Mr. Douglas R. Battles Profile

Douglas R. Battles

Systems Engineer

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Meteorological Satellites , Remote Sensing , Systems Engineering , Data Analysis

Mr. Battles has over 32 years of experience in aerospace engineering, primarily in the area of infrared and microwave remote sensors. He has worked within industry both in the United States and in Europe, and has over 10 years of experience working as a contractor to NASA and NOAA. Currently under contract as a systems engineer for NOAA, Mr. Battles is the technical lead for NOAA in Europe on the European weather satellite, MetOp. His roles on MetOp include support to NOAA instruments integration, satellite systems and environmental testing, launch and in-orbit operations support, as well as in-orbit performance monitoring of the NOAA instruments onboard MetOp-A and -B.

Proceedings Article | 25 September 2017 Open Access

The absolute frequency reference unit for the methane-sensing lidar mission Merlin

D. Heinecke, T. Liebherr, C. Diekmann, A. Baatzsch, M. Herding, M. Taha, R. Birmuske, X. Wang, D. Battles, K. Dahl, B. Kiewe, K. Schleisiek, N. Beller, H. Schafer, K. Nicklaus

Proceedings Volume 10562, 105620K (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2296087

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Optical parametric oscillators, Methane, Absorption, Astronomical imaging, Modulation, LIDAR, Laser stabilization, Laser development, Electronics

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Proceedings Article | 19 September 2013 Paper

In-orbit performance of the AVHRR, HIRS, and AMSU-A instruments on-board the MetOp-A and MetOp-B satellites

Douglas Battles, Robert Lambeck, Abelardo Pérez Albiñana, Helmut Bauch, Jörg Ackermann

Proceedings Volume 8867, 88670D (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2023333

KEYWORDS: Satellites, Calibration, Signal to noise ratio, Infrared radiation, Aerospace engineering, Sensors, Space operations, Microwave radiation, Meteorological satellites, Radiometry

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Proceedings Article | 24 October 2012 Paper

The evolution of the performance of the AVHRR, HIRS and AMSU-A instruments on board MetOp-A after over five years in orbit

Douglas Battles, Robert Lambeck, Abelardo Pérez-Albiñana, Xiangqian Wu, Changyong Cao, Helmut Bauch, Francois Montagner

Proceedings Volume 8511, 85110P (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.929133

KEYWORDS: Satellites, Signal to noise ratio, Calibration, Infrared radiation, Sensors, Aerospace engineering, Space operations, Microwave radiation, Meteorological satellites, Radiometry

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2011 Paper

The evolution of the performance of the AVHRR, HIRS and AMSU-A instruments on board MetOp-A after over four years in orbit

Douglas Battles, Robert Lambeck, Abelardo Pérez Albiñana, M. K. Rama Varma Raja, Xiangqian Wu, Changyong Cao, Helmut Bauch, Francois Montagner

Proceedings Volume 8154, 81540N (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.891799

KEYWORDS: Satellites, Signal to noise ratio, Calibration, Infrared radiation, Aerospace engineering, Sensors, Space operations, Microwave radiation, Meteorological satellites, Radiometry

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Proceedings Article | 28 August 2010 Paper

In-orbit health and performance of operational AVHRR instruments

M. K. Rama Varma Raja, Douglas Battles, Xiangqian Wu, Helmut Bauch, Fangfang Yu, Robert Lambeck, Ninghai Sun, Abelardo Perez Albinana, Francois Montagner

Proceedings Volume 7808, 780814 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.861273

KEYWORDS: Signal to noise ratio, Satellites, Black bodies, Long wavelength infrared, Calibration, Short wave infrared radiation, Sensors, Electronics, Near infrared, Infrared radiation

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Proceedings Article | 28 August 2010 Paper

The evolution of the performance of the AVHRR, HIRS, and AMSU-A instruments on board MetOp-A after over three years in orbit

Douglas Battles, Robert Lambeck, Abelardo Pérez Albiñana, M. K. Rama Varma Raja, Xiangqian Wu, Changyong Cao, Helmut Bauch, Francois Montagner

Proceedings Volume 7808, 780811 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.859856

KEYWORDS: Satellites, Calibration, Signal to noise ratio, Infrared radiation, Sensors, Aerospace engineering, Space operations, Microwave radiation, Visible radiation, Meteorological satellites

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Proceedings Article | 2 September 2009 Paper

The evolution of the performance of the AVHRR, HIRS, and AMSU-A instruments onboard MetOp-A after over two years in orbit

Douglas Battles, Abelardo Pérez Albiñana, Robert Lambeck, Francois Montagner, Helmut Bauch, Roberto Alemán, Conrad Jackson

Proceedings Volume 7453, 74530D (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.825293

KEYWORDS: Satellites, Calibration, Signal to noise ratio, Infrared radiation, Sensors, Aerospace engineering, Space operations, Microwave radiation, Visible radiation, Meteorological satellites

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Proceedings Article | 3 September 2008 Paper

The evolution of the performance of the AVHRR, HIRS and AMSU-A instruments on-board Metop-A after one year in-orbit

Abelardo Pérez Albiñana, Douglas Battles, Robert Lambeck, Roberto Alemán, Conrad Jackson

Proceedings Volume 7082, 708211 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.794586

KEYWORDS: Satellites, Signal to noise ratio, Calibration, Infrared radiation, Sensors, Aerospace engineering, Space operations, Microwave radiation, Satellite communications, Visible radiation

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Proceedings Article | 26 September 2007 Paper

The performance of the AVHRR, HIRS, and AMSU-A instruments on board Metop-A

Abelardo Pérez Albiñana, Douglas Battles, David Monteiro, Robert Lambeck, Roberto Alemán, Conrad Jackson

Proceedings Volume 6678, 667818 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.730839

KEYWORDS: Satellites, Clouds, Calibration, Infrared radiation, Meteorological satellites, Signal to noise ratio, Aerospace engineering, Microwave radiation, Environmental sensing, Infrared imaging

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