Calibration of the Visible Channels of the
|
Satellite | GOES-8 | GOES-9 |
---|---|---|
Identity of reference detector (number in physical array) |
2 | 3 |
m (reference detector) (W/(m2-sr-m-count)) |
0.5501873 | 0.5492361 |
X0 | 29 | 29 |
b (W/(m2-sr-μm)) |
-15.955 | -15.928 |
k ((m2-sr-μm)/W) |
1.92979 x 10-3 | 1.94180 x 10-3 |
Table 2. Visible-channel calibration
coefficients for GOES-10 imager
(normalization not enabled; no reference detector chosen)
Detector number (in physical array) |
m (reference detector) (W/(m2-sr-μm-count)) |
X0 | b (W/(m2-sr-μm)) |
k (m2-sr-μm)/W) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5.605602 x 10-1 | 29 | -16.256 | 1.98808 x 10-3 |
2 | 5.563529 x 10-1 | -16.134 | ||
3 | 5.566574 x 10-1 | -16.143 | ||
4 | 5.582154 x 10-1 | -16.188 | ||
5 | 5.583361 x 10-1 | -16.192 | ||
6 | 5.571736 x 10-1 | -16.158 | ||
7 | 5.563135 x 10-1 | -16.133 | ||
8 | 5.613536 x 10-1 | -16.279 |
Table 3. Visible-channel calibration
coefficients for GOES-11 imager
(normalization not enabled; no reference detector
chosen)
Detector number (in physical array) |
m (reference detector) (W/(m2-sr-μm-count)) |
X0 | b (W/(m2-sr-μm)) |
k |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5.561568 x 10-1 | 29 | -16.129 | 2.01524 x 10-3 |
2 | 5.552979 x 10-1 | -16.104 | ||
3 | 5.558981 x 10-1 | -16.121 | ||
4 | 5.577627 x 10-1 | -16.175 | ||
5 | 5.557238 x 10-1 | -16.116 | ||
6 | 5.587978 x 10-1 | -16.205 | ||
7 | 5.586530 x 10-1 | -16.201 | ||
8 | 5.528971 x 10-1 | -16.034 |
Table 4. Visible-channel calibration
coefficients for GOES-12 imager
(normalization not enabled; no reference detector
chosen)
Detector number (in physical array) |
m (reference detector) (W/(m2-sr-μm-count)) |
X0 | b (W/(m2-sr-μm)) |
k (m2-sr-μm)/W) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5.771030 x 10-1 | 29 | -16.736 | 1.97658 x 10-3 |
2 | 5.761764 x 10-1 | -16.709 | ||
3 | 5.775825 x 10-1 | -16.750 | ||
4 | 5.790699 x 10-1 | -16.793 | ||
5 | 5.787051 x 10-1 | -16.782 | ||
6 | 5.755969 x 10-1 | -16.692 | ||
7 | 5.753973 x 10-1 | -16.687 | ||
8 | 5.752099 x 10-1 | -16.681 |
Table 5. Visible-channel calibration
coefficients for GOES-13 imager
(normalization not enabled; no reference detector chosen)
Detector number (in physical array) |
m (reference detector) (W/(m2-sr-μm-count)) |
X0 | b (W/(m2-sr-μm)) |
k (m2-sr-μm)/W) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6.120196 x 10-1 | 29 | -17.749 | 1.89544 x 10-3 |
2 | 6.118504 x 10-1 | -17.744 | ||
3 | 6.096360 x 10-1 | -17.769 | ||
4 | 6.087055 x 10-1 | -17.653 | ||
5 | 6.132860 x 10-1 | -17.785 | ||
6 | 6.118208 x 10-1 | -17.743 | ||
7 | 6.122307 x 10-1 | -17.755 | ||
8 | 6.066968 x 10-1 | -17.594 |
Table 6. Visible-channel calibration
coefficients for GOES-14 imager
