High resolution infrared radiation sounder (HIRS) for the Nimbus F spacecraft
Abstract
Flown on Nimbus F in June 1975, the high resolution infrared radiation sounder (HIRS) scans with a geographical resolution of 23KM and samples radiance in seventeen selected spectral channels from visible (.7 micron) to far IR (15 micron). Vertical temperature profiles and atmospheric moisture content can be inferred from the output. System operation and test results are described.
- Publication:
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Final Report
- Pub Date:
- December 1975
- Bibcode:
- 1975itt..rept.....K
- Keywords:
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- High Resolution;
- Infrared Radiation;
- Infrared Scanners;
- Ionospheric Sounding;
- Nimbus 6 Satellite;
- Atmospheric Moisture;
- Atmospheric Temperature;
- Humidity;
- Temperature Distribution;
- Spacecraft Instrumentation