LOW ALTITUDE INFRARED SENSING

Airborne radiation thermometer measurements made at altitudes below 1500 feet are influenced by atmospheric attenuation and reflection. The errors incurred appear to be relatively altitude independent between 500 and 1500 feet. ART charts should indicate that the total root mean square accuracy of the radiometric temperatures should be on the order of plus or minus 0.6C.

• Corporate Authors:

  Coast Guard

  Oceanographic Unit
  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Henderson, S J
• Publication Date: 1974

Media Info

• Pagination: 25 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Altitude; Infrared detectors; Meteorological instruments; Oceans; Radiometers; Reflection; Surface temperature; Temperature measuring instruments; Wind
• Uncontrolled Terms: Airborne; Low altitude
• Old TRIS Terms: Ocean surface
• Subject Areas: Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00136855
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: CGOU-TR-76-1
• Files: NTIS
• Created Date: Jul 22 2002 12:00AM