The Stabilized Radiometer Platform (STRAP) - An actively stabilized horizontally level platform for improved aircraft irradiance measurements

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2161-2175

  Bucholtz, Anthony ^a   Bluth, Robert T ^b   Kelly, Ben ^c   Taylor, Scott ^c   Batson, Keir ^c   Sarto, Anthony W ^c   Tooman, Tim P ^d   McCoy Jr , Robert F ^d  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^c L 3 Communications Sonoma EO   (United States)

^d SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE MEASUREMENTS; AIRCRAFT PITCHES; DOWN-WELLING; INFRARED IRRADIANCES; IRRADIANCE MEASUREMENTS; PYRANOMETERS; RADIOMETER DATUM; SOLAR IRRADIANCES;

AIR NAVIGATION; AIRCRAFT; INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEMS; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; RADIOMETERS; RADIOMETRY; RIGIDITY;

AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTS;

AIRCRAFT; GPS; IRRADIANCE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; RADIOMETER;

EID: 65549144236     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JTECHA1085.1     Document Type: Article

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