MODIS on-orbit thermal emissive bands lifetime performance

Sriharsha Madhavan; Aisheng Wu; Na Chen; Xiaoxiong Xiong

doi:10.1117/12.2222310

2 May 2016 MODIS on-orbit thermal emissive bands lifetime performance

Sriharsha Madhavan, Aisheng Wu, Na Chen, Xiaoxiong Xiong

Proceedings Volume 9881, Earth Observing Missions and Sensors: Development, Implementation, and Characterization IV; 98811X (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2222310
Event: SPIE Asia-Pacific Remote Sensing, 2016, New Delhi, India

Abstract

MODerate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), a leading heritage sensor in the fleet of Earth Observing System for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is in space orbit on two spacecrafts. They are the Terra (T) and Aqua (A) platforms. Both instruments have successfully continued to operate beyond the 6 year design life time, with the T-MODIS currently functional beyond 15 years and the A-MODIS operating beyond 13 years respectively. The MODIS sensor characteristics include a spectral coverage from 0.41 μm – 14.4 μm, of which wavelengths ranging from 3.7 μm – 14. 4 μm cover the thermal infrared region also referred to as the Thermal Emissive Bands (TEBs). The TEBs is calibrated using a v-grooved BlackBody (BB) whose temperature measurements are traceable to the National Institute of Standards and Technology temperature scales. The TEBs calibration based on the onboard BB is extremely important for its high radiometric fidelity. In this paper, we provide a complete characterization of the lifetime instrument performance of both MODIS instruments in terms of the sensor gain, the Noise Equivalent difference Temperature, key instrument telemetry such as the BB lifetime trends, the instrument temperature trends, the Cold Focal Plane telemetry and finally, the total assessed calibration uncertainty of the TEBs.

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Sriharsha Madhavan, Aisheng Wu, Na Chen, and Xiaoxiong Xiong "MODIS on-orbit thermal emissive bands lifetime performance", Proc. SPIE 9881, Earth Observing Missions and Sensors: Development, Implementation, and Characterization IV, 98811X (2 May 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2222310

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