Improvement of MODIS RSB calibration by minimizing the earthshine impact on solar diffuser observations

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6296, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Xie, X ^a   Xiong, X ^b   Wolfe, R ^b   Lyapustin, A ^c  

^a SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aqua; Calibration; Earthshine; MODIS; Sensor; Solar diffuser; Terra; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

AQUA; EARTHSHINE; MODIS; SOLAR DIFFUSERS; TERRA; UNCERTAINTY;

CALIBRATION; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; IMAGING SYSTEMS; LIGHTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REFLECTION;

DIFFUSERS (OPTICAL);

EID: 33750541659     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.679081     Document Type: Conference Paper

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