Calibration Coefficients METEOSAT-4METEOSAT-4: Normalized coefficients for VIS scaled radiances (0 to 1) and IR brightness temperatures in Kelvins. The Normalized coefficients result from comparison to the reference AVHRR for that time period. (NOAA-7: July 1983 - January 1985, NOAA-9: February 1985 - October 1988, NOAA-11: November 1988 - August 1994, NOAA-14: January 1995 - September 2001, NOAA-16: October 2001 - December 2005, NOAA-18: January 2006 - present) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DATE VISIBLE (fraction) INFRARED (Kelvin) -------- ---------------------------------- --------------------------------------- YYYYMMDD Slope Intc rms min max Slope Intc rms min max -------- ----- ------ ------- ------ ----- ----- ------- ------- ------- -------- 19890731 0.870 -0.015 0.009 0.030 0.780 1.023 -5.780 1.200 200.000 295.500 19890831 0.892 -0.017 ------ ----- ----- 1.023 -5.370 ------ ------- ------- 19890930 0.913 -0.018 ------ ----- ----- 1.022 -4.970 ------ ------- ------- 19891031 0.935 -0.020 0.013 0.020 0.780 1.022 -4.560 1.000 206.500 294.500 19891130 0.917 -0.018 ------ ----- ----- 1.022 -4.810 ------ ------- ------- 19891231 0.899 -0.016 ------ ----- ----- 1.023 -5.070 ------ ------- ------- 19900131 0.881 -0.014 0.012 0.030 0.800 1.023 -5.320 0.910 199.500 295.500 19900430 0.923 -0.017 0.010 0.020 0.810 1.024 -5.430 1.250 186.500 296.500 19900531 0.923 -0.017 0.010 0.020 0.810 1.024 -5.430 1.250 186.500 296.500 19900630 0.916 -0.018 ------ ----- ----- 1.010 -2.270 1.150 208.000 295.000 19900731 0.910 -0.020 0.011 0.030 0.660 1.001 0.790 0.860 225.500 294.000 19900831 0.940 -0.021 ------ ----- ----- 1.005 -0.350 ------ ------- ------- 19900930 0.970 -0.021 ------ ----- ----- 1.009 -1.500 ------ ------- ------- 19901031 1.000 -0.022 0.012 0.030 0.870 1.013 -2.640 0.940 200.000 294.500 19901130 0.990 -0.018 ------ ----- ----- 1.014 -3.260 ------ ------- ------- 19901231 0.980 -0.014 ------ ----- ----- 1.015 -3.870 ------ ------- ------- 19910131 0.970 -0.010 0.012 0.030 0.830 1.005 -0.820 0.890 205.500 297.000 19910228 0.978 -0.013 ------ ----- ----- 1.011 -2.350 ------ ------- ------- 19910331 0.986 -0.016 ------ ----- ----- 1.016 -3.870 ------ ------- ------- 19910430 0.994 -0.019 0.008 0.030 0.820 1.022 -5.400 1.190 186.000 296.000 19910531 0.980 -0.018 ------ ----- ----- 1.016 -4.010 ------ ------- ------- 19910630 0.967 -0.018 ------ ----- ----- 1.011 -2.610 ------ ------- ------- 19910731 0.953 -0.017 0.006 0.040 0.710 1.005 -1.220 0.540 218.500 294.500 19910831 0.981 -0.018 ------ ----- ----- 1.010 -2.550 ------ ------- ------- 19910930 1.008 -0.019 ------ ----- ----- 1.015 -3.890 ------ ------- ------- 19911031 1.036 -0.020 0.007 0.050 0.710 1.020 -5.220 0.690 214.500 296.000 19911130 1.020 -0.017 ------ ----- ----- 1.022 -5.790 ------ ------- ------- 19911231 1.004 -0.015 ------ ----- ----- 1.023 -6.360 ------ ------- ------- 19920131 0.988 -0.012 0.006 0.060 0.830 1.025 -6.930 1.020 189.500 296.000 19920229 1.001 -0.015 ------ ----- ----- 1.022 -5.840 ------ ------- ------- 19920331 1.014 -0.018 ------ ----- ----- 1.018 -4.740 ------ ------- ------- 19920430 1.027 -0.021 0.008 0.040 0.760 1.015 -3.650 0.840 205.500 294.500 19920531 1.019 -0.022 ------ ----- ----- 1.009 -1.960 ------ ------- ------- 19920630 1.012 -0.024 ------ ----- ----- 1.002 -0.270 ------ ------- ------- 19920731 1.004 -0.025 0.007 0.050 0.580 0.996 1.420 0.760 213.500 293.500 19920831 1.000 -0.023 ------ ----- ----- 0.997 1.530 ------ ------- ------- 19920930 0.977 -0.021 0.006 0.050 0.370 0.998 1.640 0.460 267.500 293.500 19921031 1.056 -0.027 0.007 0.040 0.690 1.026 -6.900 0.700 203.000 295.000 19921130 1.048 -0.025 ------ ----- ----- 1.013 -3.260 ------ ------- ------- 19921231 1.041 -0.022 ------ ----- ----- 1.000 0.390 ------ ------- ------- 19930131 1.033 -0.020 0.006 0.030 0.560 0.987 4.030 0.580 269.000 296.500 19930228 1.039 -0.024 ------ ----- ----- 1.006 -1.270 ------ ------- ------- 19930331 1.044 -0.027 ------ ----- ----- 1.026 -6.570 ------ ------- ------- 19930430 1.050 -0.031 0.008 0.030 0.730 1.045 -11.870 1.220 192.500 296.500 19930531 1.033 -0.033 ------ ----- ----- 1.029 -7.410 ------ ------- ------- 19930630 1.016 -0.035 ------ ----- ----- 1.012 -2.960 ------ ------- ------- 19930731 0.999 -0.037 0.009 0.040 0.550 0.996 1.500 0.500 219.500 294.500 19930831 1.021 -0.038 ------ ----- ----- 1.010 -2.330 ------ ------- ------- 19930930 1.044 -0.039 ------ ----- ----- 1.025 -6.170 ------ ------- ------- 19931031 1.066 -0.040 0.010 0.040 0.700 1.039 -10.000 0.800 192.000 295.000 19931130 1.040 -0.036 ------ ----- ----- 1.030 -7.330 ------ ------- ------- 19931231 1.015 -0.031 ------ ----- ----- 1.021 -4.670 ------ ------- ------- 19940131 0.989 -0.027 0.009 0.040 0.410 1.012 -2.000 0.600 217.000 296.500 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- METEOSAT-4: Absolute coefficients for VIS scaled radiances (0 to 1) and IR brightness temperatures in Kelvins. The Absolute coefficients combine all ISCCP calibration adjustments, including the aircraft calibration, to produce the final Absolute tables in the BT dataset.
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