Calibration of AVHRR sensors using the reflectance-based method

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6684, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Czapla Myers, Jeffrey S ^a   Thome, Kurtis J ^a   Leisso, Nathan P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

AVHRR; Calibration; NOAA; Radiometry; Vicarious

Indexed keywords

SOLAR RADIOMETERS;

CALIBRATION; DATA ACQUISITION; DATA STRUCTURES; ERROR ANALYSIS; RADIOMETERS; REFLECTION;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 42149100695     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.734587     Document Type: Conference Paper

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