950 8.174 8.398
43 8.447 8.627 8.806
44 8.882 9.094 9.307
45 9.503 9.703 9.902
46 9.912 10.119 10.327
47 10.338 10.630 10.922
48 10.977 11.315 11.653
49 11.864 12.114 12.364
50 12.639 12.879 13.120

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