National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Current Technology Developments

• IceCube ESTO In-Space Validation of Earth Science Technologies (InVEST) Project
  • Lead sub-mm wave radiometer development for cubesats.
• Wideband Instrument for Snow Measurements (WISM) ESTO IIP
  • Lead radiometer (X, Ku, Ka bands) development and deployment for terrestrial snow measurement.
• Signals of Opportunity Airborne Demonstrator (SoOp-AD) ESTO IIP
  • Lead radiometer development (P-band) and deployment to demonstrate reflectometry technique to retrieve root-zone soil moisture.
• Ecosystem Synthetic Aperture Radar (EcoSAR) Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO) Instrument Incubator Project (IIP)
  • Lead P-band SAR development and deployment for biomass science.
• HyMAS (Hyperspectral Microwave Atmospheric Sounder) ESTO Advance Component Technology (ACT) Project
  • Lead G-band radiometer development for hyperspectral atmospheric measurement.