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The overall scientific
objectives of the BIRD mission are
1. detection and
identification of hot spots caused by
- vegetation fires,
- volcanic activities,
- industrial hazards, burning oil
wells, etc..
2. scientific investigations of
- vegetation fires in space and
time
- burning areas and combustion
temperatures
- hot spot features like spatial
temperature distribution and spread
- fire classes and related
pollutant emission
- the estimation of the emission
levels of biomass burning
3. processing of thematic fire
maps
- to support the world-wide
fire-ecological research with fire temperatures of burning
areas on local scales (first time in the world)
- by using innovative methods for
increasing the geometric and radiometric resolution
(Dozier-Method, Multi-Sensor Multi-Resolution Technique)
4. volcanic studies
- observation of volcanic regions
and looking for high temperature events (alert mode)
- regular monitoring of
pre-selected volcanoes (monitoring mode)
- event-controlled space
observation of volcanic eruptions
- study of lava lakes
- estimation of plume parameters
and the spatial ejecta extent of volcanic eruptions
- investigation of temperature
precursors of a volcanic activity
5. investigation of clouds and
atmospheric properties on a local scale
- real-time discrimination of
smoke clouds from water clouds for increasing the confidence
interval of hot spot classification
- analysis of clouds and cloud
dynamics
- improvement of atmospheric
correction methods
6. investigation of surface
characteristics on regional scale
- photometry of infrared
signatures related to physical properties (aridness of
vegetation, canopy temperature, etc.)
- photometry of multispectral
signatures (from VIS to TIR) related to anthropological
impacts on environment
7. early diagnosis of
vegetation condition and vegetation changes on a regional scale by
- more precise information about
leaf area mass and
- improvement of the determination
of the vegetation index by using infrared channels
- atmospheric correction based on
models and meteorological information.
BIRD
Bispectral
Infrared
Detector
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SATELLITE
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| Int'l Designation |
2001 049B
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Launched
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| Owner / Sponsor |
DLR
(Germany)
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| Mission |
Technology
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| Manufacturer |
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| Launch Mass |
85
kg (187 lbm)
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| Mission Orbit |
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°
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| Design Life |
1
year
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| Power (EOL) |
0.120
kW
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LAUNCH
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| Launch Vehicle
Model |
PSLV |
| Launch Date / Time |
2001
Oct 22
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04:53
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| Co-Passenger(s) |
TES
1
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PROBA
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Financial
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| Satellite cost |
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| Web Links |
BIRD
Website
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