The absolute radiometric calibration of terra imaging sensors: MODIS, MISR, and ASTER

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 9218, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Czapla Myers, Jeffrey ^a   Thome, Kurtis ^b   Anderson, Nikolaus ^a   Biggar, Stuart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ASTER; ETM+; MISR; MODIS; OLI; RadCaTS; Radiometric calibration; Terra

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; DESIGN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMAGE RESOLUTION; INFRARED DEVICES; INFRARED RADIATION; RADIOMETRY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPECTROMETERS;

ASTER; ETM; MISR; MODIS; OLI; RADCATS; RADIOMETRIC CALIBRATIONS; TERRA;

RADIOMETERS;

EID: 84922752781     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.2062529     Document Type: Conference Paper

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