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Calibration Coefficients NOAA-7

NOAA-7 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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19810831  0.920  -0.001   1.192   0.002   1.097   0.001
19810930  0.920  -0.001   1.193   0.002   1.098   0.001
19811031  0.920  -0.001   1.195   0.002   1.099   0.001
19811130  0.920  -0.001   1.196   0.002   1.100   0.001
19811231  0.920  -0.001   1.197   0.002   1.101   0.001
19820131  0.920  -0.001   1.198   0.002   1.102   0.001
19820228  0.920  -0.001   1.200   0.002   1.104   0.001
19820331  0.920  -0.001   1.201   0.002   1.105   0.001
19820430  0.920  -0.001   1.202   0.002   1.106   0.001
19820531  0.920  -0.001   1.203   0.002   1.107   0.001
19820630  0.920  -0.001   1.205   0.002   1.109   0.001
19820731  0.920  -0.001   1.206   0.002   1.110   0.001
19820831  0.920  -0.001   1.207   0.002   1.110   0.001
19820930  0.920  -0.001   1.208   0.002   1.111   0.001
19821031  0.920  -0.001   1.210   0.002   1.113   0.001
19821130  0.920  -0.001   1.211   0.002   1.114   0.001
19821231  0.920  -0.001   1.212   0.002   1.115   0.001
19830131  0.920  -0.001   1.213   0.002   1.116   0.001
19830228  0.920  -0.001   1.215   0.002   1.118   0.001
19830331  0.920  -0.001   1.216   0.002   1.119   0.001
19830430  0.920  -0.001   1.217   0.002   1.120   0.001
19830531  0.920  -0.001   1.219   0.002   1.121   0.001
19830630  0.920  -0.001   1.220   0.002   1.122   0.001
19830731  0.920  -0.001   1.221   0.002   1.123   0.001
19830831  0.920  -0.001   1.222   0.002   1.124   0.001
19830930  0.920  -0.001   1.224   0.002   1.126   0.001
19831031  0.920  -0.001   1.225   0.002   1.127   0.001
19831130  0.920  -0.001   1.226   0.002   1.128   0.001
19831231  0.920  -0.001   1.228   0.002   1.130   0.001
19840131  0.920  -0.001   1.229   0.002   1.131   0.001
19840229  0.920  -0.001   1.230   0.002   1.132   0.001
19840331  0.920  -0.001   1.231   0.002   1.133   0.001
19840430  0.920  -0.001   1.233   0.002   1.134   0.001
19840531  0.920  -0.001   1.234   0.002   1.135   0.001
19840630  0.920  -0.001   1.235   0.002   1.136   0.001
19840731  0.920  -0.001   1.237   0.002   1.138   0.001
19840831  0.920  -0.001   1.238   0.002   1.139   0.001
19840930  0.920  -0.001   1.239   0.002   1.140   0.001
19841031  0.920  -0.001   1.240   0.002   1.141   0.001
19841130  0.920  -0.001   1.242   0.002   1.143   0.001
19841231  0.920  -0.001   1.243   0.002   1.144   0.001
19850131  0.920  -0.001   1.244   0.002   1.144   0.001
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NOAA-7: 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  
--------   -------------  -------------  ----------------

19810831   1.030  -8.600   1.000   0.000   1.030  -8.600
    :        :       :      :       :        :       :   
19850130   1.030  -8.600   1.000   0.000   1.030  -8.600
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ISCCP Calibration Coefficients