The Airborne Multi-Spectral Scanner (AMSS)

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Beechcraft-200

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The Airborne Multi-Spectral Scanner (AMSS) is a scanning spectrometer which flies on a Beechcraft-200 aircraft and provides spectral information similar to that which will be provided by the Global Imager (GLI) scheduled to be launched on the ADEOS-II platform in 1999.
          The AMSS spectrometer acquires high spatial resolution imagery in the range of 0.40 to 12.45 microns. Total of 59 spectral bands are available in this range. AMSS Record and Prcessing System was configured for each mission to record a pre-selected group of 46 signal No. in 14-bit resolution.

1. Introduction
    
   
2. Reference
   Below are documents describing the AMSS instrument and some early results of the performance, quality, and utility of the data. Also a AMSS Level-1A Data User's Guide, detailing the structure and content of processed AMSS Level-1A (non-calibrated, non-geolocated radiance) data files, is provided.
   
   1. Introduction and Overview
      
   2. AMSS Spectral Bands
      
   3. AMSS Level-1A Data User's Guide

3. AMSS Field Experiment Data
   Belows include image, calibration data, flight and track summaries of field experiments.
   
   1. Chiba, Dec. 1996
   2. Fuji, Aug. 1996
   3. Sakata, June 1996
   4. Bihoro, Feb. 1997
   5. Rikubetu. 1997