| Author | Sritharan, V. |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. ET-90-15 |
| Subject(s) | Solar radiation--Maps
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology
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| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | An operational software written in FORTRAN language for the navigation of
NOAA-A VHRR images, to be used for solar radiation mapping, has been installed in
the IBM main frame computer at AIT.
The navigation software is based on an algorithm developed by NESDIS-NOAA
and includes three software packages: GHA Table Generation, AELDS, and Brouwer-Lyddane. The GHA Table Generation package developed by NESDIS-NOAA is
modified to be compatible with the IBM main frame computer system at AIT. The
AELDS package for navigation developed by NESDIS-NOAA is modified to incorporate
the Brouwer-Lyddane orbit generation package which was developed by Brouwer and
modified by Lyddane.
An A VHRR-HRPT image obtained from Malaysia is navigated and the results
proved the satisfactory working of the navigation software.
The report includes the explanation of the navigation theory and algorithm, the
implementation of the navigation algorithm using the above mentioned software packages, and a manual for operating the navigation software. The manual also includes an
example of navigation of an A VHRR-HRPT image. A method is also suggested for the
processing of the A VHRR-APT images for solar radiation mapping. |
| Year | 1990 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Energy Technology (ET) |
| Chairperson(s) | Exell, Robert H.B.
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| Examination Committee(s) | Mora, Jean-Claude ;Lukens, John E.
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| Scholarship Donor(s) | The Government of France |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1990 |