Radiometric calibration of an airborne multispectral scanner

Brian L. Markham, Suraiya P. Ahmad, Ray D. Jackson, M. S. Moran, Stuart F. Biggar, David I. Gellman, Philip N. Slater

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Abstract

The absolute radiometric calibration of the NS001 thematic mapper simulator reflective channels was examined based on laboratory tests and in-flight comparisons to ground measurements. The NS001 data are calibrated in-flight by reference to the NS001 internal integrating sphere source. This source's power supply or monitoring circuitry exhibited greater instability in-flight during 1988-1989 than in the laboratory. Extrapolating laboratory behavior to in-flight data resulted in 7-20% radiance errors relative to ground measurements and atmospheric modeling. Assuming constancy in the source's output between laboratory and in-flight resulted in generally smaller errors. Upgrades to the source's power supply and monitoring circuitry in 1990 improved its in-flight stability, though in-flight ground reflectance based calibration tests have not yet been performed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
PublisherPubl by Int Soc for Optical Engineering
Pages207-214
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)0819406023
StatePublished - 1991
EventCalibration of Passive Remote Observing Optical and Microwave Instrumentation - Orlando, FL, USA
Duration: Apr 3 1991Apr 5 1991

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume1493
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Other

OtherCalibration of Passive Remote Observing Optical and Microwave Instrumentation
CityOrlando, FL, USA
Period4/3/914/5/91

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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