Post-launch calibration of GOES Imager visible channel using MODIS

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5882, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-11

  Wu, Xiangqian ^a   Sun, Fengying ^b  

^a OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

^b QSS GROUP INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Calibration; GOES Imager; MODIS; Post launch calibration; Vicarious calibration; Visible channel

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; IMAGE SENSORS; LAUNCHING; OPTICAL ENGINEERING; RADIOMETRY; SATELLITES;

GOES IMAGERS; MODIS; POST-LAUNCH CALIBRATION; VICARIOUS CALIBRATION; VISIBLE CHANNELS;

IMAGING SYSTEMS;

EID: 29244476300     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.615401     Document Type: Conference Paper

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