Exploring the stability and residual response versus scan angle effects in SNPP VIIRS sensor data record reflectance products using deep convective clouds

Qiaozhen Mu; Xiaoxiong Xiong; Tiejun Chang; Aisheng Wu

doi:10.1117/1.JRS.12.034006

25 September 2018 Exploring the stability and residual response versus scan angle effects in SNPP VIIRS sensor data record reflectance products using deep convective clouds

Qiaozhen Mu, Xiaoxiong Xiong, Tiejun Chang, Aisheng Wu

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Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, Vol. 12, Issue 3, 034006 (September 2018). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JRS.12.034006

Abstract

The reflective solar bands (RSB) of the Visible and Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership satellite are calibrated using solar diffuser and lunar observations. To evaluate the performance of the VIIRS RSB calibration, the deep convective clouds (DCC) are utilized as invariant targets to assess the stability of NASA’s VIIRS sensor data record (SDR) reflectance product for 10 moderate resolution bands (M-bands, M1 to M5 and M7 to M11) and three imagery resolution bands (I-bands, I1 to I3). All the frames along with each scan are divided into six aggregation zones for the scan angle. An empirical bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF) correction is performed to SDR reflectances over DCC to reduce the scattering anisotropy in view and solar angles. The BRDF-corrected reflectances are used to assess the stability and to explore the residual RVS effects for selected bands. Results of this study show that after more than 6 years of on-orbit operation, the use of the prelaunch-based RVS still meets the radiometric requirement for the VIIRS RSB. Examination of the small but noticeable RVS residuals indicates they occur in a few shortest wavelength bands based on a time-dependent quadratic fit of the reflectance trends obtained at all scan angle zones. As the mission continues, continuing monitoring of on-orbit RVS stability and its effects on VIIRS SDR reflectance products are necessary with the DCC technique in the future VIIRS calibrations to ensure the quality of the RSB SDR products.

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Qiaozhen Mu, Xiaoxiong Xiong, Tiejun Chang, and Aisheng Wu "Exploring the stability and residual response versus scan angle effects in SNPP VIIRS sensor data record reflectance products using deep convective clouds," Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 12(3), 034006 (25 September 2018). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JRS.12.034006

Received: 24 April 2018; Accepted: 31 August 2018; Published: 25 September 2018

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