Remote sensing data respository for in-flight calibration of optical sensors over terrestrial targets

Francois Cabot; Olivier Hagolle; Caroline Ruffel; Patrice J. Henry

doi:10.1117/12.363548

24 September 1999 Remote sensing data respository for in-flight calibration of optical sensors over terrestrial targets

Francois Cabot, Olivier Hagolle, Caroline Ruffel, Patrice J. Henry

Proceedings Volume 3750, Earth Observing Systems IV; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.363548
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1999, Denver, CO, United States

Abstract

The present study is part of an investigation aimed at optimizing the use of desertic sites for absolute or relative calibration of satellite visible sensors. This effort includes characterization of the surface, gathering of climatology or atmospheric data sets, ground- and air- based measurements as well as result of calibration of various sensors over these sites. All these measurements and estimates are stored in a repository and made available to various methods for calibration. Post-launch degradation and relative sensitivity of various sensor have been estimated using north african desertic sites as radiometrically stable targets. The selected area have first been characterize in terms of bidirectional and spectral reflectances by making use of POLDER capabilities, then to cross-calibrate SeaWifs, VEGETATION on-board SPOT4 and AVHRR on-board NOAA-14 by reference to POLDER. Results are compared with absolute and relative calibration issued from other sources. Extensive period of time are spanned to assess the ability of this method to monitor long term trends in sensor evolutions. Results of this cross calibration will be presented. The method developed for this study will be presented as well, in order to make it applicable to other sensor. A sensitivity study has also been realized, considering synthetic data, allowing to evalute the main contributions to the error budget. The need for aerosol optical thickness is then evidenced, and will lead to the set up of a sun photometer on one of the selected sites in 1999.

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Francois Cabot, Olivier Hagolle, Caroline Ruffel, and Patrice J. Henry "Remote sensing data respository for in-flight calibration of optical sensors over terrestrial targets", Proc. SPIE 3750, Earth Observing Systems IV, (24 September 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.363548

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