NOAA-20 VIIRS initial on-orbit radiometric calibration using scheduled lunar observations
Advanced Search
Select up to three search categories and corresponding keywords using the fields to the right. Refer to the Help section for more detailed instructions.

Search our Collections & Repository

For very narrow results

When looking for a specific result

Best used for discovery & interchangable words

Recommended to be used in conjunction with other fields

Dates

to

Document Data
Library
People
Clear All
Clear All

For additional assistance using the Custom Query please check out our Help Page

The NOAA IR serves as an archival repository of NOAA-published products including scientific findings, journal articles, guidelines, recommendations, or other information authored or co-authored by NOAA or funded partners. As a repository, the NOAA IR retains documents in their original published format to ensure public access to scientific information.
i

NOAA-20 VIIRS initial on-orbit radiometric calibration using scheduled lunar observations

Filetype[PDF-1.14 MB]


Details You May Also Like

Details:

  • Journal Title:
    Earth Observing Systems XXIV
  • Personal Author:
  • NOAA Program & Office:
    NESDIS (National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service)
  • Description:
    The scheduled lunar observations by the NOAA-20 VIIRS provide an independent source of calibration for the Reflective Solar Bands (RSB). Spacecraft roll maneuver is typically conducted to ensure that the moon observation is recorded at the Space View (SV) scan angle. VIIRS Earth View sector is shifted at the time of the lunar data collection to cover the SV scan angle and ensure spectral band co-registration. The lunar observation is performed monthly at nearly the same lunar phase angle with the exception of ~3-4 months each year. This paper analyzes scheduled lunar observations data from December 2017 to May 2019. For each lunar collection, the Global Space-based Inter-Calibration System (GSICS) Implementation of ROLO (GIRO) model is used to predict the expected lunar irradiance, and the ratio between the GIRO modeled and observed lunar irradiance is derived as the VIIRS lunar F-factor (or inverse of the gain factor). The lunar Ffactors are compared to the Solar Diffuser (SD) based F-factors that are used in the operational production of VIIRS Sensor Data Records (SDR) at NOAA. These two on-orbit calibration methods provide independent trending of the radiometric response degradations in the RSBs of VIIRS. In this paper, we present SD and lunar F-factor comparison results for NOAA-20 VIIRS RSBs..
  • Source:
    Earth Observing Systems XXIV, 10781, 72
  • DOI:
  • Format:
    pdf
  • Publisher:
    SPIE
  • Document Type:
    Journal Article
  • Rights Information:
    Other
  • Compliance:
    Library
  • Main Document Checksum:
  • Download URL:
  • File Type:

Supporting Files

  • No Additional Files
More +

You May Also Like

Checkout today's featured content at repository.library.noaa.gov

Version 3.27.1