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Calibration Coefficients NOAA-10

NOAA-10 Normalized and Absolute calibration coefficients for VIS scaled radiance (0 to 1, AVHRR Channel 1). The Absolute coefficients combine all ISCCP calibration adjustments, including the aircraft calibration.

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  DATE     NORMALIZATION    ABSOLUTE     TOTAL CORRECTION
YYYYMMDD   Slope   Intc   Slope   Intc     Slope   Intc  
--------   -------------  -------------  ----------------

19861231  0.907   0.002   1.192   0.002   1.081   0.004
19870131  0.910   0.002   1.194   0.002   1.087   0.004
19870228  0.913   0.002   1.195   0.002   1.091   0.004
19870331  0.916   0.002   1.197   0.002   1.096   0.004
19870430  0.920   0.002   1.198   0.002   1.102   0.004
19870531  0.924   0.002   1.200   0.002   1.109   0.004
19870630  0.926   0.002   1.201   0.002   1.112   0.004
19870731  0.930   0.002   1.203   0.002   1.119   0.004
19870831  0.934   0.002   1.204   0.002   1.125   0.004
19870930  0.937   0.002   1.206   0.002   1.130   0.004
19871031  0.941   0.002   1.207   0.002   1.136   0.004
19871130  0.944   0.002   1.209   0.002   1.141   0.004
19871231  0.947   0.002   1.210   0.002   1.146   0.004
19880131  0.951   0.002   1.212   0.002   1.153   0.004
19880229  0.955   0.002   1.213   0.002   1.158   0.004
19880331  0.958   0.002   1.215   0.002   1.164   0.004
19880430  0.962   0.002   1.216   0.002   1.170   0.004
19880531  0.965   0.002   1.218   0.002   1.175   0.004
19880630  0.969   0.002   1.219   0.002   1.181   0.004
19880731  0.973   0.002   1.221   0.002   1.188   0.004
19880831  0.976   0.002   1.222   0.002   1.193   0.004
19880930  0.980   0.002   1.224   0.002   1.200   0.004
19881031  0.984   0.002   1.225   0.002   1.205   0.004
19881130  0.987   0.002   1.227   0.002   1.211   0.004
19881231  0.991   0.002   1.229   0.002   1.218   0.004
19890131  0.994   0.002   1.230   0.002   1.223   0.004
19890228  0.998   0.002   1.232   0.002   1.230   0.004
19890331  1.002   0.002   1.233   0.002   1.235   0.004
19890430  1.005   0.002   1.235   0.002   1.241   0.004
19890526  1.009   0.002   1.236   0.002   1.247   0.004
19890531  0.993  -0.004   1.236   0.002   1.227  -0.003
19890600  0.993  -0.004   1.238   0.002   1.229  -0.003
19890731  0.993  -0.004   1.239   0.002   1.230  -0.003
19890831  0.993  -0.004   1.241   0.002   1.232  -0.003
19890930  0.993  -0.004   1.243   0.002   1.234  -0.003
19891031  0.993  -0.004   1.244   0.002   1.235  -0.003
19891130  0.993  -0.004   1.246   0.002   1.237  -0.003
19891231  0.993  -0.004   1.247   0.002   1.238  -0.003
19900131  0.993  -0.004   1.249   0.002   1.240  -0.003
19900228  0.993  -0.004   1.250   0.002   1.241  -0.003
19900331  0.993  -0.004   1.252   0.002   1.243  -0.003
19900430  0.993  -0.004   1.254   0.002   1.245  -0.003
19900531  0.993  -0.004   1.255   0.002   1.246  -0.003
19900630  0.993  -0.004   1.257   0.002   1.248  -0.003
19900731  0.993  -0.004   1.258   0.002   1.249  -0.003
19900831  0.993  -0.004   1.260   0.002   1.251  -0.003
19900930  0.993  -0.004   1.261   0.002   1.252  -0.003
19901031  0.993  -0.004   1.263   0.002   1.254  -0.003
19901130  0.993  -0.004   1.265   0.002   1.256  -0.003
19901231  0.993  -0.004   1.266   0.002   1.257  -0.003
19910131  0.993  -0.004   1.268   0.002   1.259  -0.003
19910228  0.993  -0.004   1.269   0.002   1.260  -0.003
19910331  0.993  -0.004   1.271   0.002   1.262  -0.003
19910430  0.993  -0.004   1.273   0.002   1.264  -0.003
19910531  0.993  -0.004   1.274   0.002   1.265  -0.003
19910630  0.993  -0.004   1.276   0.002   1.267  -0.003
19910731  0.993  -0.004   1.277   0.002   1.268  -0.003
19910831  0.993  -0.004   1.279   0.002   1.270  -0.003
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NOAA-10: Normalized and Absolute calibration coefficients for IR brightness temperature in Kelvin (AVHRR Channel 4). The Absolute coefficients combine all ISCCP calibration adjustments, including the aircraft calibration.

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  DATE     NORMALIZATION    ABSOLUTE     TOTAL CORRECTION
YYYYMMDD   Slope   Intc   Slope   Intc     Slope   Intc  
--------   -------------  -------------  ----------------

19861231   1.076 -21.900   1.000   0.000   1.076 -21.900
    :        :       :      :       :        :       :   
19910831   1.076 -21.900   1.000   0.000   1.076 -21.900
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ISCCP Calibration Coefficients