Using Dome C for moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer calibration stability and consistency

Journal of Applied Remote Sensing

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Xiong, Xiaoxiong ^a   Wu, Aisheng ^b   Wenny, Brian N ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

blackbody; calibration; Dome C; inter comparison; MODIS; sensor; solar diffuser

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; DIFFUSERS (OPTICAL); DOMES; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; INFRARED RADIATION; NASA; ORBITS; SENSORS; SPECTROMETERS;

BLACKBODY; INTERCOMPARISONS; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; MODIS; REFLECTIVE SOLAR BANDS; SOLAR DIFFUSER STABILITY MONITORS; SOLAR DIFFUSERS; THERMAL EMISSIVE BANDS;

RADIOMETERS;

EID: 77957296112     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19313195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.3116663     Document Type: Article

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