Did you realize that the sea surface temperature affects the Earth’s atmosphere? Not only can ocean temperatures contribute to the study of global warming, but they also can influence the formation of major storm events. Interestingly, a lot of what we know about how our oceans change comes from information gathered by satellites in our planet’s orbit. These satellites collect data on the amount of light the oceans emit and reflect to keep track of surface temperatures through ocean-color radiometry. And as you likely would expect, propercalibration services, including the detection equipment, is crucial.

The enormous amount of data involved is delivered from multiple satellite sensors over decades of time to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Marine Optical Buoy (MOBY), an automated radiometric system bobbing in the waters of the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii.

Of course, the instruments and data-collection system on MOBY itself has to be thoroughly characterized and calibrated, a complicated job for many reasons. Radiometric cross checks help provide robust traceability to the International System of Units (SI). What’s more, a three-month-long rotation of duplicate systems makes it possible to perform scheduled maintenance and repairs on MOBY.

While MOBY has long exceeded its expected lifespan, it continues to provide critical data and is expected to keep doing so for the foreseeable future. The fact that it still can provide accurate data is due to the rigorous calibration efforts employed by the buoy’s caretakers.

Calibration is of vital importance when dealing with your sensitive data. Therefore, it makes sense to ensure your technology is properly calibrated. With more than four decades of experience in photonics system design and manufacturing, Gooch & Housego has a global reputation as the expert in spectroradiometry for both instrumentation and calibration services, measurements from 200 nm to 30 µm in particular. They offer full product engineering, design, and manufacturing quick-turn capabilities, with specialized expertise in opto-mechanics and photonics systems. Gooch & Housego’s staff of expert engineers have many years of experience with demanding commercial product delivery, as well as custom-designed and OEM solutions. Call 光傲科技 today at 400-921-9858 to talk about your needs for calibration services.