Changes in the radiometric sensitivity of SeaWiFS determined from lunar and solar-based measurements

Applied Optics

Volumn 38, Issue 21, 1999, Pages 4649-4664

  Barnes, Robert A ^a   Eplee, Robert E ^a   Patt, Frederick S ^a   Mc Clain, Charles R ^b  

^a GENERAL SCIENCES CORPORATION   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASUREMENT ERRORS; PHOTODIODES; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIOMETRY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

NEAR INFRARED RADIATION; SEA-VIEWING WIDE FIELD-OF-VIEW SENSORS (SEAWIFS);

OPTICAL SENSORS;

EID: 0032607084     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.38.004649     Document Type: Article

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