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Method for correction of errors in observation angles for limb thermal emission measurementsThermal emission measurements of the earth's stratospheric limb from space platforms require an accurate knowledge of the observation angles for retrieval of temperature and constituent distributions. Without the use of expensive stabilizing systems, however, most observational instruments do not meet the required pointing accuracies, thus leading to large errors in the retrieval of atmospheric data. This paper describes a self-constituent method of correcting errors in pointing angles by using information contained in the observed spectrum. Numerical results based on temperature inversions of synthetic thermal emission spectra with assumed random errors in pointing angles are presented.
Document ID
19840053337
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Abbas, M. M.
(Drexel Univ. Philadelphia, PA, United States)
Shapiro, G. L.
(Drexel University Philadelphia, PA, United States)
Conrath, B. J.
(Drexel Univ. Philadelphia, PA, United States)
Kunde, V. G.
(Drexel Univ. Philadelphia, PA, United States)
Maguire, W. C.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 1984
Publication Information
Publication: Applied Optics
Volume: 23
ISSN: 0003-6935
Subject Category
Spacecraft Instrumentation
Accession Number
84A36124
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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