| Autor: |
Hall, Jeffrey L., D'Amico, Francis M., Kolodzey, Steven J., Qian, Jun, Polak, Mark L., Westerberg, Karl, Chang, Clement S. |
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Proceedings of SPIE; May 2011, Vol. 8018 Issue: 1 p801816-801816-10 |
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A sensitive, ground-based thermal imaging spectrometer was deployed at the Army's Dugway Proving Ground to remotely monitor explosively released chemical-warfare-agent-simulant clouds from stand-off ranges of a few kilometers. The sensor has 128 spectral bands covering the 7.6 to 13.5 micron region. The measured cloud spectra clearly showed scattering of high-elevation-angle sky radiance by liquid aerosols or dust in the clouds: we present arguments that show why the scattering is most likely due to dust. This observation has significant implications for early detection of dust-laden chemical clouds. On one hand, detection algorithms must properly account for the scattered radiation component, which would include out-of-scene radiation components as well as a dust signature; on the other hand, this scattering gives rise to an enhanced "delta-T" for detection by a ground-based sensor. |
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