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Airborne Synthetic Aperature Radar (AIRSAR) on left rear fuselage of DC-8 Airborne Laboratory |
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| Photo Number: |
EC98-44485-001 |
| Photo Date: |
26 Mar 1998 |
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| Formats: |
558x480 JPEG Image (66 KBytes)
1190x1024 JPEG Image (383 KBytes)
3030x2606 JPEG Image (6,473 KBytes)
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Photo
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A view of the Airborne Synthetic Aperature Radar (AIRSAR) antenna on the left rear fuselage of the DC-8. The AIRSAR captures images of the ground from the side of the aircraft and can provide precision digital elevation mapping capabilities for a variety of studies. The AIRSAR is one of a number of research systems that have been added to the DC-8. |
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Project
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NASA used a DC-8 aircraft as a flying science laboratory. The platform aircraft, was based at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif., collected data for many experiments in support of scientific projects serving the world scientific community. Included in this community were NASA, federal, state, academic and foreign investigators. Data gathered by the DC-8 at flight altitude and by remote sensing has been used for scientific studies in archeology, ecology, geography, hydrology, meteorology, oceanography, volcanology, atmospheric chemistry, soil science and biology. |
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| Keywords: |
DC-8 Images; AIRSAR; Airborne Synthetic Aperature Radar |
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