EPIC camera
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The EPIC camera is a NASA Earth-observing instrument aboard the Deep Space Climate Observatory that continuously images the sunlit side of Earth from the L1 Lagrange point to monitor atmospheric and surface conditions.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| EPIC camera canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Earth observation instrument
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remote sensing instrument ⓘ space-based camera ⓘ |
| acronymFor | Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
long-term climate records
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space weather monitoring ⓘ |
| dataAvailability | publicly available imagery ⓘ |
| dataType | multispectral images ⓘ |
| dataUser |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
ⓘ
surface form:
NOAA
atmospheric scientists ⓘ climate scientists ⓘ general public ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Goddard Space Flight Center
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surface form:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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| distanceFromEarth | approximately 1.5 million kilometers ⓘ |
| enables | continuous monitoring of the sunlit Earth ⓘ |
| fieldOfView | full-disk Earth imaging ⓘ |
| hostMissionAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| hostMissionPartner |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
ⓘ
surface form:
NOAA
United States Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Air Force
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| hostSpacecraft |
Deep Space Climate Observatory
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surface form:
DSCOVR
Deep Space Climate Observatory ⓘ
surface form:
Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR)
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| imagesPerDay | multiple images per day ⓘ |
| locatedAt | Sun–Earth L1 Lagrange point ⓘ |
| missionType | Earth observation ⓘ |
| observes |
Earth
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sunlit side of Earth ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbits | Sun–Earth L1 Lagrange point ⓘ |
| partOf | Deep Space Climate Observatory ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
monitor atmospheric conditions
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monitor surface conditions ⓘ support space weather and climate science ⓘ |
| provides |
Earth albedo measurements
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aerosol information ⓘ global cloud cover data ⓘ ozone measurements ⓘ surface reflectance data ⓘ true-color images of Earth ⓘ vegetation index data ⓘ |
| spectralRange | ultraviolet to near-infrared ⓘ |
| supports |
Earth radiation budget studies
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aerosol transport studies ⓘ air quality studies ⓘ climate monitoring ⓘ cloud property retrievals ⓘ ozone layer monitoring ⓘ |
| viewingGeometry | near-constant viewing angle of Earth ⓘ |
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