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AVIRIS data
AVIRIS instrument data
AVIRIS data

AVIRIS

Airborne Visible/InfraRed Imaging Spectrometer

The Airborne Visible/InfraRed Imaging Spectrometer (AVIRIS) project comprises three instruments: AVIRIS Classic (AVIRIS-C), AVIRIS-Next Generation (AVIRIS-NG), and AVIRIS-3rd Generation (AVIRIS-3).

Data from AVIRIS-C, AVIRIS-NG, and AVIRIS-3 are applicable to a wide range of studies in the fields of terrestrial and coastal aquatic plant physiology, atmospheric and aerosol studies, environmental science, snow hydrology, geology, volcanology, oceanography, soil and land management, agriculture, and limnology.

Data Centers

ORNL DAAC

Funding Programs

NASA's Airborne Science Program
Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Earth Science Airborne Program
The AVIRIS graphic appears above an airborne plane. Text reads "Airborne Visible InfraRed Imaging Spectrometer"
Study DatesJan 1, 1993 - present
Season of StudyYear round
RegionNorth America including Alaska and Hawaii; Europe; Brazil; Argentina
Scientific Topics

Terrestrial and Coastal Aquatic Plant Physiology

Aerosols 

Environmental Science

Snow Hydrology

Geology

Volcanology

Oceanography

Soil

Land Management

Agriculture

Limnology

PlatformInstrument(s)
ER-2

AVIRIS-Next Generation (AVIRIS-NG)

AVIRIS-Classic (AVIRIS-C)

Twin OtterAVIRIS-NG
King Air B-200

AVIRIS-3rd Generation (AVIRIS-3)

AVIRIS-NG

The following resources provide additional information about the AVIRIS project.

Related Instruments

Airborne Visible InfraRed Imaging Spectrometer - Next Generation (AVIRIS-NG) AVIRIS-NG, the successor to AVIRIS-C, is an airborne imaging spectrometer often used for terrestrial ecology research investigations.
Airborne Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer - 3rd Generation (AVIRIS-3) AVIRIS-3 is the third of the AVIRIS spectrometer facility instruments series, with a higher signal-to-noise ratio performance than previous versions.
Airborne Visible/InfraRed Imaging Spectrometer - Classic (AVIRIS-C) AVIRIS-C identifies, measures, monitors constituents of Earth's surface and atmosphere based on molecular absorption and particle scattering signatures.