======  Satellite Instrument Characteristics for Radiative Transfer Modelling and Satellite Data Assimilation  ======

 by [[../../../author/leannea|Leanne Avila]]   —  last modified  Dec 09, 2010 09:50 AM 

 

Links to sites which contain information on satellite calibration and spectral response functions (SRFs) necessary for radiative transfer calculations and radiance assimilation, ordered by agency:

==== NOAA satellites ====

  * [[http://www.orbit.nesdis.noaa.gov/smcd/spb/calibration/page_of_pages|NOAA POES ATOVS and AVHRR instrument characteristics]] (including NOAA POES HIRS and AVHRR SRFs)
  * [[http://noaasis.noaa.gov/NOAASIS/ml/calibration|NOAA SIS satellite instrument calibration information for ATOVS, AVHRR and GOES]]
  * [[http://www.oso.noaa.gov/goes/goes-calibration/index.htm|NOAA OSO GOES calibration information]]
  * [[http://www2.ncdc.noaa.gov/docs/klm/index.htm|The NOAA-KLM users guide]]
  * NOAA [[http://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/smcd/spb/calibration/hirs/hirssrf|HIRS SRFs]]
  * NOAA [[http://www.orbit.nesdis.noaa.gov/smcd/spb/fwu/solar_cal/spec_resp_func|AVHRR SRFs]]
  * JPSS [[ftp://ftp.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/jcsda/CRTM/instrumentinfo/CrIS_SDR_ATBD.pdf|CrIS SDR ATBD]], [[http://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/jpss|VIIRS RSRs]]\\


==== Eumetsat satellites ====

  * [[http://www.eumetsat.int/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=519&l=en|Meteosat calibration information]]
  * MetOp IASI SRF ([[http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/itwg/groups/rtwg/readme.txt|readme.txt]], [[http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/itwg/groups/rtwg/SRF_IASI.ps|SRF_IASI.ps]], [[http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/itwg/groups/rtwg/SRF_IASI.txt|SRF_IASI.txt]])
  * MetOp [[http://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/smcd/spb/calibration/hirs/hirssrf|HIRS SRFs]]
  * MetOp [[http://www.orbit.nesdis.noaa.gov/smcd/spb/fwu/solar_cal/spec_resp_func|AVHRR SRFs]]

==== NASA EOS satellites ====

  * [[http://asl.umbc.edu/pub/airs/srf|AIRS SRFs]] and [[http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/AIRS/documentation.|AIRS channel property files]]

==== General ====

  * [[http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/%7Epaulv/Fortran90/Instrument_Information/SRF/SRF_Data|SRFs for infrared sensors on NOAA POES, NOAA GOES, MeteoSat, EOS and GMS-5 satellites]] and associated software and documentation. Developed and maintained by Paul van Delst.