Title
Viirs Reflective Solar Bands On-Orbit Calibration Using The Moon
Abstract
The Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) has been on-orbit for more than three and half years. It has been scheduled to view the moon approximately monthly since its nadir door open on November 21, 2011. The scheduled lunar observations have been used to monitor the VIIRS reflective solar bands (RSB) on-orbit gain changes. The VIIRS RSB are primarily calibrated by an onboard Solar Diffuser (SD) panel and an accompanying Solar Diffuser Stability Monitor (SDSM). Due to non-uniformity of the SD degradation, the SD/SDSM calibration may have non-negligible errors, especially for the short wavelength bands. Since lunar surface is very stable, the Moon can be used to provide more reliable on-orbit long-term gain changes of the RSB. The RSB calibration coefficients derived from the lunar calibration are generally consistent with those derived from the SD/SDSM calibration, but clear differences in trend are seen, especially for the short wavelength bands.
Year
Venue
Keywords
2015
2015 IEEE INTERNATIONAL GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING SYMPOSIUM (IGARSS)
VIIRS, RSB, SD, SDSM, Calibration
Field
DocType
ISSN
Nadir,Orbit,Computer science,Remote sensing,Optics,Visible infrared,Radiometry,Solar diffuser,Wavelength,Calibration,Radiometer
Conference
2153-6996
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
3
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Junqiang Sun111037.69
Menghua Wang23322.66