TitleAcronymContact PersonCenterAircraftTypeMeasurementsMeasurement RangeMeasurement Instrument PointingMeasurement FrequencyMeasurement Swath WidthMeasurement Horizontal ResolutionMeasurement Vertical ResolutionMeasurement WavelengthsMeasurement Notes
Airborne Earth Science Microwave Imaging RadiometerAESMIREdward Kim (PI)NASA GSFCC-130H - WFF, P-3 Orion - WFFRadiometerImagery, Snow Thickness, Sea Ice Surface Elevation, H2O, Temperature
Ground
Cross-track scanning, Conical scanning
6-100 GHz
Ku-band Radar AltimeterCarl Leuschen (PI)U KansasDC-8 - AFRC, P-3 Orion - WFF, Twin Otter - GRC, C-130H - WFFRadarSea Ice Surface Elevation
Ground
13-17 GHz
Polarimetric Scanning Radiometer - C/X BandPSR/CXAl Gasiewski (PI)CU BoulderDC-8 - AFRC, ER-2 - AFRC, P-3 Orion - WFF, Proteus, WB-57 - JSCRadiometerBrightness Temperature, Soil Moisture, Sea Ice Surface Elevation
Ground
Cross-track scanning
5.8-6.2 GHz; 6.3-6.7 GHz; 6.75-7.1 GHz; 7.15-7.5 GHz; 4 channels at 10.6-10.8 GHz
Slope Imaging Multi-polarization Photon-counting LidarSIMPLDavid Harding (PI)NASA GSFCLearjet 25, P-3 Orion - WFF, Twin Otter - GRCLidarSea Ice Surface Elevation, Ice Sheet Thickness
Ground
Nadir (directly downwards)