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

• 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; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA027226

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)