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Vol. 17: The Seventh SeaWiFS Intercalibration Round-Robin Experiment (SIRREX-7), March 1999

Vol. 17: The Seventh SeaWiFS Intercalibration Round-Robin Experiment (SIRREX-7), March 1999

SeaWiFS Post-Launch Technical Report Series



Citation:

Hooker, S.B., S. McLean, J. Sherman, M. Small, G. Lazin, G. Zibordi, and J.W. Brown, 2002: The Seventh SeaWiFS Intercalibration Round-Robin Experiment (SIRREX-7), March 1999. NASA Tech. Memo. 2002-206892, Vol. 17, S.B. Hooker and E.R. Firestone, Eds., NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, 69 pp.

Summary:

This report documents the scientific activities during the seventh SeaWiFS Intercalibration Round-Robin Experiment (SIRREX-7) held at Satlantic, Inc. (Halifax, Canada). The overall objective of SIRREX-7 was to determine the uncertainties of radiometric calibrations and measurements at a single calibration facility. Specifically, this involved the estimation of the uncertainties in a) lamp standards, b) plaque standards (including the uncertainties associated with plaque illumination non-uniformity), c) radiance calibrations, and d) irradiance calibrations. The investigation of the uncertainties in lamp standards included a comparison between a calibration of a new FEL by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Optronic Laboratories, Inc. In addition, the rotation and polarization sensitivity of radiometers were determined, and a procedure for transferring an absolute calibration to portable light sources was defined and executed.

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