From Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2018
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instruments on board the Terra and Aqua space- craft are equipped with several on-board calibrators (OBCs) and continue to operate normally since launch. One such calibrator is the Spectro-Radiometric Calibration Assembly (SRCA), whose regular calibrations provide accurate measurements in radiometric, spatial and spectral modes. The SRCA is able to monitor and measure the center wavelength (CW) shift, the bandwidth (BW) shift and a major portion of the relative spectral response (RSR) for each of the MODIS reflective solar bands (RSBs) while operating in spectral mode. However, there are several factors that influence the uncertainties when calculating these results. This paper provides a brief overview of the SRCA in spectral mode, along with how the CWs, BWs and RSRs of the MODIS RSBs are calculated. The operational factors that contribute to the spectral uncertainty are also discussed, including the variation of the half-included angle (β) and the grating motor offset angle (θoff ) of the monochromator. A comparison between the theoretical and on-board CW uncertainty is also provided.
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Emily J. Aldoretta, Daniel Link, Kevin A. Twedt, and Xiaoxiong Xiong, "Assessment of the on-orbit MODIS SRCA spectral uncertainty," Proc. SPIE 10764, Earth Observing Systems XXIII, 1076412 (Presented at SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications: August 22, 2018; Published: 7 September 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2321149.