Spectral radiance validation studies using NAST-I and other independent measurement systems

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4485, Issue , 2002, Pages 81-90

  Larar, A M ^a   Smith, W L ^a   Zhou, D K ^a   Browell, E V ^a   Ferrare, R A ^a   Revercomb, H E ^b   Tobin, D C ^b  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Fourier transform spectrometer; Infrared radiation; Interferometry; Remote sensing; Spectrometry

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GASES; INFRARED RADIATION; INTERFEROMETRY; MOISTURE; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE OBSERVATORIES; TRACE ELEMENTS;

FOURIER TRANSFORM SPECTROMETER; NATIONAL POLAR ORBITING OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE SYSTEM; REMOTE SENSING MEASUREMENT; SPECTRAL RADIANCE;

INFRARED SPECTROMETERS;

EID: 0036396651     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.454238     Document Type: Article

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