The HyspIRI Mission: Science and Measurements

Simon J. Hook, JPL, simon.j.hook@jpl.nasa.gov (Presenter)
Robert O. Green, JPL, rog@jpl.nasa.gov
Elizabeth M. Middleton, NASA GSFC, elizabeth.m.middleton@nasa.gov

In 2007 the National Research Council (NRC) released the results from the first Earth Science Decadal Survey (DS) entitled: Earth Science and Applications from Space: National Imperatives for the Next Decade and Beyond. As part of the DS the NRC recommended fifteen missions to be implemented by NASA including one joint mission between NASA and NOAA. These missions were arranged in three groups based on launch timeframe (2010-2013; 2013-2016 and 2016-2020). The second group included the HyspIRI mission. This global mission provides a unique capability to assess how ecosystems respond to natural and human-induced changes. It will help us assess the status of biodiversity around the world and the role of different biological communities on land and within inland water bodies, as well as coastal zones and at reduced resolution in the ocean. Furthermore, it will help identify natural hazards; in particular volcanic eruptions and any associated precursor activity, and it will map the mineralogical composition of the land surface. The mission will advance our scientific understanding of how the Earth is changing as well as provide valuable societal benefit, in particular, in understanding and tracking dynamic events such as volcanoes and wildfires.

The HyspIRI mission includes two instruments: a visible shortwave infrared (VSWIR) imaging spectrometer operating between 0.38 and 2.5 µm at a spatial scale of 60 m with a swath width of 145 km and a thermal infrared (TIR) multispectral scanner operating between 4 and 12 µm at a spatial scale of 60 m with a swath width of 600 km. The VSWIR and TIR instruments have revisit times of 19 and 5 days, respectively. The system also includes an Intelligent Payload Module which will allow custom products to be delivered in near real time.

This poster provides additional details on the instrument specifications, science traceability as well as examples of how HyspIRI-like data can be used to address the mission science questions.

Presentation Type:  Poster

Session:  Other   (Tue 11:30 AM)

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Poster Location ID: 208