Title
In-Orbit Radiometric Calibration and Stability Monitoring of the PROBA-V Instrument.
Abstract
Since its launch in May 2013, the in-orbit radiometric performance of PROBA-V has been continuously monitored. Due to the absence of on-board calibration devices, in-flight performance monitoring and calibration relies fully on vicarious calibration methods. In this paper, the multiple vicarious calibration techniques used to verify radiometric accuracy and to perform calibration parameter updates are discussed. Details are given of the radiometric calibration activities during both the commissioning and operational phase. The stability of the instrument in terms of overall radiometry and dark current is analyzed. Results of an independent comparison against MERIS and SPOT VEGETATION-2 are presented. Finally, an outlook is provided of the on-going activities aimed at improving both data consistency over time and within-scene uniformity.
Year
DOI
Venue
2016
10.3390/rs8070546
REMOTE SENSING
Keywords
Field
DocType
radiometric calibration,PROBA-V,global,vegetation
Orbit,Radiometric calibration,Performance monitoring,Remote sensing,Dark current,Radiometry,Geology,Calibration,Data consistency
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
8
7
2072-4292
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
0
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Sindy Sterckx1145.87
Stefan Adriaensen2162.94
Wouter Dierckx301.35
Marc Bouvet401.35