Dr. Nathan J. Pust Profile

Dr. Nathan J. Pust

Research Assistant at Montana State Univ

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 March 2017 Open Access

Dual-polarization airborne lidar for freshwater fisheries management and research

Michael Roddewig, Nathan Pust, James Churnside, Joseph Shaw

OE, Vol. 56, Issue 03, 031221, (March 2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.56.3.031221

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Receivers, Research management, Signal to noise ratio, Water, Signal attenuation, Calibration, Scattering, Pulsed laser operation, Ecosystems

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SPIE Journal Paper | 9 December 2014 Open Access

Radiometric calibration of infrared imagers using an internal shutter as an equivalent external blackbody

Paul Nugent, Joseph Shaw, Nathan Pust

OE, Vol. 53, Issue 12, 123106, (December 2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.53.12.123106

KEYWORDS: Camera shutters, Calibration, Cameras, Black bodies, Staring arrays, Temperature metrology, Imaging systems, Infrared radiation, Infrared imaging, Solids

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Proceedings Article | 12 June 2014 Paper

Effects of wildfire smoke on atmospheric polarization

Joseph Shaw, Nathan Pust, Elizabeth Forbes

Proceedings Volume 9099, 909907 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2045603

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Aerosols, Scattering, Sun, Imaging systems, Radiometry, Photography, Radio optics, Atmospheric particles, Transmittance

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SPIE Journal Paper | 29 October 2013 Open Access

Errata: Correcting for focal-plane-array temperature dependence in microbolometer infrared cameras lacking thermal stabilization

Paul Nugent, Joseph Shaw, Nathan Pust

OE, Vol. 52, Issue 10, 109801, (October 2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.52.10.109801

KEYWORDS: Black bodies, Cameras, Microbolometers, Infrared cameras, Staring arrays, Magnesium, Optical engineering, Computer engineering, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 7 October 2013 Paper

How clear-sky polarization varies with wavelength in the visible-NIR

Nathan Pust, Joseph Shaw

Proceedings Volume 8873, 88730D (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2024868

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Aerosols, Reflectivity, Atmospheric modeling, Atmospheric particles, Rayleigh scattering, Vegetation, Atmospheric sensing, Scattering, Multiple scattering

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SPIE Journal Paper | 7 January 2013 Open Access

Correcting for focal-plane-array temperature dependence in microbolometer infrared cameras lacking thermal stabilization

Paul Nugent, Joseph Shaw, Nathan Pust

OE, Vol. 52, Issue 06, 061304, (January 2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.52.6.061304

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Staring arrays, Black bodies, Calibration, Temperature metrology, Microbolometers, Infrared cameras, Imaging systems, Infrared radiation, Thermography

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SPIE Journal Paper | 10 December 2012

Multispectral imaging systems on tethered balloons for optical remote sensing education and research

Joseph Shaw, Paul Nugent, Nathan Kaufman, Nathan Pust, Devin Mikes, Cassie Knierim, Nathan Faulconer, Randal Larimer, Angela DesJardins, W. Berk Knighton

JARS, Vol. 6, Issue 01, 063613, (December 2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JRS.6.063613

KEYWORDS: Imaging systems, Multispectral imaging, Remote sensing, Optical filters, Near infrared, Reflectivity, Vegetation, Calibration, Cameras, Transmittance

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Proceedings Article | 27 November 2012 Paper

Cloud optical depth measured with ground-based, uncooled infrared imagers

Joseph Shaw, Paul Nugent, Nathan Pust, Brian Redman, Sabino Piazzolla

Proceedings Volume 8523, 85231D (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.981294

KEYWORDS: Clouds, LIDAR, Infrared radiation, Infrared imaging, Atmospheric optics, Imaging systems, Calibration, Optical testing, Atmospheric modeling, Radio optics

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Proceedings Article | 15 October 2012 Open Access

National Student Solar Spectrograph Competition overview

Randal Larimer, Angela DesJardins, Joseph Shaw, Charles Kankelborg, Christopher Palmer, Larry Springer, Joey Key, W. Berk Knighton, Kevin Repasky, Nathan Pust, Mitchell Hobish, Edmond Wilson, Carrie Fitzgerald, Ryan Fitzgerald, Thomas Trickel, Clyde Jensen, Skye Dorsett, Matt Anderson, Jim Boger, Nate McCrady, Jaylene Naylor, Laurie Battle

Proceedings Volume 8481, 84810Z (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.965323

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Sun, IRIS Consortium, Spectroscopy, Stars, Scintillation, Telescopes, Earth's atmosphere, Ultraviolet radiation, Aerospace engineering

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Proceedings Article | 15 October 2012 Open Access

Multispectral imaging system on tethered balloons for optical remote sensing education and outreach

Joseph Shaw, Paul Nugent, Nathan Kaufman, Nathan Pust, Devin Mikes, Cassie Knierim, Nathan Faulconer, Randal Larimer, Angela DesJardins, Berk Knighton

