Radiometric Calibrations for the Earth Radiation Budget Experiment
- 1 March 1974
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Applied Optics
- Vol. 13 (3), 523-533
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ao.13.000523
Abstract
The earth radiation budget (ERB) experiment is scheduled to be flown aboard the NIMBUS F satellite that is to be launched in mid-1974. This experiment includes channels, to measure solar radiation, earth-reflected radiation (albedo), and earth-emitted long-wave radiation. The calibration techniques and the standards employed are included in the topics of this paper. Problems associated with achieving the desired levels of confidence for a multifaceted, high accuracy satellite experiment are discussed and some results of preliminary calibrations are presented.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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