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Table A.2

Calibrated Radiances and brightness temperatures of the Moon for the long-wavelength channels 7–12.

Satellite/Instrument λch07 λch08 λch09 λch10 λch11 λch12 [μm]
Observation epoch Rad [MJy sr−1] Tb [K] Rad [MJy sr−1] Tb [K] Rad [MJy sr−1] Tb [K] Rad [MJy sr−1] Tb [K] Rad [MJy sr−1] Tb [K] Rad [MJy sr−1] Tb [K]
NOAA-11/HIRS2 13.340 11.088 9.733 12.565 7.362 6.738
1993-11-25 17:39:34 6.9877E+08 335.3 6.3100E+08 336.7 5.6741E+08 340.4 6.8019E+08 335.2 3.2155E+08 340.5 2.4419E+08 340.1
1992-02-15 19:54:15 7.5477E+08 343.2 6.8889E+08 344.3 6.2065E+08 347.5 7.3917E+08 343.3 3.5250E+08 346.1 2.6775E+08 345.2
1990-11-27 05:04:49 4.0074E+08 287.2 3.5113E+08 292.9 3.0803E+08 298.8 3.8745E+08 288.8 1.6844E+08 306.1 1.2428E+08 307.1
1989-03-17 03:31:08 5.1980E+08 307.9 4.6747E+08 312.8 4.1497E+08 317.7 5.0691E+08 309.3 2.3004E+08 321.8 1.7181E+08 322.1

NOAA-14/HIRS2 13.317 11.119 9.725 12.508 7.398 6.733
2000-04-14 10:50:44 5.5863E+08 314.3 4.9360E+08 316.6 4.2576E+08 319.6 5.4063E+08 315.0 2.4988E+08 325.4 1.8643E+08 326.2
1997-12-08 21:52:12 4.1836E+08 290.5 3.6626E+08 295.4 3.1360E+08 299.9 4.0375E+08 292.1 1.8165E+08 309.0 1.3416E+08 310.7
1997-06-15 05:05:20 3.9883E+08 286.9 3.5284E+08 292.9 3.0265E+08 297.8 3.8658E+08 289.0 1.7057E+08 305.9 1.2469E+08 307.4
1996-10-23 00:30:08 6.2580E+08 324.6 5.6161E+08 326.7 4.9236E+08 329.8 6.0748E+08 325.1 2.8655E+08 333.1 2.1521E+08 333.5
1996-05-28 20:58:58 5.4208E+08 311.7 4.8369E+08 315.1 4.2213E+08 319.0 5.2410E+08 312.4 2.4065E+08 323.4 1.7826E+08 324.0
1995-12-03 07:13:24 7.1163E+08 337.2 6.4413E+08 338.2 5.6498E+08 340.1 6.9442E+08 337.4 3.3636E+08 342.4 2.5264E+08 342.1

NOAA-15/HIRS3 13.357 11.151 9.705 12.444 7.303 6.534
2019-12-14 09:47:24 NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN
2018-12-24 11:44:46 8.0037E+08 349.4 7.4721E+08 351.4 6.1546E+08 347.1 7.9463E+08 351.0 3.6596E+08 349.7 2.6748E+08 350.7

NOAA-17/HIRS3 13.360 11.123 9.722 12.430 7.320 6.547
2003-01-24 01:20:02 3.5210E+08 277.7 3.0859E+08 284.3 2.4552E+08 285.9 3.4399E+08 281.4 1.3770E+08 297.7 9.5449E+07 301.0
2002-09-26 07:01:22 5.4271E+08 311.6 5.0553E+08 318.4 4.2115E+08 318.9 5.3860E+08 315.0 2.3880E+08 324.7 1.6790E+08 326.1

NOAA-18/HIRS4 13.340 11.117 9.720 12.501 7.314 6.513
2018-11-26 17:59:54 6.2009E+08 323.7 5.6910E+08 327.9 5.0252E+08 331.4 6.1069E+08 325.6 2.8894E+08 335.4 2.0179E+08 336.2
2018-04-02 09:27:54 8.0212E+08 349.6 7.4147E+08 350.8 6.6170E+08 352.8 7.9098E+08 350.4 3.8039E+08 351.9 2.6473E+08 350.7
2011-03-14 10:32:05 3.6310E+08 280.0 3.1963E+08 286.6 2.7418E+08 292.1 3.5296E+08 282.7 1.5047E+08 301.9 1.0074E+08 304.1

NOAA-19/HIRS4 13.347 11.124 9.729 12.456 7.352 6.529
2017-12-02 12:50:03 8.7990E+08 359.9 8.1692E+08 360.0 7.3541E+08 361.7 8.7290E+08 360.9 4.3089E+08 359.0 3.0001E+08 357.3
2012-03-04 05:07:04 NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN

MetOp-A/HIRS4 13.354 11.129 9.723 12.486 7.343 6.536
2011-11-16 23:42:26 3.8384E+08 283.9 3.4381E+08 291.1 2.9640E+08 296.6 3.7100E+08 286.6 1.6563E+08 305.8 1.1339E+08 308.8

MetOp-B/HIRS4 13.390 11.127 9.715 12.438 7.355 6.521
2019-07-21 07:57:26 5.9359E+08 321.6 5.3386E+08 324.5 4.6917E+08 328.1 5.8126E+08 323.5 2.6547E+08 331.0 1.8268E+08 332.1
2015-02-07 05:12:40 7.6711E+08 344.7 7.0041E+08 345.6 6.2470E+08 348.2 7.5540E+08 345.9 3.6176E+08 347.8 2.5389E+08 348.2

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