On-orbit calibration and inter-comparison of Terra and Aqua MODIS surface temperature spectral bands

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 29, Issue 17-18, 2008, Pages 5347-5359

  Xiong, X ^a   Wu, A ^b   Cao, C ^c  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^c OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED VERY HIGH RESOLUTION RADIOMETERS (AVHRR); ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CALIBRATION; INFRARED RADIATION; NASA; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

CALIBRATION COEFFICIENTS; CALIBRATION METHODOLOGIES; LONGWAVE INFRARED (LWIR); MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; NOISE EQUIVALENT TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE; ON-ORBIT CALIBRATION; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; THERMAL EMISSIVE BANDS;

ORBITS;

EID: 81255173197     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160802036300     Document Type: Article

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