Spectral Reflectance Measurements NIMS grid Imnavait, Alaska 2012

• Main Authors: Tweedie, Craig, Oberbauer, Steven
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: NSF Arctic Data Center 2013
• Subjects: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > ALPINE/TUNDRA; EARTH REMOTE SENSING INSTRUMENTS > PASSIVE REMOTE SENSING > SPECTROMETERS/RADIOMETERS > SPECTROMETERS > SPECTROMETERS; FIELD SURVEY; GRID; 30 METERS TO 100 METERS; ANNUAL; biota; Tundra; Alaska
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.18739/a21n7xn68; https://arcticdata.io/catalog/view/doi:10.18739/A21N7XN68

Spectral measurements were taken at each meter of the Networked Info-mechanical Systems (NIMS) grid in Imanvait, Alaska during the summer of 2012. Measurements were taken from the edge of each white board located at each meter aimed at the plots. The instrumentation used was a Unispec dual channel (DC) spectometer with fiber optics as sensors. A manfrotto tripod with an arm attachment was used to hold the fibers and sensors in place while taking the spectral measurements. The arm had 2 bubble levels to assist in keeping the sensors as level as possible. The calculated foot print cover is about 50-60 cm using a tripod height of 1.62 meters. The sensor angle for each scan is 20 degrees. Extra reference scans were taken on a 100% reflective white board surface.