Ground calibrations of the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) instrument for the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM)

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2820, Issue , 1996, Pages 138-149

  Thomas, Susan ^a   Lee, Robert B ^b   Pandey, D K ^a   Wilson, Robert S ^a   Bush, Kathryn A ^a   Paden, Jack ^a   Lee, K P ^a   Bolden, William C ^a  

^a SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bolometer; Calibration; Climate; Longwave; Radiation; Radiometry; Shortwave

Indexed keywords

BOLOMETERS; CALIBRATION; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; HEAT RADIATION; INFRARED DETECTORS; NASA; RADIOMETRY; RAIN; SPACE FLIGHT; TROPICS;

ACTIVE CAVITY RADIOMETERS; CLIMATE; CLOUDS AND THE EARTH'S RADIANT ENERGY SYSTEMS; EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEMS; LONG WAVES; SCANNING THERMISTOR BOLOMETERS; SHORTWAVE; TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSIONS;

RAIN GAGES;

EID: 85079325581     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.258096     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (14)

1. B. R. Barkstrom and G. L. Smith, "The Earth radiation budget experiment: science and implementation", Rev. Geophys., 24, 379-390, 1986.
2. B. R. Barkstrom, E. F. Harrison, and R. B. Lee III, "Earth radiation budget seasonal results", Eos. 71, 279-299, and 304-305, 1990.
3. B. R. Barkstrom, "Earth radiation budget measurements: Pre - ERBE, ERBE, and CERES", Proc. of SPIE. 1299, 52-60, 1990.
4. R. B. Lee III, B. A. Childers, G. L. Smith, J. Paden, D. K. Pandey and S. Thomas, "The Clouds and The Earth's Radiant System (CERES) instrument level 1 Science data validation plan for Geolocated radiances", Proc. of SPIE, 2820, this issue, 1996.
5. R. B. Lee III, B. R. Barkstrom, G. L. Smith, J. E. Cooper, L. P. Kopia, R. S. Lawrence, S. Thomas, D. K. Pandey, D. H. Crommelynck, "The Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) Sensors and Preflight Calibration Plans", Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, Vol 13, No. 2, 300-313, April 1996.
6. M. A. Folkman, P. J. Jarecke, L. A. Darnton, T. D. Hedrnan, and R. B. Lee III, "Design of a solar difruser for on-orbit calibration of the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) instruments", Proc. of SPIE, 1939, 72-81, 1993.
7. P. J. Jarecke, M. A. Folkman, and L. A. Darnton, "Radiometric calibration plan for the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System instruments", Proc. of SPIE, 1493, 244-254, 1991.
8. N. Halyo, D. K. Pandey, and D. B. Taylor, "Modeling and characterizations of the Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) nonscanner and scanner sensors", NASA Contractor Report 181818, 1989.
9. P. J. Jarecke, M. A. Folkman, T. R. Hedrnan, and M. E. Frink, "Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES): Long-wave calibration plan and radiometric test model (RTM) calibration results", Metrologia, 30, 223-230, 1993.
10. S. L. Carman, "Deep concentric groove enhance blackbody spectral and spatial uniformity", Proc. of SPIE, 416, 178-186, 1983.
11. M. E. Frink, P. J. Jarecke, M. A. Folkman, and R. E. Wright, "Far-IR spectral response measurements of the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) sensors using the Fourier transform spectrometer and pyro-electric reference detector", Proc. of SPIE, 1939, 82-91, 1993.
12. M. A. Folkman, P. J. Jarecke, and L. A. Darnton, "Enhancement to radiometric calibration facility for the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System Instniments", Proc. of SPIE, 1493, 255-266, 1991.
13. P. V. Foukal, C. Hoyt, and P. Miller, "Cryogenic absolute radiometers and laboratory standards, remote sensing detectors, and pyrheliometer", Applied Optics, 29, 988-993, 1990.
14. M. A. Folkman, P. Jarecke, T. Hedrnan, S. Carman, L. M. Avis, B. R. Barkstrom, J. E. Cooper, L. P. Kopia, W. Lawrence, R. B. Lee III, and G. L. Smith, "Calibration of a shortwave reference standard by transfer from a blackbody standard using a cryogenic active cavity radiometer", Proc. of IGARSS'94 (California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, August 8-12, 1994), 2298-2300, 1994.