Results from source-based and detector-based calibrations of a CLARREO calibration demonstration system

Amit Angal; Joel McCorkel; Kurt Thome

doi:10.1117/12.2238634

19 September 2016 Results from source-based and detector-based calibrations of a CLARREO calibration demonstration system

Amit Angal, Joel McCorkel, Kurt Thome

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Proceedings Volume 9972, Earth Observing Systems XXI; 997206 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2238634
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2016, San Diego, California, United States

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The Climate Absolute Radiance and Refractivity Observatory (CLARREO) mission is formulated to determine long-term climate trends using SI-traceable measurements. The CLARREO mission will include instruments operating in the reflected solar (RS) wavelength region from 320 nm to 2300 nm. The Solar, Lunar for Absolute Reflectance Imaging Spectroradiometer (SOLARIS) is the calibration demonstration system (CDS) for the reflected solar portion of CLARREO and facilitates testing and evaluation of calibration approaches. The basis of CLARREO and SOLARIS calibration is the Goddard Laser for Absolute Measurement of Response (GLAMR) that provides a radiance-based calibration at reflective solar wavelengths using continuously tunable lasers. SI-traceability is achieved via detector-based standards that, in GLAMR’s case, are a set of NIST-calibrated transfer radiometers. A portable version of the SOLARIS, Suitcase SOLARIS is used to evaluate GLAMR’s calibration accuracies. The calibration of Suitcase SOLARIS using GLAMR agrees with that obtained from source-based results of the Remote Sensing Group (RSG) at the University of Arizona to better than 5% (k=2) in the 720-860 nm spectral range. The differences are within the uncertainties of the NIST-calibrated FEL lamp-based approach of RSG and give confidence that GLAMR is operating at <5% (k=2) absolute uncertainties. Limitations of the Suitcase SOLARIS instrument also discussed and the next edition of the SOLARIS instrument (Suitcase SOLARIS- 2) is expected to provide an improved mechanism to further assess GLAMR and CLARREO calibration approaches.

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Amit Angal, Joel McCorkel, and Kurt Thome "Results from source-based and detector-based calibrations of a CLARREO calibration demonstration system", Proc. SPIE 9972, Earth Observing Systems XXI, 997206 (19 September 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2238634

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Calibration

Sensors

Radiometry

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