First experience with GERB ground segment processing software: Validation with CERES PFM data

The Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget (GERB) instrument is designed for an accurate measurement of the radiation budget terms at the top of the earth's atmosphere. Flux products with a spatial resolution of 50 km at nadir and with a temporal resolution of 15 minutes will be generated from ra...

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Published inAdvances in space research Vol. 24; no. 7; pp. 925 - 929
Main Authors Dewitte, S., Clerbaux, N.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.01.1999
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Summary:The Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget (GERB) instrument is designed for an accurate measurement of the radiation budget terms at the top of the earth's atmosphere. Flux products with a spatial resolution of 50 km at nadir and with a temporal resolution of 15 minutes will be generated from raw measurements, within 4 hours after their acquisition. With this goal, near real time software is developed with the use of METEOSAT 6 narrowband data as preliminary input data. The corresponding output data are compared with Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System ProtoFlight Model (CERES PFM) data during March 1998. The correctness of the calibration and the spectral modelling of the METEOSAT 6 narrowband channels is checked by comparison with colocated coangular data. In addition, the correctness of the Angular Dependency Models used is checked by comparison with colocated non coangular data.
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ISSN:0273-1177
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DOI:10.1016/S0273-1177(99)00357-9