MODIS sea surface temperature retrievals using different channel combinations and hybrid cloud detection

Prabhat K. Koner; Andy Harris

doi:10.1117/12.2223465

3 May 2016 MODIS sea surface temperature retrievals using different channel combinations and hybrid cloud detection

Prabhat K. Koner, Andy Harris

Proceedings Volume 9882, Remote Sensing and Modeling of the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Interactions VI; 988204 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2223465
Event: SPIE Asia-Pacific Remote Sensing, 2016, New Delhi, India

Abstract

NASA has been providing global sea-surface temperatures (SST) from MODIS on daily to decadal periods, and these are extensively used for a wide range of atmospheric and oceanic studies. However, the retrieval quality and cloud detection are somewhat problematic. We will present a new physical deterministic algorithm based on truncated total least squares (TTLS) using multiple channels for SST retrieval from MODIS measurements in conjunction with a new cloud detection scheme using a radiative transfer model atop a functional spectral difference method. The TTLS method is a new addition to improve the information content of the retrieval compared to our earlier work using modified total least squares (MTLS). A systematic study is conducted to ascertain the optimal channel selection from the 16 channels in the thermal IR of MODIS. Our new algorithm can reduce average RMSE of ~50% while increasing the average data coverage by ~50% compared to the operationally available MODIS SST.

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Prabhat K. Koner and Andy Harris "MODIS sea surface temperature retrievals using different channel combinations and hybrid cloud detection", Proc. SPIE 9882, Remote Sensing and Modeling of the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Interactions VI, 988204 (3 May 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2223465

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