EPIC
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EPIC (Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera) is a NASA instrument aboard the DSCOVR/Triana spacecraft that continuously images the sunlit side of Earth in multiple wavelengths for climate and atmospheric studies.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Earth observation instrument
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space-based camera ⓘ |
| acronym | EPIC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributesTo | space weather and climate services via DSCOVR mission ⓘ |
| dataAccess | publicly available online ⓘ |
| dataProduct |
UV radiation estimates
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aerosol optical depth ⓘ global cloud properties ⓘ ozone distribution ⓘ surface reflectance ⓘ vegetation indices ⓘ |
| dataUser |
general public
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operational agencies ⓘ scientific community ⓘ |
| designHeritage | heritage from earlier NASA Earth-observing instruments ⓘ |
| enablesObservation | global diurnal cycle of the sunlit Earth ⓘ |
| fieldOfView | full sunlit hemisphere of Earth ⓘ |
| fullName | Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostLaunchDate | 2015-02-11 ⓘ |
| hostLaunchVehicle | Falcon 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostMissionAgency |
NASA
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NOAA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostMissionPartner | U.S. Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostOrbitLocation | Sun–Earth L1 point NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostOrbitType | Lissajous orbit around L1 ⓘ |
| imageResolutionAtSubsatellitePoint | approximately 10 km ⓘ |
| imagingCadence | about 1 image every 1–2 hours ⓘ |
| locatedOnSpacecraft |
DSCOVR
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Deep Space Climate Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionType | Earth observation ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
continuous full-disk color images of Earth from deep space
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first continuous Earth imaging instrument from L1 ⓘ |
| numberOfSpectralBands | 10 ⓘ |
| observes | Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator |
NASA
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NOAA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalSpacecraftConcept | Triana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
Earth radiation budget support
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atmospheric studies ⓘ climate studies ⓘ |
| spectralBandExample |
317 nm
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325 nm ⓘ 340 nm ⓘ 388 nm ⓘ 443 nm ⓘ 552 nm ⓘ 680 nm ⓘ 688 nm ⓘ 764 nm ⓘ 780 nm ⓘ |
| spectralRange | ultraviolet to near-infrared ⓘ |
| spectralType | multispectral imager ⓘ |
| supportsScience |
Earth albedo studies
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aerosol research ⓘ atmospheric chemistry ⓘ climate monitoring ⓘ cloud physics ⓘ |
| viewingGeometry | near-constant full-disk view ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
DSCOVR