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Uncertainty budget for Sea-Bird Scientific radiometers following cross-site calibration
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  • Cristina Orrico,
  • Ronnie Van Dommelen,
  • Andrew Barnard,
  • Ryan Lamb,
  • James Foesenek,
  • Saleem Muhammad,
  • Keith Brown,
  • Michael Dewey,
  • Alan Crisp,
  • Wesely Strubhar,
  • Casey Moore
Cristina Orrico
Sea-Bird Scientific

Corresponding Author:corrico@seabird.com

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Ronnie Van Dommelen
Formerly Sea-Bird Scientific
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Andrew Barnard
Sea-Bird Scientific
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Ryan Lamb
Sea-Bird Scientific
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James Foesenek
Sea-Bird Scientific
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Saleem Muhammad
Formerly Sea-Bird Scientific
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Keith Brown
Formerly Sea-Bird Scientific
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Michael Dewey
Sea-Bird Scientific
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Alan Crisp
Sea-Bird Scientific
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Wesely Strubhar
Sea-Bird Scientific
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Casey Moore
Sea-Bird Scientific
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Abstract

In-situ and above water radiometers are a critical for validating Ocean Color Satellite measurements, used to monitor in-water constituents of the global ocean. The calibration process, instrument response characterization, and environmental measurement all contribute to the overall uncertainty budget of the radiometric measurement. An integral part of this uncertainty traceability chain is accurate laboratory calibration of radiometric sensors. Over its lifetime, the Sea-Bird Scientific Halifax site (formerly Satlantic, LP) participated in inter-laboratory comparisons to ensure the quality of its calibrations. These include: NASA’s Seventh SeaWIFS Intercalibration Round-Robin Experiment (SIRREX-7, Hooker et al. 2002), conducted in 1999, compared Halifax to the Center for Hydro-Optics and Remote Sensing (CHORS, San Diego State University, California, USA) and the Joint Research Centre (JRC, Ispra, Italy). More recently, Sea-Bird Scientific participated in the European Space Agency (ESA) sponsored Fiducial Reference Measurements for Satellite Ocean Colour (FRM4SOC) program. In 2017, Sea-Bird Scientific transitioned the manufacturing and calibration of radiometric products from the facility located in Halifax (HAL), Nova Scotia CA to the facility located in Philomath (PHI), Oregon USA (formerly WET Labs, Inc.). As part of this transition, the radiometer calibration facility was reproduced at the Philomath site and Sea-Bird Scientific conducted an extensive cross facility set of experiments to: 1. Quantify relative calibration uncertainties within and between Halifax and Philomath laboratories; 2. Quantify differences in repeatability relative to Halifax (established standard); 3. Compare relative laboratory calibration uncertainties to budget of estimated uncertainty sources; 4. Verify successful transfer of build and calibration processes at Philomath site.