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Articles | Volume 24, issue 6
Articles | Volume 24, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-3649-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-3649-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 24, issue 6
Research article
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25 Mar 2024
Research article |  | 25 Mar 2024

LIME: Lunar Irradiance Model of ESA, a new tool for absolute radiometric calibration using the Moon

Carlos Toledano, Sarah Taylor, África Barreto, Stefan Adriaensen, Alberto Berjón, Agnieszka Bialek, Ramiro González, Emma Woolliams, and Marc Bouvet

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The calibration of Earth observation sensors is key to ensuring the continuity of long-term and global climate records. Satellite sensors, calibrated prior to launch, are susceptible to degradation in space. The Moon provides a stable calibration reference; however, its illumination depends on the Sun–Earth–Moon geometry and must be modelled. A new lunar irradiance model is presented, built upon observations over 5 years at a high-altitude observatory and a rigorous calibration and validation.
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