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Meanwhile, the calibration of the hyperspectral sounders such as Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) on NOAA-20 relies on a high quality onboard blackbody which is also traceable to SI through prelaunch characterization relating to the laboratory blackbody with traceable calibration to NIST, and hyperspectral sounders have been recognized as onorbit calibration references for other broad- or narrow-band infrared (IR) observations. In this paper we analyze the traceability of both systems in their raw measurements as well as retrieved geophysical variables. Comparisons are also made in spectral radiance/brightness temperature derived from the two systems. The objective is to gain a better understanding of the different paths of traceability to SI and ensure the consistency of the products for numerical weather prediction and other applications. This study directly supports the COSMIC2 verification and validation, as well as postlaunch calibration/validation of NOAA-20 CrIS. |
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Satellite navigation systems
Satellites
Infrared radiation
Receivers
Calibration
Black bodies
Clocks
