Calibration Coefficients METEOSAT-5
METEOSAT-5: 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 -------- ----- ------ ------- ------ ----- ----- ------- ------- ------- -------- 19940228 0.888 -0.025 0.008 0.040 0.630 1.055 -15.000 1.100 202.000 300.500 19940331 0.894 -0.030 ------ ----- ----- 1.060 -15.900 ------ ------- ------- 19940430 0.901 -0.035 0.007 0.040 0.660 1.066 -16.800 1.200 187.000 296.000 19940531 0.868 -0.038 ------ ----- ----- 1.050 -12.500 ------ ------- ------- 19940630 0.834 -0.042 ------ ----- ----- 1.033 -8.200 ------ ------- ------- 19940731 0.801 -0.045 0.012 0.060 0.380 1.017 -3.900 0.500 246.500 294.000 19940831 0.885 -0.053 0.023 0.050 0.520 1.036 -9.350 0.630 218.000 295.000 19940930 0.877 -0.042 ------ ----- ----- 1.058 -16.100 ------ ------- ------- 19941031 0.911 -0.035 ------ ----- ----- 1.052 -14.400 ------ ------- ------- 19941130 0.946 -0.027 ------ ----- ----- 1.038 -10.580 ------ ------- ------- 19941231 0.980 -0.020 ------ ----- ----- 1.024 -6.760 ------ ------- ------- 19950131 1.014 -0.013 ------ ----- ----- 1.010 -2.940 ------ ------- ------- 19950228 1.027 -0.008 0.014 0.040 0.870 1.062 -17.550 1.120 211.000 296.500 19950331 1.041 -0.010 ------ ----- ----- 1.058 -16.260 ------ ------- ------- 19950430 1.053 -0.012 0.010 0.040 0.870 1.055 -14.960 1.010 191.500 296.500 19950531 1.052 -0.015 ------ ----- ----- 1.057 -15.730 ------ ------- ------- 19950630 1.050 -0.018 ------ ----- ----- 1.059 -16.500 ------ ------- ------- 19950731 1.049 -0.020 0.008 0.040 0.530 1.061 -17.270 0.620 262.500 296.500 19950831 1.050 -0.019 ------ ----- ----- 1.055 -15.560 ------ ------- ------- 19950930 1.051 -0.018 ------ ----- ----- 1.050 -13.860 ------ ------- ------- 19951031 1.052 -0.017 0.009 0.030 0.910 1.044 -12.150 1.020 202.500 295.500 19951130 1.054 -0.013 0.008 0.040 0.870 1.041 -10.730 0.880 215.500 303.500 19951231 1.067 -0.013 0.010 0.040 0.850 1.044 -10.870 0.920 207.000 300.000 19960131 1.040 -0.002 0.011 0.040 0.910 1.025 -5.150 1.010 198.500 312.500 19960229 1.044 -0.009 0.012 0.040 0.890 1.046 -11.430 1.000 200.500 300.500 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
METEOSAT-5: 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.
-------------------------------------- DATE VISIBLE INFRARED -------- ------------- ------------- YYYYMMDD Slope Intc Slope Intc 19940228 1.062 -0.005 1.126 -35.505 19940331 1.074 -0.013 1.131 -36.465 19940430 1.085 -0.017 1.137 -37.426 19940531 1.050 -0.021 1.120 -32.837 19940630 1.012 -0.005 1.102 -28.249 19940731 0.976 0.002 1.085 -23.661 19940831 1.102 -0.010 1.105 -29.476 19940930 1.023 -0.013 1.129 -36.679 19941031 1.033 0.002 1.122 -34.865 19941130 1.068 0.003 1.108 -30.789 19941231 1.076 -0.009 1.093 -26.713 19950131 1.080 -0.011 0.997 0.788 19950228 1.093 -0.009 1.048 -13.632 19950331 1.110 -0.011 1.044 -12.359 19950430 1.125 -0.013 1.041 -11.076 19950531 1.126 -0.016 1.043 -11.836 19950630 1.126 -0.019 1.045 -12.595 19950731 1.126 -0.021 1.047 -13.355 19950831 1.128 -0.020 1.041 -11.668 19950930 1.131 -0.019 1.036 -9.990 19951031 1.134 -0.018 1.030 -8.302 19951130 1.138 -0.014 1.027 -6.901 19951231 1.157 -0.014 1.030 -7.039 19960131 1.026 3.688 0.000 0.000 19960229 1.030 3.681 0.000 0.000 --------------------------------------
