SnowEx17 UM Quantum Well Infrared Photodetector (QWIP) Surface Temperature, Version 1
Data set id:
SNEX17_QWIP_ST
DOI: 10.5067/QWOOEJQ87NM2
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Overview

This data set contains infrared camera images collected during the 2017 SnowEx campaign in Grand Mesa and Senator Beck Basin, Colorado. Images were taken using a Quantum Well Infrared Photodetector (QWIP) camera system manufactured by QmagiQ and mounted to the P-3 aircraft, which was flown over the study areas. The QWIP camera records images at a rate of 60 Hz and has a field of view of 11x9 degrees. The QWIP camera can distinguish temperature variations of approximately 0.02°C. This data set contains raw QWIP data, presented as "counts." Data are contained in TIFF image files with dimensions of 320x256 counts.
Parameter(s):
INFRARED IMAGERY
Platform(s):
NASA P-3
Sensor(s):
CAMERAS
Data Format(s):
TIFF
Temporal Coverage:
16 February 2017 to 25 February 2017
Temporal Resolution:
Not Specified
Spatial Resolution:
  • varies
  • varies
Spatial Coverage:
N:
41.000656
S:
36.993108
E:
-102.042125
W:
-109.050072
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