Inter-comparison of radiometric calibration of Terra and Aqua MODIS 11μm and 12 μm Bands

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5542, Issue , 2004, Pages 248-258

  Wu, Aisheng ^a   Xiong, Jack ^b   Cao, Changyong ^c   Wu, Fred ^c   Barnes, Bill ^d  

^a SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

AVHRR; Inter comparison; MODIS; Onboard calibration; Radiometer; Thermal emissive band

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED VERY HIGH RESOLUTION RADIOMETER (AVHRR); EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEM (EOS); MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER (MODIS); RADIOMETRIC CALIBRATION;

CALIBRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA REDUCTION; EARTH (PLANET); INFRARED IMAGING; ORBITS; SPACECRAFT; THERMAL EFFECTS;

RADIOMETERS;

EID: 15844403067     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.558256     Document Type: Conference Paper

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