Paper Info
Title
NOAA-20 VIIRS Day/Inight Band Unique Feature and Preliminary Verification On-Orbit.
Abstract
The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Day/Night Band (DNB) provides day and night observation capabilities in the visible and near infrared spectrum from full sunlight to night light under lunar illumination conditions. The second VIIRS onboard the NOAA-20 (previously named JPSS-l) satellite was launched in late 2017, following six-years of successful operation by its predecessor on Suomi-NPP (S-NPP). NOAA-20 VIIRS sensor data records (SDR) achieved Beta maturity status on February 1, 2018 and provisional maturity status on February 19, 2018. After the operational SDR products (since February 1, 2018) were opened to the public, data users are greeted by a unique feature of NOAA-20 DNB, i.e., ∼600 km (∼300 samples) extended Earth view (EV) samples at the end of each scan, compared to S-NPP DNB and other VIIRS bands. This study introduces this unique feature, including its underlying cause, our prelaunch efforts to accommodate the extended EV data, preliminary on-orbit verification results, and new opportunities it provides.
Year
Venue
Field
2018
IGARSS
Satellite,Sunlight,Computer science,Remote sensing,Near-infrared spectroscopy,Radiometry,Satellite broadcasting,Data records,Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite
DocType
Citations 
PageRank 
Conference
0
0.34
References 
Authors
0
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Wenhui Wang19219.23
Changyong Cao212.08
Lin Lin3359.75