ORNL DAAC Request for New GCMD Instrument: Air-LUSI

[ORNL - yaxingwei]

Hi,

The ORNL DAAC needs help to add a new GCMD instrument keyword.

Short name: Air-LUSI
Long name: Airborne Lunar Spectral Irradiance

Hierarchical Path: Instruments > Solar/Space Observing Instruments > Visible/Infrared Instruments > Air-LUSI

Description: The Airborne Lunar Spectral Irradiance (Air-LUSI) is a spectrometer designed to measure lunar spectral irradiance at the top of the atmosphere on NASA ER-2 aircraft. It was developed through a partnership with NASA and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in collaboration with the University of Maryland Baltimore County, the University of Guelph, and the U.S. Geological Survey to improve satellite accuracy through lunar observations. It consists of three components: an IRradiance Instrument Subsystem (IRIS) to measure lunar irradiance, an Autonomous Robotic Telescope Mount Instrument Subsystem (ARTEMIS) to maintain alignment with the moon, and a HIgh-altitude ER-2 Adaption (HERA) subsystem to protect the instrument from extreme cold and low-pressure environments. Air-LUSI operates across the Visible and Near Infrared (VNIR) spectral region (350-1050 nm) with a spectral resolution of 3.7 nm. It provides highly accurate (<1%) measurements of lunar irradiance that are traceable to the International Systems of Units (SI). These measurements help improve uncertainty in lunar irradiance in the exo-atmosphere to establish a lunar calibration model based on the lunar phase and geometry to calibrate satellite observations.

Reference: https://espo.nasa.gov/instrument/Airborne_Lunar_Spectral_Irradiance

Please let me know if you have any questions or need additional information.

Thanks,
Yaxing

[GCMD - tstevens]

Thank you for your keyword request. We will let you know when it is complete.

[GCMD - tstevens]

@ORNL - yaxingwei We have a project keyword with the same name. Do you still want it as a separate Instrument keyword?
See https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/KeywordViewer/scheme/all/a459c6a0-a895-4661-a286-427068936b5b?gtm_keyword=Air-LUSI

[ORNL - yaxingwei]

Thanks, @GCMD - tstevens ,

Yes, we do need a separate instrument keyword with the same name to properly tag the metadata records to support filtering/search based on instrument as well.

Best,
Yaxing

[GCMD - tstevens]

@ORNL - yaxingwei The Instrument keyword has been added; please review:

• Air-LUSI > Airborne Lunar Spectral Irradiance: https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/667812a0-5663-40dc-8017-184e5235ea70?format=rdf&version=draft

[ORNL - yaxingwei]

Hi @GCMD - tstevens , this looks good. Thanks!