Dr. Rodney A. Viereck Profile

Dr. Rodney A. Viereck

Physicist at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

SPIE Involvement:

Author

Proceedings Article | 20 September 2007 Paper

Report on GOES SXI/XRS calibration effort

Alysha Reinard, Steven Hill, Scott Bailey, Victor Pizzo, Rodney Viereck

Proceedings Volume 6689, 66890J (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.734268

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Rockets, X-rays, Space operations, Sun, Solar processes, Satellites, Sensors, Photons, Instrument modeling

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Proceedings Article | 20 September 2007 Paper

Solar extreme ultraviolet irradiance observations from GOES: design characteristics and initial performance

Rodney Viereck, Fred Hanser, John Wise, Soumyendu Guha, Andrew Jones, Don McMullin, Simon Plunket, Doug Strickland, Scott Evans

Proceedings Volume 6689, 66890K (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.734886

KEYWORDS: Extreme ultraviolet, Sensors, Calibration, Satellites, Optical filters, Earth's atmosphere, Visible radiation, Atmospheric modeling, Diodes, Thin films

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Proceedings Article | 18 August 2005 Paper

The NOAA GOES x-ray calibration program

Steven Hill, Vic Pizzo, Alysha Reinard, Doug Biesecker, Rodney Viereck

Proceedings Volume 5901, 59010E (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.619109

KEYWORDS: Calibration, X-rays, Rockets, Sensors, Space operations, Sun, Microchannel plates, Beryllium, Mirrors, Solar processes

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Proceedings Article | 8 November 1996 Paper

Shuttle-based measurements: GLO ultraviolet earthlimb view

James Gardner, Edmond Murad, Rodney Viereck, David Knecht, Charles Pike, A. Lyle Broadfoot

Proceedings Volume 2831, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.257191

KEYWORDS: Ultraviolet radiation, Airglow, Spectrographs, Atmospheric optics, Imaging systems, Spectral resolution, Atmospheric sensing, Space operations, Charge-coupled devices, Temporal resolution

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Proceedings Article | 8 November 1996 Paper

Multispectral imaging of a space shuttle primary reaction control system firing

David Rall, Irving Kofsky, Rodney Viereck, Charles Pike

Proceedings Volume 2831, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.257192

KEYWORDS: Cameras, NOx, Optical filters, Photography, Control systems, Video, Combustion, Imaging systems, Rockets, Visible radiation

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Proceedings Article | 31 October 1996 Paper

Thermospheric metal emissions: update on GLO Mg+ measurements

James Gardner, Edmond Murad, David Knecht, Rodney Viereck, Charles Pike, A. Lyle Broadfoot

Proceedings Volume 2830, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.256104

KEYWORDS: Metals, Magnesium, Ions, Clouds, Calcium, Chemical species, Spectrographs, Ultraviolet radiation, Spectroscopy, Atmospheric optics

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 1994 Paper

Mg+ and other metallic emissions observed in the thermosphere

James Gardner, Rodney Viereck, Edmond Murad, Shu Lai, David Knecht, Charles Pike, A. Lyle Broadfoot, Emmet Anderson, William McNeil

Proceedings Volume 2266, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.187562

KEYWORDS: Magnesium, Metals, Ions, Sodium, Calcium, Sun, Atmospheric optics, Thermosphere, Airglow, Spectrographs

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Proceedings Article | 22 January 1993 Paper

Panchromatic spectrograph with supporting monochromatic imagers

A. Lyle Broadfoot, Bill Sandel, David Knecht, Rodney Viereck, Edmond Murad

Proceedings Volume 1764, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.140840

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Imaging systems, Charge-coupled devices, Sensors, Ultraviolet radiation, Optical benches, Airglow, Artificial intelligence, Infrared imaging, Spatial resolution

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