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Nimbus-6 and -7 Earth Radiation Budget (ERB) sensor details and component testsConstruction details and operating characteristics are described for the thermopile (used in the solar and fixed-Earth channels) and the pyroelectric detector (used in the Earth-scanning channels) carried on the Nimbus 6 and the Nimbus 7 satellites for gathering Earth radiation budget data. Properties of the black coating for the detectors, and sensor testing and calibration are discussed.
Document ID
19830010799
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Technical Memorandum (TM)
Authors
Soule, H. V. (Research and Data Systems, Inc. Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Kyle, H. L. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Washington, D.C., United States)
Jacobowitz, H. (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
Hickey, J. (Eppley Lab., Inc.)
Date Acquired
September 4, 2013
Publication Date
February 1, 1983
Subject Category
Instrumentation And Photography
Report/Patent Number
NAS 1.15:83906
G-82F2002
NASA-TM-83906
Accession Number
83N19070
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS5-26123
PROJECT: RTOP 146-10-03
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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