Evaluation of the NOAA-11 solar backscatter ultraviolet radiometer, Mod 2 (SBUV/2): inflight calibration

Howard Weiss; Richard P. Cebula; K. Laamann; Robert D. Hudson

doi:10.1117/12.46686

1 August 1991 Evaluation of the NOAA-11 solar backscatter ultraviolet radiometer, Mod 2 (SBUV/2): inflight calibration

Howard Weiss, Richard P. Cebula, K. Laamann, Robert D. Hudson

Proceedings Volume 1493, Calibration of Passive Remote Observing Optical and Microwave Instrumentation; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.46686
Event: Orlando '91, 1991, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

This paper presents an analysis both of the NOAA-11 calibration system performance and of the changes of the solar diffuser reflectivity as measured by this system. In particular, after two years of inflight operation, the NOAA-11 system's performance is either on par or exceeding preflight expectations with none of the NOAA-9 problems evident. The solar diffuser displays a wavelength dependent degradation of about 0.5 percent per year at 404 nm to about 2 percent at 185 nm which is consistent with previous diffuser reflectivity changes observed on NIMBUS-7 and NOAA-9.

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Howard Weiss, Richard P. Cebula, K. Laamann, and Robert D. Hudson "Evaluation of the NOAA-11 solar backscatter ultraviolet radiometer, Mod 2 (SBUV/2): inflight calibration", Proc. SPIE 1493, Calibration of Passive Remote Observing Optical and Microwave Instrumentation, (1 August 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.46686

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