tams.data.tb_from_ir

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tams.data.tb_from_ir#

tams.data.tb_from_ir(r, ch)#

Compute brightness temperature from IR satellite radiances (r) in channel ch of the EUMETSAT MSG SEVIRI instrument.

Reference: https://resources.eumetrain.org/data/2/204/204.pdf page 13

https://www.eumetsat.int/msg-services

The old SEVIRI page provides more detailed information about SEVIRI (may take some time to load).

Parameters:

  • r (duck-array) – Radiance. Units: m2 m-2 sr-1 (cm-1)-1

  • ch (int) – Channel number, in 4–11.

Returns:

tb (duck-array) – Brightness temperature (same type as r).

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