Assessment of midnight blackbody calibration correction (MBCC) using the global space-based inter-calibration system (GSICS)

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7456, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Rama Varma Raja, M K ^a   Wu, Xiangqian ^a   Yu, Fangfang ^a   Wang, Likun ^a  

^a OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

Calibration; GOES; GSICS; Infrared; Inter calibration; MBCC; Midnight; Radiometry

Indexed keywords

GOES; GSICS; INFRARED; INTER-CALIBRATION; MBCC; MIDNIGHT;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; DATA PROCESSING; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES; INFRARED DEVICES; INFRARED INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOMASKS; RADIOMETERS; RADIOMETRY; REMOTE SENSING; SOUNDING APPARATUS; SPACE OPTICS; WATER VAPOR; WEATHER SATELLITES;

CALIBRATION;

EID: 70350144979     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.825407     Document Type: Conference Paper

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