(normalization not enabled; no reference detector
chosen)
Detector number (in physical array) |
m (reference detector) (W/(m2-sr-μm-count)) |
X0 | b (W/(m2-sr-μm)) |
k (m2-sr-μm)/W) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5.874693 x 10-1 | 29 | -17.037 | 1.88772 x 10-3 |
2 | 5.865367 x 10-1 | -17.010 | ||
3 | 5.862807 x 10-1 | -17.002 | ||
4 | 5.864086 x 10-1 | -17.006 | ||
5 | 5.857146 x 10-1 | -16.986 | ||
6 | 5.852004 x 10-1 | -16.971 | ||
7 | 5.860814 x 10-1 | -16.996 | ||
8 | 5.841697 x 10-1 | -16.941 |
Table 7. Visible-channel calibration
coefficients for GOES-15 imager
(normalization not enabled; no reference detector
chosen)
Detector number (in physical array) |
m (reference detector) (W/(m2-sr-μm-count)) |
X0 | b (W/(m2-sr-μm)) |
k (m2-sr-μm)/W) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5.851966 x 10-1 | 29 | -16.9707 | 1.88852 x 10-3 |
2 | 5.879772 x 10-1 | -17.0513 | ||
3 | 5.856793 x 10-1 | -16.9847 | ||
4 | 5.854250 x 10-1 | -16.9773 | ||
5 | 5.866992 x 10-1 | -17.0143 | ||
6 | 5.836241 x 10-1 | -16.9251 | ||
7 | 5.846555 x 10-1 | -16.9550 | ||
8 | 5.843753 x 10-1 | -16.9469 |
Table 8. Visible-channel calibration coefficients for sounders
Satellite | Detector No. |
m (W/(m2-sr-μm-count)) |
X0 | b (W/(m2-sr-μm)) |
k ((m2-sr-μm)/W) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
GOES-8 | 1 | 6.482527 x 10-2 | 920 | -59.64 | 2.2008 x 10-3 |
2 | 6.522216 x 10-2 | -60.00 | |||
3 | 6.560241 x 10-2 | -60.35 | |||
4 | 6.642020 x 10-2 | -61.11 | |||
GOES-9 | 1 | 6.416324 x 10-2 | 920 | -59.03 | 2.2919 x 10-3 |
2 | 6.427129 x 10-2 | -59.13 | |||
3 | 6.523361 x 10-2 | -60.01 | |||
4 | 6.489786 x 10-2 | -59.71 | |||
GOES-10 | 1 | 6.987580 x 10-2 | 920 | -64.29 | 2.16966 x 10-3 |
2 | 7.064522 x 10-2 | -64.99 | |||
3 | 7.039932 x 10-2 | -64.77 | |||
4 | 7.196864 x 10-2 | -66.21 | |||
GOES-11 | 1 | 6.820695 x 10-2 |
920 |
-62.75 | 2.15268 x 10-3 |
2 | 6.961050 x 10-2 | -64.04 | |||
3 | 7.214539 x 10-2 | -66.37 | |||
4 | 7.367121 x 10-2 | -67.78 | |||
GOES-12 | 1 | 7.087293 x 10-2 | 920 | -65.20 | 2.1530 x 10-3 |
2 | 7.006026 x 10-2 | -64.46 | |||
3 | 7.494441 x 10-2 | -68.95 | |||
4 | 7.496490 x 10-2 | -68.97 | |||
GOES-13 | 1 | 7.192174 x 10-2 | 920 | -66.168 | 2.18293 x 10-3 |
2 | 7.189435 x 10-2 | -66.143 | |||
3 | 7.199156 x 10-2 | -66.232 | |||
4 | 7.137384 x 10-2 | -65.664 | |||
GOES-14 | 1 | 7. 269366 x 10-2 | 920 | -66.878 | 2.18573 x 10-3 |
2 | 7. 230454 x 10-2 | -66.520 | |||
3 | 7. 172957 x 10-2 | -65.991 | |||
4 | 7. 241027 x 10-2 | -66.617 | |||
GOES-15 | 1 |
6. 752245
x 10-2
|
920 | -62.121 | 2.20768 x 10-3 |
2 | 789340 x 10-2 | -62.462 | |||
3 | 6. 753861 x 10-2 | -62.136 | |||
4 | 6. 738188 x 10-2 | -61.991 |
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