Pre-Launch JPSS-2 VIIRS Response versus Scan Angle Characterization
"> Figure 1
<p>Band M1 un-normalized RVS plotted as a function of HAM AOI for HAM side A. The legend defines the different symbol/color combinations that correspond to each detector.</p> "> Figure 2
<p>SNPP, JPSS-1, and JPSS-2 reflective band (I1–I3 and M1–M5) RVS plotted versus HAM AOI (black, red, and blue lines respectively). Solid and dashed lines denote HAM sides A and B, respectively.</p> "> Figure 3
<p>SNPP, JPSS-1, and JPSS-2 reflective band (M6–M11) and DNB RVS plotted versus HAM AOI (black, red, and blue lines respectively). Solid and dashed lines denote HAM sides A and B, respectively.</p> "> Figure 4
<p>Band M14 un-normalized RVS plotted as a function of HAM AOI for HAM side A. The legend defines the different symbol/color combinations that correspond to each detector.</p> "> Figure 5
<p>SNPP, JPSS-1, and JPSS-2 thermal band RVS plotted versus HAM AOI (black, red, and blue lines respectively). Solid and dashed lines denote HAM sides A and B, respectively.</p> "> Figure 6
<p>(<b>a</b>) <math display="inline"> <semantics> <mrow> <mi>A</mi> <mi>H</mi> </mrow> </semantics> </math> plotted versus days since the beginning of July 2016; (<b>b</b>) atmospheric transmittance plotted versus days since the beginning of July 2016. Black lines indicate all data taken over the course of testing; red symbols represent data used in the determination of the reflective band RVS.</p> "> Figure 7
<p>Band M9 un-normalized RVS plotted as a function of HAM AOI for HAM side A without (<b>a</b>) and with (<b>b</b>) the atmospheric correction. The legend defines the different symbol/color combinations that correspond to each detector.</p> "> Figure 8
<p>Plots of band M1 (<b>a</b>) and M14 (<b>b</b>) RVS for a middle detector, HAM side A with their corresponding uncertainty estimates (in red) as a function of HAM AOI.</p> ">
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Overview
2.1. VIIRS Overview
2.2. Testing Overview
3. Methodology
3.1. Reflective Bands
3.2. Thermal Bands
3.3. Atmospheric Correction
3.4. Uncertainty
3.5. RVS Model
4. Results
4.1. Reflective Band Performance
4.2. Thermal Band Performance
4.3. Atmospheric Correction
4.4. Uncertainty
4.5. Model Validity
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Band | Center (nm) | Band | Center (nm) | Band | Center (nm) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
M1 | 412 | M7 | 865 | I4 | 3740 |
M2 | 445 | I2 | 865 | M13 | 4050 |
M3 | 488 | M8 | 1240 | M14 | 8550 |
M4 | 555 | M9 | 1378 | M15 | 10,763 |
I1 | 640 | M10 | 1610 | I5 | 11,450 |
M5 | 672 | I3 | 1610 | M16A | 12,013 |
DNB | 700 | M11 | 2250 | M16B | 12,013 |
M6 | 746 | M12 | 3700 |
Reflective | Thermal | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Collection | Scan Angle (Degrees) | HAM AOI (Degrees) | Collection | Scan Angle (Degrees) | HAM AOI (Degrees) |
1 | −66.3 | 60.7 | 1 | −8.0 | 38.5 |
2 | −8.7 | 38.8 | 2 | −66.2 | 60.7 |
3 | −38.7 | 49.6 | 3 | 21.6 | 30.9 |
4 | 5.3 | 34.6 | 4 | −45.5 | 52.2 |
5 | −45.7 | 52.3 | 5 | 5.5 | 34.5 |
6 | −8.7 | 38.8 | 6 | −8.0 | 38.5 |
7 | −55.7 | 56.4 | 7 | −55.9 | 56.4 |
8 | 21.3 | 30.9 | 8 | −20.5 | 42.8 |
9 | −30.7 | 46.5 | 9 | −38.5 | 49.5 |
10 | −8.7 | 38.6 | 10 | −8.0 | 38.5 |
11 | −51.7 | 54.7 | 11 | −51.4 | 54.6 |
12 | 37.5 | 28.9 | 12 | 35.0 | 29.1 |
13 | −20.7 | 42.8 | 13 | −30.5 | 46.4 |
14 | 54.5 | 28.9 | 14 | −8.0 | 38.5 |
15 | −8.7 | 38.8 | 15 | −61.2 | 58.6 |
16 | 5.4 | 34.6 |
(g/m) | T (K) | ℓ (m) |
---|---|---|
2.5, 5, 7.5, | 290, 305, | 1, 3, 4.5, 6, 9, 12, 20, |
10, 12.5, 15 | 320 | 27.5, 35, 42.5, 50, 75 |
Band | Uncertainty | Band | Uncertainty | Band | Uncertainty |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
M1 | 0.041 | M7 | 0.016 | I4 | 0.263 |
M2 | 0.026 | I2 | 0.017 | M13 | 0.152 |
M3 | 0.025 | M8 | 0.013 | M14 | 0.130 |
M4 | 0.053 | M9 | 0.021 | M15 | 0.113 |
I1 | 0.015 | M10 | 0.009 | I5 | 0.230 |
M5 | 0.035 | I3 | 0.026 | M16A | 0.113 |
DNB | 0.010 | M11 | 0.016 | M16B | 0.114 |
M6 | 0.023 | M12 | 0.167 |
Scene T | I4 | I5 | M12 | M13 | M14 | M15 | M16A | M16B |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
190 | 0.65 | 0.43 | 0.35 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.21 |
210 | 0.71 | 0.23 | 0.38 | 0.44 | 0.18 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 |
230 | 0.51 | 0.14 | 0.30 | 0.23 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
250 | 0.15 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
270 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
290 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
310 | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
330 | 0.08 | 0.13 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
345 | 0.09 | 0.15 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.08 |
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McIntire J, Moyer D, Chang T, Oudrari H, Xiong X. Pre-Launch JPSS-2 VIIRS Response versus Scan Angle Characterization. Remote Sensing. 2017; 9(12):1300. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs9121300
Chicago/Turabian StyleMcIntire, Jeff, David Moyer, Tiejun Chang, Hassan Oudrari, and Xiaoxiong Xiong. 2017. "Pre-Launch JPSS-2 VIIRS Response versus Scan Angle Characterization" Remote Sensing 9, no. 12: 1300. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs9121300