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Calibration Coefficients GOES-11

GOES-11: 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)

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  DATE            VISIBLE (fraction)                    INFRARED (Kelvin)
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YYYYMMDD  Slope   Intc    rms    min    max   Slope   Intc    rms     min      max
--------  -----  ------ ------- ------ -----  ----- ------- -------  ------- --------

20060731  1.083  -0.006  0.008  0.020  0.600  1.035 -10.210   0.560  231.000  298.500
20060831  1.083  -0.006 ------  -----  -----  1.043 -12.590  ------  -------  -------
20060930  1.083  -0.006 ------  -----  -----  1.051 -14.970   0.590  208.000  297.000
20061031  1.106  -0.002  0.007  0.030  0.910  1.025  -7.110   0.770  211.000  297.000
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GOES-11: 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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  DATE       VISIBLE       INFRARED
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YYYYMMDD  Slope   Intc   Slope   Intc

20060731  1.253  -0.007  1.098 -28.183
20060831  1.255  -0.007  1.107 -30.708
20060930  1.258  -0.007  1.115 -33.233
20061031  1.287  -0.002  1.088 -24.894
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ISCCP Calibration Coefficients