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Advanced Moisture and Temperature Sounder (AMTS) baseline 5 study reportAn Advanced Moisture and Temperature Sounder (AMTS) passive infrared atmospheric sounding system is described. Instrument requirements are developed. Parametric and scaling equations for a grating spectrometer instrument approach are developed which define detector noise limited performance in terms of instrument, orbit, and spatial coverage parameters. Instrument design criteria are developed and a baseline instrument design is presented. Error sources are identified and corresponding system error component values are estimated. Within narrow limits, the highest level of performance achievable with a stand alone infrared sounder using current state of the art technology is established. Additional trade offs necessary to establish a reasonably optimal system design in terms of performance, cost, and risk are identified.
Document ID
19860003451
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Authors
Evans, N. L., Jr.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Wright, V. G.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 5, 2013
Publication Date
September 15, 1985
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Report/Patent Number
JPL-PUB-85-61
NASA-CR-176331
NAS 1.26:176331
Accession Number
86N12919
Funding Number(s)
PROJECT: RTOP 146-72-02-40
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS7-918
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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