Atmospheric 14-16 Micron Band Radiance Measurements By Satellite-Borne Earth Sensors

Ramani Seshamani; Y. K. Jain; J. A. Kamalakar

doi:10.1117/12.978589

8 January 1990 Atmospheric 14-16 Micron Band Radiance Measurements By Satellite-Borne Earth Sensors

Ramani Seshamani, Y. K. Jain, J. A. Kamalakar

Proceedings Volume 1157, Infrared Technology XV; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.978589
Event: 33rd Annual Technical Symposium, 1989, San Diego, United States

Abstract

Infrared 14-16 micron band earth horizon radiance measurements have been made by the Static Earth Sensor on the IRS-1A remote sensing spacecraft launched in March, 1988. The satellite carries a 4-head Static Earth Sensor detecting radiance from the earth horizon in the Carbon Dioxide emission band at 15 microns. Four separate Germanium lenses with thermopile detectors and processing electronics are used. The output is converted into radiance in Wm-2sr-1. This is the radiance measured by the detectors and emitted from the atmosphere at about 30-40 km altitude over the Sensor crossing points. The Sensor outputs are used to derive the roll and pitch errors of the spacecraft.

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Ramani Seshamani, Y. K. Jain, and J. A. Kamalakar "Atmospheric 14-16 Micron Band Radiance Measurements By Satellite-Borne Earth Sensors", Proc. SPIE 1157, Infrared Technology XV, (8 January 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.978589

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