Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports Volume 39 April 6, 2001

cally Active Radiation (FPAR) absorbed by the plant canopy were made using the LAI-2000 and TRAC optical instruments during
focused periods from 09-Aug-1993 to 19-Sep-1994. The measurements were intensive at the NSA and SSA tower sites, but were
made just once or twice at auxiliary sites. The final processed LAI and FPAR data set is contained in tabular ASCII files. The data
files are available on a CD-ROM (see document number 20010000884).
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Algorithms; Spatial Distribution; Leaf Area Index
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ENERGY PRODUCTION AND CONVERSION
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20010023436 NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH USA
Aerospace Nickel-Cadmium Cell Verification Final Report
Manzo, Michelle A., NASA Glenn Research Center, USA; Strawn, D. Michael, Naval Surface Warfare Center, USA; Hall, Stephen
W., Naval Surface Warfare Center, USA; January 2001; 14p; In English; Long Beach Battery Conference 2001, 9-12 Jan.
2001, Long Beach, CA, USA; Sponsored by California State Univ., USA
Contract(s)/Grant(s): RTOP 755-A4-08
Report No.(s): NASA/TM-2001-210598; NAS 1.15:210598; E-12556; No Copyright; Avail: CASI; A03, Hardcopy; A01, Microfiche
During the early years of satellites, NASA successfully flew ”NASA-Standard” nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd) cells manufactured
by GE/Gates/SAFF on a variety of spacecraft. In 1992 a NASA Battery Review Board determined that the strategy of a NASA
Standard Cell and Battery Specification and the accompanying NASA control of a standard manufacturing control document
(MCD) for Ni-Cd cells and batteries was unwarranted. As a result of that determination, standards were abandoned and the use
of cells other than the NASA Standard was required. In order to gain insight into the performance and characteristics of the various
aerospace Ni-Cd products available, tasks were initiated within the NASA Aerospace Flight Battery Systems Program that
involved the procurement and testing of representative aerospace Ni-Cd cell designs. A standard set of test conditions was established
in order to provide similar information about the products from various vendors. The objective of this testing was to provide
independent verification of representative commercial flight cells available in the marketplace today. This paper will provide a
summary of the verification tests run on cells from various manufacturers: Sanyo 35 Ampere-hour (Ali) standard and 35 Ali
advanced Ni-Cd cells, SAFr 50 Ah Ni-Cd cells and Eagle-Picher 21 Ali Magnum and 21 Ali Super Ni-CdTM cells from Eagle-
Picher were put through a full evaluation. A limited number of 18 and 55 Ali cells from Acme Electric were also tested to provide
an initial evaluation of the Acme aerospace cell designs. Additionally, 35 Ali aerospace design Ni-MH cells from Sanyo were
evaluated under the standard conditions established for this program. Ile test program is essentially complete. The cell design
parameters, the verification test plan and the details of the test result will be discussed.
Author
Nickel Cadmium Batteries; Design Analysis; Electric Batteries
20010023539 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD USA
BOREAS Level-3s SPOT Imagery: Scaled At-sensor Radiance in LGSOWG Format
Strub, Richard, Raytheon Information Technology and Scientific Services, USA; Nickeson, Jaime, Raytheon Information
Technology and Scientific Services, USA; Newcomer, Jeffrey A., Raytheon Information Technology and Scientific Services,
USA; Hall, Forrest G., Editor, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA; Cihlar, Josef, Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, Canada;
September 2000; 28p; In English
Contract(s)/Grant(s): RTOP 462-33-01
Report No.(s): NASA/TM-2000-209891/VOL100; Rept-2000-03136-0/VOL100; NAS 1.15:209891/VOL100; No Copyright;
Avail: CASI; A03, Hardcopy; A01, Microfiche
For BOReal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study (BOREAS), the level-3s Satellite Pour l’Observation de la Terre (SPOT) data,
along with the other remotely sensed images, were collected in order to provide spatially extensive information over the primary
study areas. This information includes radiant energy, detailed land cover, and biophysical parameter maps such as Fraction of
Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FPAR) and Leaf Area Index (LAI). The SPOT images acquired for the BOREAS project
were selected primarily to fill temporal gaps in the LANDSAT Thematic Mapper (TM) image data collection. CCRS collected
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