Determination of CERES Flight models 1 and 2 sensors zero-radiance response variability with elevation and azimuth scan angles, on-orbit aboard TERRA Spacecraft

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5652, Issue , 2004, Pages 299-308

  Thomas, Susan ^a   Priestley, Kory J ^b   Lee III, Robert B ^b  

^a SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Calibration; CERES; EOS; Radiometry; Terra

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS AND THE EARTH'S RADIANT ENERGY SYSTEM (CERES); EOS; SCANNING THERMISTOR BOLOMETERS; TERRA;

BOLOMETERS; CALIBRATION; EARTH (PLANET); RADIOMETRY; SENSORS; SPACECRAFT; THERMISTORS;

FLIGHT DYNAMICS;

EID: 20344368026     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.579844     Document Type: Conference Paper

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