On-orbit radiometric calibration of earth-observing sensors using the radiometric calibration test site (RadCaTS)

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8390, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Czapla Myers, Jeffrey S ^a   Leisso, Nathan P ^a   Anderson, Nikolaus J ^a   Biggar, Stuart F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aqua; Landsat; MISR; MODIS; Radiometric calibration; Reflectance; Terra

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; RADIOMETERS; RADIOMETRY; REFLECTION; SENSORS;

AQUA; LANDSAT; MISR; MODIS; RADIOMETRIC CALIBRATIONS; TERRA;

CALIBRATION;

EID: 84872582462     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.918614     Document Type: Conference Paper

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