Title :
Calibration of the Microwave Limb Sounder on the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite
Author :
Jarnot, Robert F. ; Waters, Joe W. ; Peckham, Gordon E.
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
Describes pre-launch radiometric and spectral calibrations of the Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) on the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS). Use of in-flight data for validation or refinement of calibration is described. The estimated uncertainty in calibrated radiance from pre-launch radiometric and spectral calibration data is better than 2% in most bands.
Keywords :
artificial satellites; atmospheric composition; atmospheric measuring apparatus; atmospheric techniques; calibration; remote sensing; stratosphere; troposphere; 63 to 205 GHz; MLS; Microwave Limb Sounder; UARS; Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite; atmosphere; chemical composition; measurement technique; microwave spectra; radiometric calibration; satellite remote sensing; spectral calibration; stratosphere; troposphere; validation; Atmosphere; Atmospheric measurements; Calibration; Instruments; Interpolation; Microwave radiometry; Mirrors; Multilevel systems; Radiometers; Satellite broadcasting; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1994. IGARSS '94. Surface and Atmospheric Remote Sensing: Technologies, Data Analysis and Interpretation., International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1497-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1994.399358