Proceedings Volume 8481, 84810T (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.932236

KEYWORDS: Imaging systems, Near infrared, Optical filters, Multispectral imaging, Vegetation, Remote sensing, Reflectivity, Image filtering, CMOS cameras, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 10 September 2011 Paper

Comparison of sky polarization observations to radiative transfer simulations which use AERONET retrieval data

Nathan Pust, Andrew Dahlberg, Michael Thomas, Joseph Shaw

Proceedings Volume 8160, 81600G (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.894637

KEYWORDS: Atmospheric modeling, Polarimetry, Polarization, Data modeling, Aerosols, Refractive index, RGB color model, Radiative transfer, Scattering, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2011 Paper

Dual-polarization lidar identification of ice in a corona-producing wave cloud

Joseph Shaw, Nathan Pust

Proceedings Volume 8160, 81600I (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.894893

KEYWORDS: Clouds, LIDAR, Particles, Photography, Coronagraphy, Diffraction, Crystals, Polarization, Liquids, Far-field diffraction

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 January 2011

Comparison of skylight polarization measurements and MODTRAN-P calculations

Nathan Pust, Joseph Shaw

JARS, Vol. 5, Issue 1, 053529, (January 2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.3595686

KEYWORDS: Atmospheric modeling, Aerosols, Polarization, Data modeling, Radiometry, Scattering, Instrument modeling, Radiative transfer, LIDAR, Multiple scattering

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Proceedings Article | 26 April 2010 Paper

Continuous outdoor operation of an all-sky polarization imager

Joseph Shaw, Nathan Pust, Benjamin Staal, Jennifer Johnson, Andrew Dahlberg

Proceedings Volume 7672, 76720A (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.851374

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Sun, Polarimetry, Imaging systems, Clouds, Photography, Aerosols, Calibration, Scattering, Metals

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Proceedings Article | 12 August 2009 Paper

How good is a single-scattering model of visible-NIR atmospheric skylight polarization?

Nathan Pust, Joseph Shaw

Proceedings Volume 7461, 74610B (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.828343

KEYWORDS: Atmospheric modeling, Polarization, Aerosols, Data modeling, Radio optics, Scattering, Multiple scattering, Polarimetry, Clouds, Light scattering

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Proceedings Article | 12 August 2009 Paper

All-sky imaging polarimeter measurements of visible and NIR skylight at Mauna Loa, Hawaii

Andrew Dahlberg, Nathan Pust, Joseph Shaw

Proceedings Volume 7461, 746107 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.826537

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Scattering, Aerosols, Observatories, Clouds, Rayleigh scattering, Sun, Light scattering, Polarimetry, Atmospheric particles

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Proceedings Article | 12 August 2009 Paper

Concurrent polarimetric measurements of painted metal and illuminating skylight compared with a microfacet model

Nathan Pust, Joseph Shaw, Andrew Dahlberg

Proceedings Volume 7461, 74610X (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.826546

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Polarimetry, Dielectric polarization, Sun, Data modeling, Metals, Reflection, Refraction, Dielectrics, Reflectors

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Proceedings Article | 5 June 2009 Open Access

Optical aurora detectors: using natural optics to motivate education and outreach

Joseph Shaw, Jesse Way, Nathan Pust, Paul Nugent, Hans Coate, Daniel Balster

Proceedings Volume 9666, 966608 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2207940

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Auroras, Calibration, Signal detection, Radio optics, Analog electronics, Electronics, Interference filters, Microcontrollers, Prototyping

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Proceedings Article | 2 April 2008 Paper

Visible-NIR imaging polarimetry of painted metal surfaces viewed under a variably cloudy atmosphere

N. Pust, J. Shaw, A. Dahlberg

Proceedings Volume 6972, 69720G (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.779319

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Polarimetry, Clouds, Metals, Infrared signatures, Imaging systems, Sun, Scattering, Optical filters, Light scattering

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2007 Paper

All-sky polarization imaging

Nathan Pust, Joseph Shaw

Proceedings Volume 6682, 668204 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.736330

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Aerosols, Clouds, Atmospheric modeling, Atmospheric particles, Polarimetry, Radiometry, Rayleigh scattering, Radio optics, Radiative transfer

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Proceedings Article | 3 May 2006 Paper

Imaging spectropolarimetry of cloudy skies

Nathan Pust, Joseph Shaw

Proceedings Volume 6240, 624006 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670612

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Clouds, Light scattering, Rayleigh scattering, Mie scattering, Imaging systems, Scattering, Polarimetry, Sun, CCD cameras

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Proceedings Article | 18 August 2005 Paper

Dual-field imaging polarimeter for studying the effect of clouds on sky and target polarization

Nathan Pust, Joseph Shaw

Proceedings Volume 5888, 588812 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.618773

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Polarimetry, Calibration, Wave plates, Clouds, Imaging systems, Cameras, Polarizers, Charge-coupled devices, Condition numbers

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