Post-Launch Calibration of Satellite Sensors

Chapter 1: Needs, Terms, and Procedures for Calibration How well do we understand Earth observation electro-optical sensor parameters? G. Joseph Metrology for remote sensing radiometry B.C. Johnson, S.W. Brown & J.P. Rice Stability and accuracy requirements for passive satellite sensors for global climate change monitoring R. Datla, W. Emery, G. Ohring, R. Spencer, & B. Wielicki Chapter 2: Calibration Standards and Guidelines Validated data and removal of bias through traceability to SI units N.P. Fox Status of standardization project ISO 19130 W. Kresse A proposed ISO/TC 211 standards project on radiometric calibration of remote sensing data L. Di Chapter 3: Techniques for In-flight and On-orbit Calibration System-level approach to characterization and radiometric calibration of a space-based electro-optical sensor J. Tansock, A. Thurgood & M. Larsen On-orbit MTF assessment of satellite cameras D. Leger, F. Viallefont P. Deliot & C. Valorge USGS/OSU progress with digital camera in-situ calibration methods D.C. Merchant, A. Schenk, T. Yoon & A. Habib Issues and methods for in-flight and on-orbit calibration K. Jacobsen Chapter 4: Intersensor Calibration In-flight intersensor radiometric calibration using vicarious approaches K.J. Thome Validating the MISR radiometric scale for the ocean aerosol science community C.J. Bruegge, W. Abdou, D.J. Diner, B.J. Gaitley, M. Helmlinger, R.A. Kahn & J.V. Martonchik Chapter 5: Calibration Programs Forty years of experience with SPOT in-flight calibration C. Valorge, A. Meygret, L. Lebegue, P. Henry, A. Bouillon, R. Gachet, E. Breton, D. Leger & F. Viallefont The Joint Agency Commercial Imagery Evaluation (JACIE) team product characterization approach V. Zanoni, M. Pagnutti, R.Ryan, D. Helder, W. Lehman, S. Roylance & G. Snyder Camera calibration program in the United States: past, present, and future G.Y.G. Lee Chapter 6: Building and Characterizing Calibration Test Ranges In-flight characterization of spatial quality using point spread functions D. Helder, T. Choi & M. Rangaswamy Test ranges for metric calibration and validation of high-resolution satellite imaging systems G. Dial & J. Grodecki Locating potential vicarious calibration sites for high-spectral resolution sensors in the Negev Desert by GIS analysis U. Gilead & A. Karnieli