A Polynomial Representation of Carbon Dioxide and Water Vapor Transmission


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"In recent years much attention has been directed toward applying radiative transfer theory to the earth's atmosphere ... In this paper an attempt is made to fit calculated transmission data with a polynomial model."--P. [1].













Monthly Weather Review


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Computer Processing of TOS Attitude Data


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This memorandum describes the computer program used operationally at the National Environmental Satellite Center (NESC) to determine the attitude of a TIROS operational Satellite (TOS)). It includes background information of historical interest, specific details of the problem and its solution, and thoughts about future approaches. It is intended as a description of this part of the NESC operation and as an introduction to the more esoteric program documentation




Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite/Data Collection System


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The Data Collection System portion of the NOAA Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite program has the potential and capacity for many and varied uses. The purpose of this report is to describe to potential users the carrier system and its data processing capabilities. User qualifications and requirements for participation in the Data Collection System are also defined.