Stray light characterization of the Limb Ozone Retrieval Experiment

David E. Flittner; Scott J. Janz; Ernest Hilsenrath; Richard D. McPeters

doi:10.1117/12.558368

15 October 2004 Stray light characterization of the Limb Ozone Retrieval Experiment

David E. Flittner, Scott J. Janz, Ernest Hilsenrath, Richard D. McPeters

Proceedings Volume 5526, Optical Systems Degradation, Contamination, and Stray Light: Effects, Measurements, and Control; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.558368
Event: Optical Science and Technology, the SPIE 49th Annual Meeting, 2004, Denver, Colorado, United States

Abstract

One retrieval technique of ozone profiles using scattered light from the limb of the atmosphere utilizes measurements made high in the atmosphere as a reference. While this procedure relaxes the radiometric accuracy required, it accentuates the need for stray light characterization. In addition, when the entire limb (all altitudes of interest) is imaged simultaneously, as done by the Limb Ozone Retrieval Experiment (LORE) with a linear diode array, the stray light must be characterized for the reference altitude to within 1.0e-04 of the maximum signal in the field of regard (typically at the lowest altitudes). For this system this further translates into the need to know the spatial point-spread function over 5-6 orders of magnitude. We demonstrate the use of pre-flight laboratory instrument characterization, in flight observations and radiative transfer modeling to characterize the stray light of LORE during STS107.

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David E. Flittner, Scott J. Janz, Ernest Hilsenrath, and Richard D. McPeters "Stray light characterization of the Limb Ozone Retrieval Experiment", Proc. SPIE 5526, Optical Systems Degradation, Contamination, and Stray Light: Effects, Measurements, and Control, (15 October 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.558368

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