Comparison of broadband solar irradiances measured on fixed and stabilized platforms
| Ellingson, Robert | Florida State University |
| Takara, Ezra | Florida State University |
| Tooman, Tim | Sandia National Laboratories |
Fixed and stabilized platform CM-22 radiometer observations obtained on long, constant altitude flight legs during the 2002 UAV flight series have been compared to estimate the possible improvements to shortwave absorption estimates that might be realized from stabilized measurements on stacked aircraft. This poster will chronicle the methods necessary to correct fixed platform measurements for aircraft pitch, roll and heading and will highlight the magnitude of the irradiance uncertainties resulting from the standard corrections. The fixed platform uncertainties at one level, relative to those on the stabilized platform, are then used to estimate the best case uncertainties in solar absorption estimated from fixed platform irradiance observations at two levels.
