Concept information
Preferred term
RIS
Definition
- The Retroreflector in Space (RIS) experiment was provided by the Environment Agency (EA) of Japan on the ADvanced Earth Observation Satellite (ADEOS). The RIS is a 50 cm diameter passive cornor cube laser retroreflector designed to provide data to infer the distribution of ozone and other trace gases in the atmosphere. A ground-based laser beam is reflected by the RIS to the ground station and the constituent gases derived from the spectral response. A differential type laser radar system is used to eliminate the attenuating effects of the atmosphere. Additional information available at "http://kuroshio.eorc.nasda.go.jp/ADEOS/Project/Ris.html" Group: Instrument_Details Entry_ID: RIS Group: Instrument_Identification Instrument_Category: Earth Remote Sensing Instruments Instrument_Class: Passive Remote Sensing Instrument_Type: Positioning/Navigation Instrument_Subtype: Laser Ranging Short_Name: RIS Long_Name: Retroreflector in Space End_Group Group: Associated_Platforms Short_Name: ADEOS-I End_Group End_Group (en)
Broader concept
- Laser Ranging (en)
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/fa074e59-230b-495e-8e56-f71e22033ee7
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