Characterizations of the Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) scanning radiometersNASA's Earth Radiation Budget Experiment employs the Earth Radiation Budget Satellite and the NOAA 9 and 10 spacecraft to obtain absolute measurements of incoming solar radiation, shortwave earth-reflected solar radiation, and longwave earth-emitted radiation, using both scanning and nonscanning radiometers. Each of the three remote-sensing spacecraft carry narrow FOV scanning radiometers whose detection sensors are thermistor bolometers. Attention is presently given to the calibration models and methods employed in characterizing the scanning radiometers' output signals; the design features of the scanners and flight calibration systems are presented.
Document ID
19900053141
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Lee, Robert B., III (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Barkstrom, Bruce R. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Avis, Lee M. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Halyo, Nesim (Information and Control Systems, Inc. Hampton, VA, United States)
Gibson, Michael A. (ST Systems Corp. Hampton, VA, United States)