Results and lessons from MODIS reflective solar bands calibration: Pre-launch to on-orbit

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6296, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Xiong, X ^a   Che, N ^b   Pan, C ^b   Xie, X ^b   Sun, J ^b   Barnes, W L ^c   Guenther, B ^c  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aqua; Calibration; MODIS; Reflective solar bands; Solar diffuser; Terra

Indexed keywords

AQUA; MODIS; REFLECTIVE SOLAR BANDS; SOLAR DIFFUSERS; TERRA; BLACKBODY; NOISE CHARACTERIZATION; THERMAL EMISSIVE BANDS;

CALIBRATION; DATA REDUCTION; INFRARED DETECTORS; OPTICAL DESIGN; RADIOMETERS; REFLECTION; SPACECRAFT; LIGHT EMISSION; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS;

OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; IMAGING SYSTEMS;

EID: 33750572059     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.679144     Document Type: Conference Paper

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