Title :
The preflight calibration of sensors employing solar-diffuser calibration
Author :
Slater, Philip N.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Sci. Center, Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ, USA
Abstract :
A new method for performing a preflight calibration of an optical remote sensing instrument with an on-board solar diffuser calibration system is presented. The rationale, method, advantages, disadvantages, error sources, and expected accuracies are discussed. The method was applied to the SeaWiFS sensor to be flown on the SeaStar satellite
Keywords :
calibration; geophysical equipment; remote sensing; SeaStar satellite; SeaWiFS; advantages; disadvantages; error sources; optical remote sensing instrument; preflight calibration; sensors; solar-diffuser calibration; Apertures; Calibration; Coatings; Lamps; Optical sensors; Paints; Remote sensing; Solar radiation; Tungsten; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1993. IGARSS '93. Better Understanding of Earth Environment., International
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1240-6
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1993.322092
