08/21/2023 | Tim Watt
Pre-flight radiometric calibration facilities and reference ‘black bodies’ for demands of ESA FORUM mission
Satellite observations of infrared radiation emitted from Earth to space could be used to measure changes in the planet’s energy balance, and so reduce the uncertainties associated with climate predictions. However, current missions are not capable of detecting the full spectrum of infrared radiation of interest, limiting opportunities for improved understanding of the contributions of, for example, carbon dioxide and water vapour. Forthcoming missions such as ESA’s FORUM promise to fill this observation gap but require improved pre-flight radiometric calibration facilities and reference ‘black bodies’ with unprecedented low measurement uncertainties.
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