Satellite Measurements of Atmospheric Aerosols.

Abstract

Ground truth measurements of the atmospheric aerosol optical thickness and radiance data for the GOES-1 and SMS-2 satellites, show that the satellite sensors were stable over a period of eighteen months, and that there is probably a difference in the radiometric calibrations of the sensors. Theoretical calculations show that errors, due to variations in the aersol properties, in inferring the aerosol content from a satellite radiance measurement are similar for the nadir viewing sensors (e.g., Landsat MSS) and for the scanning sensors (e.g., NOAA=6 AVHRR). (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 14, 1980
Accession Number
ADA092152

Entities

People

  • M. Griggs

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Masses
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Atmospheric Scattering
  • Calibration
  • Classification
  • Errors
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Monitoring
  • Oceans
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Photometers
  • Radiance
  • Refractive Index
  • Scanning
  • Thickness

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Computer Vision.
  • Oceanography.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • Space