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The Spanish infrared camera onboard the EUSO-BALLOON (CNES) flight on August 24, 2014

M. D. Rodríguez FríasJ. LicandroM. D. SabauJ. L. SánchezSebastián FranchiniL. LópezL. RamírezE. JovenM. ReyesC. González-alvaradoT. BelenguerJ. MeseguerI. Pérez-grandeG. Sáez-canoJ. F. SorianoJ. H CarreteroH. PrietoJ. A. Morales Los RíosY. MartínA. MerinoM. Sanz-palominoE. García-ortegaE. GascónS. Fernández-gonzálezG. AlonsoE. RoibasA. Sanz-andrésS. PindadoO. MarotoL. Díez-merinoA. TomásJ. CarbonellC. EcheandíaS. Pérez-canoL. Del Peral

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Aeronáutica

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The EUSO-Balloon (CNES) campaign was held during Summer 2014 with a launch on August 24. In the gondola, next to the Photo Detector Module (PDM), a completely isolated Infrared camera was allocated. Also, a helicopter which shooted flashers flew below the balloon. We have retrieved the Cloud Top Height (CTH) with the IR camera, and also the optical depth of the nonclear atmosphere have been inferred with two approaches: The first one is with the comparison of the brightness temperature of the cloud and the real temperature obtained after the pertinent corrections. The second one is by measuring the detected signal from the helicopter flashers by the IR Camera, considering the energy of the flashers and the location of the helicopter.

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