Kevin T.C. Jim (Oceanit), Brooke Gibson (Oceanit), Edward A. Pier (Oceanit)
Keywords: daytime sky
Abstract:
We model the brightness of the daytime sky as seen from Haleakala from 0.3 to 5 microns using MODTRAN®5. Our goal was to determine the sky background radiance and transmission as a function of wavelength for imaging applications during the daytime. The sky brightness varies through a modeled day, and this is shown using a set of look angles toward the geosynchronous belt. We compare our results using radiosonde and real weather data recorded at the summit with the default atmospheric model of MODTRAN.
Date of Conference: September 13-16, 2011
Track: Poster