Title: Absolute infrared radiance measurements of Venus and Jupiter /
Authors: Logan, Lloyd M.; Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories (U.S.)
Publisher: Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories, Air Force Systems Command, USAF,
Year: 1974
Subjects: Infrared radiation Measurement.; Jupiter (Planet); Venus (Planet)
Abstract: Balloon-borne measurements of brightness temperatures were made for Venus and Jupiter and are in general agreement with ground-based observations. In all these results, however, there remains a greater variation than can be explained by computed error margins. It is concluded that the absolute brightness temperatures reported here constitute a base from which the constancy of the radiation from Venus and Jupiter can be investigated to determine the usefulness of these planets as infrared calibration sources.