1.8 CF Standard Names: Toa Brightness Temperature Bias At Standard Scene due to Intercalibration (toa_brightness_temperature_bias_at_standard_scene_due_to_intercalibration)

Record Label : toa_brightness_temperature_bias_at_standard_scene_due_to_intercalibration

Record Title : Toa Brightness Temperature Bias At Standard Scene due to Intercalibration

CF Standard Name : toa_brightness_temperature_bias_at_standard_scene_due_to_intercalibration

Record Description : toa_brightness_temperature_bias_at_standard_scene_due_to_intercalibration is the difference between top-of-atmosphere (TOA) brightness temperatureof the reference sensor and TOA brightness temperature of themonitored sensor. This TOA brightness temperature difference is a measure of the calibration difference between the monitored and reference sensors. The standard scene is a target area with typical Earth surface and atmospheric conditions that is accepted as a reference. Brightness temperature of a body is the temperature of a black body which radiates the same power per unit solid angle per unit area at a given wavenumber. TOA brightness temperature of the standard scene is calculated using a radiative transfer simulation for a given viewing geometry. The resultant top-of-atmosphere spectral radiance is then integrated with each sensor's spectral response function and converted to equivalent brightness temperature. The specification of a physical process by the phrase "due_to_" process means that the quantity named is a single term in a sum of terms which together compose the general quantity named by omitting the phrase.

Canonical Units : K