Dr. Rama Varma Raja Mundakkara Kovilakom Profile

Dr. Rama Varma Raja Mundakkara Kovilakom

at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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Publications (9)

Proceedings Article | 17 September 2011 Paper

The evolution of the performance of the AVHRR, HIRS and AMSU-A instruments on board MetOp-A after over four years in orbit

Douglas Battles, Robert Lambeck, Abelardo Pérez Albiñana, M. K. Rama Varma Raja, Xiangqian Wu, Changyong Cao, Helmut Bauch, Francois Montagner

Proceedings Volume 8154, 81540N (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.891799

KEYWORDS: Satellites, Signal to noise ratio, Calibration, Infrared radiation, Aerospace engineering, Sensors, Space operations, Microwave radiation, Meteorological satellites, Radiometry

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Proceedings Article | 28 August 2010 Paper

In-orbit health and performance of operational AVHRR instruments

M. K. Rama Varma Raja, Douglas Battles, Xiangqian Wu, Helmut Bauch, Fangfang Yu, Robert Lambeck, Ninghai Sun, Abelardo Perez Albinana, Francois Montagner

Proceedings Volume 7808, 780814 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.861273

KEYWORDS: Signal to noise ratio, Satellites, Black bodies, Long wavelength infrared, Calibration, Short wave infrared radiation, Sensors, Electronics, Near infrared, Infrared radiation

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Proceedings Article | 28 August 2010 Paper

The evolution of the performance of the AVHRR, HIRS, and AMSU-A instruments on board MetOp-A after over three years in orbit

Douglas Battles, Robert Lambeck, Abelardo Pérez Albiñana, M. K. Rama Varma Raja, Xiangqian Wu, Changyong Cao, Helmut Bauch, Francois Montagner

Proceedings Volume 7808, 780811 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.859856

KEYWORDS: Satellites, Calibration, Signal to noise ratio, Infrared radiation, Sensors, Aerospace engineering, Space operations, Microwave radiation, Visible radiation, Meteorological satellites

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Proceedings Article | 12 August 2010 Paper

Extended inter-comparison of collocated MetOp-A AVHRR-IASI brightness temperature data and its implication for AVHRR calibration

M. K. Rama Varma Raja, Xiangqian Wu, Fangfang Yu

Proceedings Volume 7811, 781107 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.861265

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Infrared radiation, Absorption, Long wavelength infrared, Clouds, Radiometry, Satellites, Carbon dioxide, Short wave infrared radiation, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 12 August 2009 Paper

GSICS GEO-LEO inter-calibration: operation status at NOAA/NESDIS

Fangfang Yu, Xiangqian Wu, Yaping Li, Gordana Rancic, Likun Wang, M. K. Rama Varma Raja, Sueng-hee Sohng, Fuzhong Weng, Mitchell Goldberg

Proceedings Volume 7456, 74560A (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.826146

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Satellites, Infrared imaging, Data processing, Algorithm development, Imaging systems, Infrared radiation, Earth's atmosphere, Sensors, Environmental sensing

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Proceedings Article | 12 August 2009 Paper

Assessment of Midnight Blackbody Calibration Correction (MBCC) using the Global Space-based Inter-Calibration System (GSICS)

M. K. Rama Varma Raja, Xiangqian Wu, Fangfang Yu, Likun Wang

Proceedings Volume 7456, 745603 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.825407

KEYWORDS: Terbium, Calibration, Satellites, Black bodies, Short wave infrared radiation, Convolution, Roads, Meteorological satellites, Statistical analysis, Infrared radiation

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Proceedings Article | 10 September 2008 Paper

Evaluation of satellite land surface temperatures using ground measurements from surface radiation budget network

Yunyue Yu, Dan Tarpley, M. K. Rama Varma Raja, Konstantin Vinnikov, Mitch Goldberg

Proceedings Volume 7085, 70850L (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.794227

KEYWORDS: Satellites, Imaging systems, Algorithm development, Temperature metrology, Clouds, Statistical analysis, Satellite imaging, Infrared radiation, Optical filters, Contamination

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Proceedings Article | 30 October 2007 Paper

Algorithm development for land surface temperature measurement from GOES-R satellite

Yunyue Yu, Dan Tarpley, Rama Mundakkara Kovilakom, Hui Xu, Jeffrey Privette

Proceedings Volume 6749, 674919 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.742245

KEYWORDS: Satellites, Algorithm development, Sensors, Infrared radiation, Absorption, Temperature metrology, Thermography, Satellite imaging, Imaging systems, Infrared sensors

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Proceedings Article | 21 March 2003 Paper

GroundWinds 2000 field campaign: demonstration of new Doppler lidar technology and wind lidar data intercomparison

James Yoe, M. K. Rama Varma Raja, R. Michael Hardesty, W. Alan Brewer, Berrien Moore, James Ryan, Paul Hays, Carl Nardell, Bruce Gentry, Michelle Day, Kenneth Rancourt

Proceedings Volume 4893, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.466669

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Doppler effect, Wind measurement, Clouds, Sensors, Signal to noise ratio, Observatories, Photons, Heterodyning, Humidity

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