New radiometric calibration site located at Gobabeb, Namib desert

Agnieszka Bialek, Claire Greenwell, Maxim Lamare, Aime Meygret, Sebastien Marcq, Sophie Lacherade, Emma Woolliams, Beatrice Berthelot, Marc Bouvet, Martin King, Craig Underwood, Nigel Fox

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Abstract

A new permanently instrumented radiometric calibration site for high/medium resolution imaging satellite sensors is currently under development, focussing on the visible and near infra-red parts of the spectrum. The site will become a European contribution to the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) initiative RadCalNet (Radiometric Calibration Network). This paper describes the site characterisation that was carried out, both to define the exact location of permanent monitoring instrumentation, and to provide an initial detailed assessment of the site's properties. The characterisation involved a range of tests, using an ASD FieldSpec spectroradiometer, and the Gonio Radiometric Spectrometer System, a hyperspectral, multi-angle HDRF instrument. Teams from NPL and CNES each performed parts of this characterisation, working together to acquire the data and generate the final outcome.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2016 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2016 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages6094-6097
Number of pages4
Volume2016-November
ISBN (Electronic)9781509033324
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 3 Nov 2016
Event36th IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2016 - Beijing, China
Duration: 10 Jul 201615 Jul 2016

Conference

Conference36th IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2016
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period10/07/1615/07/16

Keywords

  • HDRF
  • RadCalNet
  • site characterisation
  • vicarious calibration

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