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AIRS radiometric calibration validation for climate researchClimate research using data from satellite based radiometers makes extreme demands on the traceability and stability of the radiometric calibration. The selection of a cooled grating array spectrometer for the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder, AIRS, is key, but does not ensured that AIRS data will be of climate quality. Additional design features, plus additional pre-launch testing, and extensive on-orbit calibration subsystem monitoring beyond what would suffice for application of the data to weather forecasting were required to ensure the radiometric data quality required for climate research. Validation that climate data quality are being generated makes use of the sea surface skin temperatures (SST and (obs-calc).
Document ID
20060044407
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Conference Paper
External Source(s)
Authors
Aumann, Hartmut H.
Pagano, Thomas S.
Elliott, Denis
Gaiser, Steve
Gregorich, Dave
Broberg, Steve
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
August 22, 2005
Meeting Information
Meeting: Calcon 2005
Location: Ogden, UT
Country: United States
Start Date: August 22, 2005
End Date: August 25, 2005
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
calibration
validation
climate research
raiometric

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