Paper Info
Title
An overview of S-NPP VIIRS lunar calibration
Abstract
The S-NPP VIIRS has operated for more than 3.5 years since its launch in October 2011. The VIIRS reflective solar bands (RSB) calibration is performed by an on-board solar diffuser (SD) and a solar diffuser stability monitor (SDSM). In addition, lunar observations have been used to monitor the RSB on-orbit calibration stability. Since launch, more than 30 lunar calibration events have been scheduled and successfully implemented. This paper provides an overview of S-NPP VIIRS lunar calibration strategies and methodologies. It presents and compares the calibration results derived from regularly scheduled lunar observations with those derived from on-board SD observations. The differences between the solar and lunar calibrations and their likely causes are carefully examined and discussed as an effort for future improvements.
Year
DOI
Venue
2015
10.1109/IGARSS.2015.7326679
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium
Keywords
Field
DocType
VIIRS,lunar calibration,solar diffuser
Meteorology,Computer science,Remote sensing,Solar diffuser,Image resolution,Calibration
Conference
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
2153-6996
0
0.34
References 
Authors
3
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Xiaoxiong Xiong1427123.62
Jon Fulbright2174.83
Zhipeng Wang35217.96
James J. Butler43414.58