Oudrari, H.; McIntire, J.; Xiong, X.; Butler, J.; Ji, Q.; Schwarting, T.; Angal, A. An Overall Assessment of JPSS-2 VIIRS Radiometric Performance Based on Pre-Launch Testing. Remote Sens.2018, 10, 1921.
Oudrari, H.; McIntire, J.; Xiong, X.; Butler, J.; Ji, Q.; Schwarting, T.; Angal, A. An Overall Assessment of JPSS-2 VIIRS Radiometric Performance Based on Pre-Launch Testing. Remote Sens. 2018, 10, 1921.
Oudrari, H.; McIntire, J.; Xiong, X.; Butler, J.; Ji, Q.; Schwarting, T.; Angal, A. An Overall Assessment of JPSS-2 VIIRS Radiometric Performance Based on Pre-Launch Testing. Remote Sens.2018, 10, 1921.
Oudrari, H.; McIntire, J.; Xiong, X.; Butler, J.; Ji, Q.; Schwarting, T.; Angal, A. An Overall Assessment of JPSS-2 VIIRS Radiometric Performance Based on Pre-Launch Testing. Remote Sens. 2018, 10, 1921.
Abstract
The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on-board the second Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) completed its sensor level testing in February 2018. The JPSS-2 (J2) mission is scheduled to launch in 2022, and will be very similar to its two predecessor missions, the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (SNPP) mission, launched on 28 October 2011, and JPSS-1 (renamed NOAA-20) launched on 18 November 2017. VIIRS instrument has 22 spectral bands covering the spectrum between 0.4 and 12.6 mircron: 14 reflective solar bands (RSB), 7 thermal emissive bands (TEB), and one day-night band (DNB). It is a cross-track scanning radiometer capable of providing global measurements through observations at two spatial resolutions, 375 m and 750 m at nadir for the imaging bands and moderate bands, respectively. This paper will provide an overview of J2 VIIRS characterization methodologies and calibration performance during the pre-launch testing phases performed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) VIIRS Characterization Support Team (VCST) to evaluate the at-launch baseline radiometric performance and generate the parameters needed to populate the sensor data record (SDR) Look-Up-Tables (LUTs). Key sensor performance metrics include the signal to noise ratio (SNR), radiance dynamic range, reflective and emissive bands calibration performance, polarization sensitivity, spectral performance, response versus scan-angle (RVS), and scattered light response. A set of performance metrics generated during the pre-launch testing program will be compared to both the SNPP and JPSS-1 VIIRS sensors.
Environmental and Earth Sciences, Environmental Science
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