The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) was launched May 4, 2002 on the EOS Aqua Spacecraft. A discussion is given of the objectives of the AIRS experiment, including requirements on the data products. We summarize the instrument characteristics, including sensitivity, noise, and spectral response, and preflight calibration results leading to the estimate of the calibration accuracy. The Level 1B calibration algorithm is presented as well as the results of in-flight stability and sensitivity measurements.


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    Title :

    Level 1B products from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) on the EOS Aqua Spacecraft


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    ITSC-XIII ; 2003 ; Ste. Adele, Canada


    Publication date :

    2003-10-29


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English