PHYSICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TIROS II RADIATION EXPERIMENT,

Abstract

The meteorological satellite TIROS II carries a five-channel radiometer which scans the earth as the satellite rotates. Two channels are sensitive to sunlight reflected from the earth; three are responsive to terrestrial infrared emission. The effect of the optical properties upon the measurements is discussed. Calculations based on model atmospheres show the sources of outgoing terrestrial radiation and limb-darkening effects for two of the channels. A map of the radiation received by the channel sensitive in the window region (8 to 12 microns) is compared with a conventional weather chart.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0268135

Entities

People

  • D. Q. Wark
  • R. A. Hanel

Organizations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Climate Change
  • Detectors
  • Electromagnetic Spectra
  • Government Procurement
  • Infrared Radiation
  • Isotherms
  • Low Resolution
  • Measurement
  • Meteorological Satellites
  • Optical Properties
  • Radiation
  • Regions
  • Solar Radiation
  • Space Flight
  • Terrestrial Radiation
  • Water Vapor

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Plasma Physics.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space