Theoretical Approach to the Radiance-to-Flux Conversion in the EarthCARE Mission Framework.

2008

The research of the Thesis, "Theoretical Approach to the Radiance-to-Flux Conversion in the EarthCARE Framework", is aimed at studying the instantaneous TOA radiance-to-flux conversion for the prospective Broad-Band Radiometer (BBR) on-board the EarthCARE (Earth Clouds Aerosols and Radiation Explorer) platform, through the development of theoretical angular distribution models based on the specific designing features of the instrument. The inversion procedure has been undertaken to obtain the apparent TOA fluxes according to the flux retrieval accuracy required for the mission. The ADMs employed in previous missions make use of a single radiance in the inversion process. With the specific B…