Calibration, Earth Location and Mapping Programs for the NIMBUS-5 Electronically Scanning Microwave Radiometer (ESMR).

Programs to calibrate, earth-locate, and map to polar stereographic projection the Electronically Scanning Microwave Radiometer (ESMR) data from the NIMBUS-5 satellite are presented. The NASA calibration and earth location programs are converted to the CDC-6500 computer. Full descriptions of the inp...

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Main Author: Nagle,Roland
Other Authors: NAVAL ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION RESEARCH FACILITY MONTEREY CALIF
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1976
Subjects:
Cartography and Aerial Photography
Computer Hardware
Unmanned Spacecraft
*IMAGE PROCESSING
*RADIOMETERS
*DIGITAL COMPUTERS
*STEREOMAPPING
PASSIVE SYSTEMS
POSITION FINDING
SEA ICE
RADAR MAPPING
SCIENTIFIC SATELLITES
ESMR(Electronically scanning microwave radiometer)
Electronically scanning microwave radiometer
Microwave radiometers
Stereographic transformation
CDC-6500 computers
Sea ice
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA027226
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Summary:Programs to calibrate, earth-locate, and map to polar stereographic projection the Electronically Scanning Microwave Radiometer (ESMR) data from the NIMBUS-5 satellite are presented. The NASA calibration and earth location programs are converted to the CDC-6500 computer. Full descriptions of the input data tape formats are given. Documentations of all subroutines are provided. Run instructions, control card structure and program options are also presented. Grey shade images of output on three different display devices for brightness temperature ranges selected to enhance ice/sea differences are shown. Complete program listings are provided. (Author)

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