Aqua MODIS 8-year on-orbit operation and calibration

Xiaoxiong Xiong; Amit Angal; Sriharsha Madhavan; Taeyoung Choi; Jennifer Dodd; Xu Geng; Zhipeng Wang; Gary Toller; William Barnes

doi:10.1117/12.864172

13 October 2010 Aqua MODIS 8-year on-orbit operation and calibration

Xiaoxiong Xiong, Amit Angal, Sriharsha Madhavan, Taeyoung Choi, Jennifer Dodd, Xu Geng, Zhipeng Wang, Gary Toller, William Barnes

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Proceedings Volume 7826, Sensors, Systems, and Next-Generation Satellites XIV; 78261X (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.864172
Event: SPIE Remote Sensing, 2010, Toulouse, France

Abstract

Launched in May 2002, the NASA EOS Aqua MODIS has successfully operated for more than 8 years. Observations from Aqua MODIS and its predecessor, Terra MODIS, have generated an unprecedented amount of data products and made significant contributions to studies of changes in the Earth's system of land, oceans, and atmosphere. MODIS collects data in 36 spectral bands: 20 reflective solar bands (RSB) and 16 thermal emissive bands (TEB). It has a set of on-board calibrators (OBC), providing sensor on-orbit radiometric, spectral, and spatial calibration and characterization. This paper briefly summarizes Aqua MODIS on-orbit operation and calibration activities and illustrates instrument onorbit performance from launch to present. Discussions are focused on OBC functions and changes in detector radiometric gains, spectral responses, and spatial registrations. With ongoing calibration effort, Aqua MODIS will continue serving the science community with high quality data products.

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Xiaoxiong Xiong, Amit Angal, Sriharsha Madhavan, Taeyoung Choi, Jennifer Dodd, Xu Geng, Zhipeng Wang, Gary Toller, and William Barnes "Aqua MODIS 8-year on-orbit operation and calibration", Proc. SPIE 7826, Sensors, Systems, and Next-Generation Satellites XIV, 78261X (13 October 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.864172

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