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Calibration Coefficients NOAA-9


NOAA-9 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  
--------   -------------  -------------  ----------------

19850228  0.835   0.002   1.192  -0.001   0.995   0.001
19850331  0.838   0.002   1.193  -0.001   1.000   0.001
19850430  0.841   0.002   1.195  -0.001   1.005   0.001
19850531  0.844   0.002   1.196  -0.001   1.009   0.001
19850630  0.848   0.002   1.198  -0.001   1.016   0.001
19850731  0.850   0.002   1.199  -0.001   1.019   0.001
19850831  0.853   0.002   1.201  -0.001   1.024   0.001
19850930  0.857   0.002   1.202  -0.001   1.030   0.001
19851031  0.859   0.002   1.204  -0.001   1.034   0.001
19851130  0.863   0.002   1.205  -0.001   1.040   0.001
19851231  0.866   0.002   1.207  -0.001   1.045   0.001
19860131  0.869   0.002   1.208  -0.001   1.050   0.001
19860228  0.872   0.002   1.210  -0.001   1.055   0.001
19860331  0.875   0.002   1.212  -0.001   1.060   0.001
19860430  0.878   0.002   1.213  -0.001   1.065   0.001
19860531  0.882   0.002   1.215  -0.001   1.072   0.001
19860630  0.885   0.002   1.216  -0.001   1.076   0.001
19860731  0.888   0.002   1.218  -0.001   1.082   0.001
19860831  0.891   0.002   1.219  -0.001   1.086   0.001
19860930  0.894   0.002   1.221  -0.001   1.092   0.001
19861031  0.898   0.002   1.222  -0.001   1.097   0.001
19861130  0.901   0.002   1.224  -0.001   1.103   0.001
19861231  0.904   0.002   1.225  -0.001   1.107   0.001
19870131  0.908   0.002   1.227  -0.001   1.114   0.001
19870228  0.911   0.002   1.228  -0.001   1.119   0.001
19870331  0.914   0.002   1.230  -0.001   1.124   0.001
19870430  0.918   0.002   1.231  -0.001   1.130   0.001
19870531  0.921   0.002   1.233  -0.001   1.136   0.001
19870630  0.924   0.002   1.234  -0.001   1.140   0.001
19870731  0.928   0.002   1.236  -0.001   1.147   0.001
19870831  0.931   0.002   1.238  -0.001   1.153   0.001
19870930  0.934   0.002   1.239  -0.001   1.157   0.001
19871031  0.938   0.002   1.241  -0.001   1.164   0.001
19871130  0.941   0.002   1.242  -0.001   1.169   0.001
19871231  0.944   0.002   1.244  -0.001   1.174   0.001
19880131  0.948   0.002   1.245  -0.001   1.180   0.001
19880229  0.951   0.002   1.247  -0.001   1.186   0.001
19880331  0.954   0.002   1.248  -0.001   1.191   0.001
19880430  0.958   0.002   1.250  -0.001   1.198   0.002
19880531  0.961   0.002   1.252  -0.001   1.203   0.002
19880630  0.965   0.002   1.253  -0.001   1.209   0.002
19880731  0.969   0.002   1.255  -0.001   1.216   0.002
19880831  0.972   0.002   1.256  -0.001   1.221   0.002
19880930  0.975   0.002   1.258  -0.001   1.227   0.002
19881031  0.979   0.002   1.259  -0.001   1.233   0.002
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NOAA-9: 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  
--------   -------------  -------------  ----------------

19850228   1.000   0.000   1.000   0.000   1.000   0.000
    :        :       :      :       :        :       :   
19861031   1.028  -8.500   1.000   0.000   1.028  -8.500
    :        :       :      :       :        :       :   
19861130   1.000   0.000   1.000   0.000   1.000   0.000
    :        :       :      :       :        :       :   
19870331   1.038 -11.500   1.000   0.000   1.038 -11.500
    :        :       :      :       :        :       :   
19870430   1.000   0.000   1.000   0.000   1.000   0.000
    :        :       :      :       :        :       :   
19871031   1.038 -11.500   1.000   0.000   1.038 -11.500
    :        :       :      :       :        :       :   
19881031   1.038 -11.500   1.000   0.000   1.038 -11.500
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ISCCP Calibration Coefficients


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