Synoptic Interpretation of Tiros III Measurements of Infrared Radiation

Download or read book Synoptic Interpretation of Tiros III Measurements of Infrared Radiation written by Finn Pedersen and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Infrared radiation measurements in Channels 2 and 4 for R/O 142 and 143 are used for this study. The effects of large zenith angles of the radiometer axis on the recorded radiation patterns are discussed and illustrated by means of examples. The method of Wark, Yamamoto, and Lienesch for computing outgoing total infrared flux by means of Channel 4 measurements is further developed and given a form more suitable for work on maps. This method is tested by applying it to the initial and complemental scans of one and the same general area where the measurements are separated by a time interval of only a few minutes. The method is found to give reasonable and consistent mean values for areas, each of which covers about 0.2% of the area of the total surface of the earth. (Author).