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Physics for the Correction of a Calibrated Airborne Scanner, Visible to Thermal BandsTo use remote sensing modalities in a reproducible manner it is essential that extraneous phenomena be removed from the signal. For those interested in the surface of the Earth, airborne and satellite systems, which are sensitive in wavelengths ranging from the visible to the infrared are significantly degraded by the atmosphere. The authors have developed a series of mathematical models to describe and correct the degradation. The models are based directly on the physics of the systems and are computationally tractable. Modeling of the atmosphere is done using public domain code, loaded with data and configured using information form systems developed by Schiller and Luvall. The results of this are then integrated with a physical model of the sensor to permit reduction of data to geophysically meaningful units. The components of the overall modeling, the logic of the components, and the limitations of the approach are discussed. The authors are employing there technology on applications ranging from measurements of urban heat islands to precision agriculture.
Document ID
20000108790
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
Authors
Rickman, Doug L.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL United States)
Schiller, Stephen
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL United States)
Luvall, Jeffrey C.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL United States)
Arnold, James E.
Date Acquired
August 19, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2000
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Meeting Information
Meeting: Multi/Hyperspectral Sensors, Measurements, Modeling and Simulation
Location: Redstone Arsenal, AL
Country: United States
Start Date: November 7, 2000
End Date: November 9, 2000
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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