A Physical Method for the Calibration of the AVHRR/3 Thermal IR Channels. Part II: An In-Orbit Comparison of the AVHRR Longwave Thermal IR Channels on board MetOp-A with IASI | Zendy

Jonathan P. D. Mittaz | Zendy; Andrew R. Harris | Zendy

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A Physical Method for the Calibration of the AVHRR/3 Thermal IR Channels. Part II: An In-Orbit Comparison of the AVHRR Longwave Thermal IR Channels on board MetOp-A with IASI

Author(s) -

Jonathan P. D. Mittaz,

Andrew R. Harris

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

journal of atmospheric and oceanic technology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.774

H-Index - 124

eISSN - 1520-0426

pISSN - 0739-0572

DOI - 10.1175/2011jtecha1517.1

Subject(s) - advanced very high resolution radiometer , remote sensing , satellite , calibration , environmental science , nadir , longwave , orbital mechanics , orbit (dynamics) , polar orbit , depth sounding , radiometer , radiometry , meteorology , computer science , radiative transfer , geology , physics , aerospace engineering , optics , astronomy , oceanography , engineering , quantum mechanics

Obtaining stable and accurate satellite radiances for climate change research requires extremely high standards for satellite calibration. Many satellite sensors do not currently meet the accuracy criteria, especially heritage sensors such as the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR), which shows scene temperature–dependent trends and biases of up to 0.5 K. Recently, however, a detailed study of the AVHRR/3 prelaunch data showed significant problems with both the calibration algorithm and the prelaunch data and indicated that the inherent accuracy of the AVHRR may actually be quite high. A new approach has been suggested that fixed many of the issues with the current (operational) calibration, but has not yet been applied to the in-orbit case. In this paper the behavior of the AVHRR in orbit is examined and compared to the operational AVHRR radiances from the Meteorological Operation (MetOp)-A with those based on the new calibration to radiances derived from the Infrared Atmosphere Soun...

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