Global space-based inter-calibration system reflective solar calibration reference: from Aqua MODIS to S-NPP VIIRS

Xiaoxiong Xiong; Amit Angal; James Butler; Changyong Cao; David Doelling; Aisheng Wu; Xiangqian Wu

doi:10.1117/12.2224320

2 May 2016 Global space-based inter-calibration system reflective solar calibration reference: from Aqua MODIS to S-NPP VIIRS

Xiaoxiong Xiong, Amit Angal, James Butler, Changyong Cao, David Doelling, Aisheng Wu, Xiangqian Wu

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Proceedings Volume 9881, Earth Observing Missions and Sensors: Development, Implementation, and Characterization IV; 98811D (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2224320
Event: SPIE Asia-Pacific Remote Sensing, 2016, New Delhi, India

Abstract

The MODIS has successfully operated on-board the NASA’s EOS Terra and Aqua spacecraft for more than 16 and 14 years, respectively. MODIS instrument was designed with stringent calibration requirements and comprehensive on-board calibration capability. In the reflective solar spectral region, Aqua MODIS has performed better than Terra MODIS and, therefore, has been chosen by the Global Space-based Inter- Calibration System (GSICS) operational community as the calibration reference sensor in cross-sensor calibration and calibration inter-comparisons. For the same reason, it has also been used by a number of earth-observing sensors as their calibration reference. Considering that Aqua MODIS has already operated for nearly 14 years, it is essential to transfer its calibration to a follow-on reference sensor with a similar calibration capability and stable performance. The VIIRS is a follow-on instrument to MODIS and has many similar design features as MODIS, including their on-board calibrators (OBC). As a result, VIIRS is an ideal candidate to replace MODIS to serve as the future GSICS reference sensor. Since launch, the S-NPP VIIRS has already operated for more than 4 years and its overall performance has been extensively characterized and demonstrated to meet its overall design requirements. This paper provides an overview of Aqua MODIS and S-NPP VIIRS reflective solar bands (RSB) calibration methodologies and strategies, traceability, and their on-orbit performance. It describes and illustrates different methods and approaches that can be used to facilitate the calibration reference transfer, including the use of desert and Antarctic sites, deep convective clouds (DCC), and the lunar observations.

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Xiaoxiong Xiong, Amit Angal, James Butler, Changyong Cao, David Doelling, Aisheng Wu, and Xiangqian Wu "Global space-based inter-calibration system reflective solar calibration reference: from Aqua MODIS to S-NPP VIIRS", Proc. SPIE 9881, Earth Observing Missions and Sensors: Development, Implementation, and Characterization IV, 98811D (2 May 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2224320

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