CAMEX-3 Multispectral Atmospheric Mapping Sensor (MAMS)

The Multispectral Atmospheric Mapping Sensor (MAMS) is flown on board the NASA ER-2 aircraft. MAMS is a multispectral scanner which measures reflected radiation from the Earth's surface and clouds in eight visible/near-infrared bands, and thermal emission from the Earth's surface, clouds, and atmospheric constituents (primarily water vapor) in four infrared bands. The 5.0 mRa aperture of MAMS produces an instantaneous field-of-view (IFOV) resolution of 100 m at nadir from the nominal ER-2 altitude of 20 km. The width of the entire cross path field-of-view scanned by the sensor is 37 km, thereby providing detailed resolution of atmospheric and surface features across the swath width and along the aircraft flight track.

The Third Convection and Moisture Experiment (CAMEX-3) was based at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida from 6 August - 23 September, 1998, and successfully studied Hurricanes Bonnie, Danielle, Earl and Georges. CAMEX-3 collected data for research in tropical cyclone development, tracking, intensification, and landfalling impacts using NASA-funded aircraft and surface remote sensing instrumentation. Flights were conducted in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean and in the Western Atlantic Ocean.

Browse imagery is available on the CAMEX-3 page at CAMEX-3 Data. Both browse or data are available by request via E-mail from ghrc@eos.nasa.gov.

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(START DATE: 1998-08-06 STOP DATE: 1998-09-23)

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