This paper discusses the spectral calibration of AIRS based upon an extensive set of laboratory test data generated by the instruments prime contractor, BAE. In ...

AIRS is a grating spectrometer designed to measure the upwelling radiance from the. Earth and its atmosphere with 2378 separate spectral channels between 650 ...

AIRS is a grating spectrometer designed to measure the upwelling radiance from earth and its atmosphere with. 2378 separate spectral channels between 650–2670 ...

AIRS also uses views to deep space for radiometric calibration and spectral features in the upwelling spectrum of the atmosphere for spectral calibration.

This paper discusses the spectral calibration of AIRS based upon an extensive set of laboratory test data generated by the instruments prime contractor, BAE. In ...

This is a non-curated (and likely incomplete) list of mostly non-peer-reviewed publications regarding the AIRS instrument suite hardware and calibration.

The 1 K I 1 km requirements can only be met by increasing the spectral resolution of the infrared sounder by about one order of magnitude, from the X/AA=100 ...

Based on the excellent prelaunch calibration and results of data simulation, AIRS data should significantly improve global weather forecasts and provide an ...

Prelaunch spectral calibration of the atmospheric infrared sounder (AIRS). L. Strow, S. Hannon, M. Weiler, K. Overoye, S. Gaiser, and H. Aumann. IEEE Trans.

Each channel of the AIRS instrument has a well-defined spectral bandshape and must be radiometrically calibrated to standards developed by the National ...