In-flight spectral characterization and calibration stability estimates for the clouds and the earth's radiant energy system (CERES)

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1685-1716

  Matthews, Grant ^a  

^a SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE ACCURACY; CALIBRATION METHOD; CALIBRATION STANDARD; CLIMATE MODEL; CLOUDS AND THE EARTH'S RADIANT ENERGY SYSTEMS; DATA SETS; DEEP CONVECTIVE CLOUDS; EARTH OBSERVING; EARTH RADIATION BUDGET; FUTURE RESPONSE; GLOBAL MEASUREMENTS; GREENHOUSE-GAS FORCING; IN-FLIGHT CALIBRATION; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; NEW PROTOCOL; OPTICAL DEGRADATION; POLYMERIZATION MODEL; RADIATIVE FLUXES; RASTER SCANS; SATELLITE PROGRAMS; SHORT WAVES; SPECTRAL CHARACTERIZATION; SPECTRAL DARKENING; STABILITY ESTIMATES; WAVELENGTH STABILITY;

BENCHMARKING; CALIBRATION; CLIMATE MODELS; CLOUDS; DEGRADATION; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; ION BEAMS; NASA; SPECTRUM ANALYZERS; SYSTEM STABILITY;

EARTH (PLANET);

CALIBRATION; CLIMATE MODELING; DATA SET; GREENHOUSE GAS; MOON; RADIATION BUDGET; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 73149125334     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JTECHA1243.1     Document Type: Article

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