In-orbit performance of the AVHRR, HIRS, and AMSU-A instruments on-board the MetOp-A and MetOp-B satellites

Douglas Battles; Robert Lambeck; Abelardo Pérez Albiñana; Helmut Bauch; Jörg Ackermann

doi:10.1117/12.2023333

19 September 2013 In-orbit performance of the AVHRR, HIRS, and AMSU-A instruments on-board the MetOp-A and MetOp-B satellites

Douglas Battles, Robert Lambeck, Abelardo Pérez Albiñana, Helmut Bauch, Jörg Ackermann

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Proceedings Volume 8867, Infrared Remote Sensing and Instrumentation XXI; 88670D (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2023333
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2013, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

It is well known that the varying geometrical relationships between the Sun and the Earth throughout the year can affect to some degree the performance of the instruments on-board Earth orbiting satellites. Following the commissioning of MetOp-A, EUMETSAT and NOAA have continued monitoring the long term trends in in-orbit performance of AVHRR, HIRS and AMSU-A. The data acquired since the launch of the satellite has allowed studying how the yearly seasonal variations, as well as aging, have affected the instrument performance. This paper presents the evolution of the performance of the AVHRR, HIRS and AMSU-A for more than six years since the launch of the MetOp-A satellite, as well as the early performance results for MetOp-B.

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Douglas Battles, Robert Lambeck, Abelardo Pérez Albiñana, Helmut Bauch, and Jörg Ackermann "In-orbit performance of the AVHRR, HIRS, and AMSU-A instruments on-board the MetOp-A and MetOp-B satellites", Proc. SPIE 8867, Infrared Remote Sensing and Instrumentation XXI, 88670D (19 September 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2023333

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