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Calibration Coefficients NOAA-12

NOAA-12 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  
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19910930  0.908   0.000   1.197   0.002   1.087   0.002
19911031  0.908   0.000   1.203   0.002   1.092   0.002
19911130  0.908   0.000   1.208   0.002   1.097   0.002
19911231  0.908   0.000   1.214   0.002   1.102   0.002
19920131  0.908   0.000   1.219   0.002   1.107   0.002
19920229  0.908   0.000   1.225   0.002   1.112   0.002
19920331  0.908   0.000   1.230   0.002   1.117   0.002
19920430  0.908   0.000   1.236   0.002   1.122   0.002
19920531  0.908   0.000   1.241   0.002   1.127   0.002
19920630  0.908   0.000   1.247   0.002   1.132   0.002
19920731  0.908   0.000   1.253   0.002   1.138   0.002
19920831  0.908   0.000   1.258   0.002   1.142   0.002
19920930  0.908   0.000   1.264   0.002   1.148   0.002
19921031  0.908   0.000   1.270   0.002   1.153   0.002
19921130  0.908   0.000   1.276   0.002   1.159   0.002
19921231  0.908   0.000   1.281   0.002   1.163   0.002
19930131  0.908   0.000   1.287   0.002   1.169   0.002
19930228  0.908   0.000   1.293   0.002   1.174   0.002
19930331  0.908   0.000   1.299   0.002   1.179   0.002
19930430  0.908   0.000   1.305   0.002   1.185   0.002
19930531  0.908   0.000   1.311   0.002   1.190   0.002
19930630  0.908   0.000   1.317   0.002   1.196   0.002
19930731  0.908   0.000   1.323   0.002   1.201   0.002
19930831  0.908   0.000   1.329   0.002   1.207   0.002
19930930  0.908   0.000   1.335   0.002   1.212   0.002
19931031  0.908   0.000   1.341   0.002   1.218   0.002
19931130  0.908   0.000   1.347   0.002   1.223   0.002
19931231  0.908   0.000   1.353   0.002   1.229   0.002
19940131  0.908   0.000   1.359   0.002   1.234   0.002
19940228  0.908   0.000   1.365   0.002   1.239   0.002
19940331  0.908   0.000   1.371   0.002   1.245   0.002
19940430  0.908   0.000   1.377   0.002   1.250   0.002
19940531  1.160   0.000   1.188   0.002   1.378   0.002
19940630  1.160   0.000   1.185   0.002   1.375   0.002
19940731  1.160   0.000   1.181   0.002   1.370   0.002
19940831  1.160   0.000   1.177   0.002   1.365   0.002
19940930  1.160   0.000   1.115   0.002   1.293   0.002
19941031  1.160   0.000   1.112   0.002   1.290   0.002
19941130  1.160   0.000   1.166   0.002   1.353   0.002
19941231  1.160   0.000   1.163   0.002   1.349   0.002
19950131  1.160   0.000   1.159   0.002   1.344   0.002
19950228  1.160   0.000   1.155   0.002   1.340   0.002
19950331  1.160   0.000   1.151   0.002   1.335   0.002
19950430  1.160   0.000   1.148   0.002   1.332   0.002
19950531  1.160   0.000   1.144   0.002   1.327   0.002
19950630  1.160   0.000   1.141   0.002   1.324   0.002
19950731  1.160   0.000   1.137   0.002   1.319   0.002
19950831  1.160   0.000   1.134   0.002   1.315   0.002
19950930  1.160   0.000   1.130   0.002   1.311   0.002
19951031  1.160   0.000   1.127   0.002   1.307   0.002
19951130  1.160   0.000   1.123   0.002   1.303   0.002
19951231  1.160   0.000   1.120   0.002   1.299   0.002
19960131  1.160   0.000   1.116   0.002   1.295   0.002
19960229  1.160   0.000   1.113   0.002   1.291   0.002
19960331  1.160   0.000   1.109   0.002   1.286   0.002
19960430  1.160   0.000   1.106   0.002   1.283   0.002
19960531  1.160   0.000   1.102   0.002   1.278   0.002
19960630  1.160   0.000   1.099   0.002   1.275   0.002
19960731  1.160   0.000   1.095   0.002   1.270   0.002
19960831  1.160   0.000   1.092   0.002   1.267   0.002
19960930  1.160   0.000   1.088   0.002   1.262   0.002
19961031  1.160   0.000   1.085   0.002   1.259   0.002
19961130  1.160   0.000   1.082   0.002   1.255   0.002
19961231  1.160   0.000   1.078   0.002   1.250   0.002
19970131  1.160   0.000   1.075   0.002   1.247   0.002
19970228  1.160   0.000   1.072   0.002   1.244   0.002
19970331  1.160   0.000   1.068   0.002   1.239   0.002
19970430  1.160   0.000   1.065   0.002   1.235   0.002
19970531  1.160   0.000   1.061   0.002   1.231   0.002
19970630  1.160   0.000   1.058   0.002   1.227   0.002
19970731  1.160   0.000   1.055   0.002   1.224   0.002
19970831  1.160   0.000   1.052   0.002   1.220   0.002
19970930  1.160   0.000   1.048   0.002   1.216   0.002
19971031  1.160   0.000   1.045   0.002   1.212   0.002
19971130  1.160   0.000   1.042   0.002   1.209   0.002
19971231  1.160   0.000   1.038   0.002   1.204   0.002
19980131  1.160   0.000   1.035   0.002   1.201   0.002
19980228  1.160   0.000   1.032   0.002   1.197   0.002
19980331  1.160   0.000   1.029   0.002   1.194   0.002
19980430  1.160   0.000   1.025   0.002   1.189   0.002
19980531  1.160   0.000   1.022   0.002   1.186   0.002
19980630  1.160   0.000   1.019   0.002   1.182   0.002
19980731  1.160   0.000   1.016   0.002   1.179   0.002
19980831  1.160   0.000   1.013   0.002   1.175   0.002
19980930  1.160   0.000   1.010   0.002   1.172   0.002
19981031  1.160   0.000   1.006   0.002   1.167   0.002
19981130  1.160   0.000   1.003   0.002   1.163   0.002
19981231  1.160   0.000   0.997   0.002   1.157   0.002
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NOAA-12: 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  
--------   -------------  -------------  ----------------

19910930   1.038 -11.000   1.000   0.000   1.038 -11.000
    :        :       :      :       :        :       :   
19981231   1.038 -11.000   1.000   0.000   1.038 -11.000
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ISCCP Calibration Coefficients