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Nimbus 7 solar backscatter ultraviolet (sbuv) spectral scan solar irradiance and earth radiance product user's guide
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Cebula, Richard P. Schlesinger, Barry M. Fleig, Albert J. Heath, Donald F. |
| Copyright Year | 1988 |
| Description | The archived tape products from the spectral scan mode measurements of solar irradiance (SUNC tapes) and Earth radiance (EARTH tapes) by the Solar Backscatter UV (SBUV) instrument aboard Nimbus 7 are described. Incoming radiation from 160 to 400 nm is measured at intervals of 0.2 nm. The scan-to-scan repeatability of the solar irradiance measurements ranges from approximately 0.5 to 1 percent longward of 280 nm, to 2 percent around 210 nm and 4 percent near 175 nm. The repeatability of the Earth radiance values ranges from 2 to 3 percent at longer wavelengths and low zenith angles to 10 percent at shorter wavelengths and high zenith angles. The tape formats are described in detail, including file structure and contents of each type of record. Catalogs of the tapes and the time period covered are provided, along with lists of the days lacking solar irradiance measurements and the days dedicated to Earth radiance measurements. The method for production of the tapes is outlined and quality control measures are described. How radiances and irradiances are derived from the raw counts, the corrections for changes in instrument sensitivity, and related uncertainties are discussed. |
| File Size | 2456850 |
| Page Count | 64 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19880007712 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t52g2mm97 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1988-02-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Solar Backscatter Uv Spectrometer Ultraviolet Spectra Nimbus 7 Satellite Earth Albedo Data Processing Ultraviolet Detectors Solar Radiation User Manuals Computer Programs Terrestrial Radiation Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
