Evaluation of early NOAA-20 VIIRS RSB radiometric performance using intercomparison with Aqua MODIS

Mike Chu; Junqiang Sun; Menghua Wang

doi:10.1117/12.2321095

7 September 2018 Evaluation of early NOAA-20 VIIRS RSB radiometric performance using intercomparison with Aqua MODIS

Mike Chu, Junqiang Sun, Menghua Wang

Proceedings Volume 10764, Earth Observing Systems XXIII; 107640W (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2321095
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2018, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The radiometric performance of the reflective solar bands (RSBs) of NOAA-20 VIIRS, recently launched on 18 November 2017, is evaluated through an intercomparison with Aqua MODIS. The analysis adapts a “nadir-only” refinement of the simultaneous nadir overpass (SNO) to generate comparison time series for assessment of the on-orbit calibration of NOAA-20 VIIRS RSBs using the official sensor data records (SDRs). The comparison result reveals an unstable and varying early radiometric performance upward of 5%. SNPP VIIRS, the precursor VIIRS, is also used to generate a comparison time series against Aqua MODIS. The result shows that NOAA-20 VIIRS RSBs have a 2 to 8% radiometric deficit relative to SNPP VIIRS RSBs.

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Mike Chu, Junqiang Sun, and Menghua Wang "Evaluation of early NOAA-20 VIIRS RSB radiometric performance using intercomparison with Aqua MODIS", Proc. SPIE 10764, Earth Observing Systems XXIII, 107640W (7 September 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2321095

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