Three-channel inter-comparison and direct comparison on-orbit stability analyses as applied to the CERES instruments on the Terra and Aqua satellites

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5151, Issue , 2003, Pages 307-317

  Spence, Peter ^a,c   Priestley, Kory ^b   Kizer, Edward ^a   Walikainen, Dale ^a   Thomas, Susan ^a  

^a SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aqua; CERES; Nadir footprints; Shortwave radiance; Stability; Terra

Indexed keywords

BOLOMETERS; CALIBRATION; CLOUDS; RADIOMETRY; SATELLITE OBSERVATORIES; SENSORS; THERMISTORS;

AQUA; NADIR FOOTPRINTS; SHORTWAVE RADIANCE; TERRA;

CLIMATOLOGY;

EID: 2342624528     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.507540     Document Type: Conference Paper

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