Mesoscale Variation of Spectral Radiance near 15 Micrometers.

Abstract

61102-B-53-A1-T-061102-B-53-A-17ECOM5470(*atmospheres, infrared radiation), meteorological satellites, infrared detectors, radiometers, atmospheric temperature, correlation techniquesatmospheric radiation, remote sensingThe mesoscale variability of outgoing radiation at wavelengths corresponding to the Satellite Infrared Spectrometer (SIRS) channels, which are centered at 750, 734, 709, and 701/cm, has been investigated by using calculated radiances based upon measured temperature data. Temperature profiles measured from six radiosonde stations located on White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), New Mexico, were used with the radiative transfer equation to compute the radiances. Approximately 1750 temperature profiles obtained on 69 separate days were used in the study. The separation distance between pairs of stations varied from 10 to 157 km. (Author Modified Abstract)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0757622

Entities

People

  • Barbara J. Richart
  • Louis D. Duncan

Organizations

  • Atmospheric Sciences Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Atmospheric Temperature
  • Detectors
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Infrared Detectors
  • Infrared Radiation
  • Infrared Spectrometers
  • Meteorological Satellites
  • New Mexico
  • Radiance
  • Radiation
  • Radiative Transfer
  • Spectrometers

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Climatology
  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Oceanography.

Technology Areas

  • Space