Comparison of laser-based and conventional calibrations of sun photometers

Nordine Souaidia; Christophe G. Pietras; Giulietta S. Fargion; Robert A. Barnes; Robert J. Frouin; Keith Lykke; B. Carol Johnson; Steven W. Brown

doi:10.1117/12.508197

5 November 2003 Comparison of laser-based and conventional calibrations of sun photometers

Nordine Souaidia, Christophe G. Pietras, Giulietta S. Fargion, Robert A. Barnes, Robert J. Frouin, Keith Lykke, B. Carol Johnson, Steven W. Brown

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Proceedings Volume 5155, Ocean Remote Sensing and Imaging II; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.508197
Event: Optical Science and Technology, SPIE's 48th Annual Meeting, 2003, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Sun photometers are used to characterize the radiative properties of the atmosphere. They measure both the incident solar irradiance as well as the sky radiance (from scattered incident flux). Global networks of sun photometers provide data products such as aerosol optical thickness derived from these measurements. Instruments are typically calibrated for irradiance responsivity by cross-calibration against a primary reference sun photometer and for radiance responsivity using a lamp-illuminated integrating sphere source. A laser-based facility for Spectral Irradiance and Radiance Responsivity Calibrations using Uniform Sources (SIRCUS) has been developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Sensors can be calibrated in this facility for absolute spectral irradiance and radiance responsivity with combined expanded (k = 2) uncertainties ranging from 0.15% to 0.25%. Two multi-channel filter radiometers used in the Sensor Intercomparison and Merger for Biological and Interdisciplinary Oceanic Studies (SIMBIOS) program of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) at the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) were calibrated for radiance and irradiance responsivity using conventional approaches and using laser-illuminated integrating spheres on SIRCUS. The different calibration methods are compared, the uncertainties are evaluated, and the impact on remote sensing applications is discussed.

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Nordine Souaidia, Christophe G. Pietras, Giulietta S. Fargion, Robert A. Barnes, Robert J. Frouin, Keith Lykke, B. Carol Johnson, and Steven W. Brown "Comparison of laser-based and conventional calibrations of sun photometers", Proc. SPIE 5155, Ocean Remote Sensing and Imaging II, (5 November 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.508197

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