Development and Flight Test of the Multichannel Ocean Colar Sensor (MOCS)
Development and Flight Test of the Multichannel Ocean Colar Sensor (MOCS)

Author: P. G. White

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Published: 1973

Total Pages: 180

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As part of the Advanced Applications Flight Experiments (AAFE) Program, an imaging spectroradiometer known as MOCS (Multichannel Ocean Color Sensor) was designed, developed and flight tested. This unique instrument was flown on the NASA Convair 990 over various water bodies. The development program, the flight tests, and data analysis are presented. Computer routines developed specifically for reducing MOCS data are also discussed.

Ocean Color Data Analysis Applied to MOCS (Multichannel Ocean Color Sensors) and SIS (Scanning Imaging Spectrophotometers) Data
Ocean Color Data Analysis Applied to MOCS (Multichannel Ocean Color Sensors) and SIS (Scanning Imaging Spectrophotometers) Data

Author: R. C. Ramsey

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Published: 1973

Total Pages: 84

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The multichannel ocean color sensor (MOCS) was designed and fabricated under NASA/Langley sponsorship. In 1972, it was installed in the NASA/Ames Convair-990 research aircraft and was flown as part of the NASA/Goddard Ocean Color Expedition. Data was obtained off both the east and west coasts of the United States and the west coast of Africa, and from the Gulf of Mexico, some fresh water lakes in California, and part of the Great Lakes. The report performs two functions. The first is to present additional MOCS data in the form of false-color maps, made on the TRW color-film writer. They include some of the previously reported flights, as well as other flights that have not been analyzed. The second function is to describe the computer programs used in the data analyses, and to present these modified programs for use in producing false-color maps of the upcoming SIS (Scanning Imaging Spectriphotometers) data.