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Metrology for Remote Sensing Radiometry

October 16, 2008
Author(s)
B. Carol Johnson, Steven W. Brown, Joseph P. Rice
Metrology, the science of measurement, is discussed in terms of measurements of radiant flux and associated quantities. Radiometric measurements are naturally remote, that is, they are non-contact. A broad application is Earth science, as global

Standards for Monitoring the Temperature of Earth From Space

October 16, 2008
Author(s)
Joseph P. Rice
The National Aeronautical and Spece Administration (NASA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of Energy (DOE), and other Government agencies have projects in which space-flight

Evaluation of Thermal Imaging Cameras

October 1, 2008
Author(s)
Francine K. Amon, Andrew J. Lock, Nelson P. Bryner, Joseph P. Rice, Howard Yoon
Four thermal infrared cameras that were provided by Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) to NIST were each evaluated by the NIST Optical Technology Division (OTD) for three metrics: Noise-equivalent Temperature Difference (NETD), Minimum Detectable

Measurement science for climate remote sensing

August 20, 2008
Author(s)
Gerald T. Fraser, Steven W. Brown, Raju V. Datla, Bettye C. Johnson, Keith R. Lykke, Joseph P. Rice
The Earth s climate is very complex and highly variable, making it difficult to measure and model small changes that occur over decadal and longer time scales. The resulting uncertainties in measurement and modeling underlie the longterm debate over the

Development of Infrared Scene Projectors for Fire Fighter Cameras

March 2, 2008
Author(s)
Joseph P. Rice, Jorge E. Neira, Francine K. Amon
We have developed two types of infrared scene projectors for hardware-in-the-loop testing of thermal imaging cameras such as those used by fire-fighters. In one, direct projection, images are projected directly into the camera. In the other, indirect

Dynamically Programmable Digital Tissue Phantoms

December 31, 2007
Author(s)
Steven W. Brown, Joseph P. Rice, David W. Allen, Maritoni A. Litorja, Karel Zuzak, Edward Livingston
As optical imaging modalities gain acceptance for medical diagnostics and become common in clinical applications, standardized protocols to quantitatively assess optical sensor performance are required to ensure commonality in measurements and to validate

Evaluation of a Portable Hyperspectral Imager for Medical Imaging Applications

October 2, 2007
Author(s)
David W. Allen, Maritoni A. Litorja, Steven W. Brown, Joseph P. Rice, Yuqin Zong
Portable hyperspectral imagers are becoming commonly available as a commercial product. A liquid crystal tunable filter based CCD imager was evaluated and characterized for spectral stray light using a tunable laser facility. The hyperspectral imager is

A Hyperspectral Image Projector for Hyperspectral Imagers

September 3, 2007
Author(s)
Joseph P. Rice, Steven W. Brown, Jorge E. Neira, Robert R. Bousquet
We have developed and demonstrated a Hyperspectral Image Projector (HIP) intended for system-level validation testing of hyperspectral imagers, including the instrument and any associated spectral unmixing algorithms. HIP, based on the same digital

Hyperspectral Image Projector for Advanced Sensor Characterization

December 4, 2006
Author(s)
Steven W. Brown, Joseph P. Rice, Jorge E. Neira, Bettye C. Johnson
In this work, we describe radiometric platforms able to produce realistic spectral distributions and spatial scenes for the development of application-specific metrics to quantify the performance of sensors and systems. Using these platforms, sensor and

Development of Hyperspectral Image Projectors

November 1, 2006
Author(s)
Joseph P. Rice, Steven W. Brown, Jorge E. Neira
We present design concepts for calibrated hyperspectral image projectors (HIP) and related sources intended for system-level testing of instruments ranging from complex hyperspectral or multispectral imagers to simple filter radiometers. HIP, based on the

Spectrally Tunable Sources for Advanced Radiometric Applications

October 1, 2006
Author(s)
Steven W. Brown, Joseph P. Rice, J D. Jackson, Jorge E. Neira, Bettye C. Johnson
A common radiometric platform for the development of application-specific metrics to quantify the performance of sensors and systems is described. Using this platform, systems may be quantified in terms of the accuracy of measurements of standardized sets

Hyperspectral Image Projectors for Radiometric Applications

March 23, 2006
Author(s)
Joseph P. Rice, Steven W. Brown, Bettye C. Johnson, Jorge E. Neira
We describe a new type of Calibrated Hyperspectral Image Projector (CHIP) intended for radiometric testing of instruments ranging from complex hyperspectral or multispectral imagers to simple filter radiometers. The CHIP, based on the same digital mirror

Flow visualization of heated CO2 gas using thermal imaging

January 1, 2006
Author(s)
Joseph P. Rice, Howard W. Yoon, M H. Brenner, N R. Briggs, J G. Gillen
Walk-through portal detection systems are being developed to screen passengers for the presence of explosives in support of homeland security. These portals utilize a series of air-jets to remove the explosive particles for detection using ion mobility

NIST Reference Cryogenic Radiometer Designed for Versatile Performance

January 1, 2006
Author(s)
Jeanne M. Houston, Joseph P. Rice
We describe the concept of modularity and versatility in the construction of a new cryogenic radiometer developed at NIST. We address the benefits of the modular design in the construction and development and discuss some of the device characterizations

The Miami2001 Infrared Radiometer Calibration and Intercomparison. Part I: Laboratory Characterization of Blackbody Targets

February 1, 2004
Author(s)
Joseph P. Rice, James J. Butler, B C. Johnson, P J. Minnett, K A. Maillet, T J. Nightingale, S J. Hook, A Abtahi, C J. Donlon, I J. Barton
The second calibration and intercomparison of infrared radiometers (Maiami2001) was held at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) during May-June 2001. The participants were from several groups involved with