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On-Orbit Cross-Calibration of AM Satellite Remote Sensing Instruments using the MoonOn April 14,2003, three Earth remote sensing spacecraft were maneuvered enabling six satellite instruments operating in the visible through shortwave infrared wavelength region to view the Moon for purposes of on-orbit cross-calibration. These instruments included the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR), the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection (ASTER) radiometer on the Earth Observing System (EOS) Terra spacecraft, the Advanced Land Imager (ALI) and Hyperion instrument on Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) spacecraft, and the Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS) on the SeaStar spacecraft. Observations of the Moon were compared using a spectral photometric mode for lunar irradiance developed by the Robotic Lunar Observatory (ROLO) project located at the United States Geological Survey in Flagstaff, Arizona. The ROLO model effectively accounts for variations in lunar irradiance corresponding to lunar phase and libration angles, allowing intercomparison of observations made by instruments on different spacecraft under different time and location conditions. The spacecraft maneuvers necessary to view the Moon are briefly described and results of using the lunar irradiance model in comparing the radiometric calibration scales of the six satellite instruments are presented here.
Document ID
20040040125
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Butler, James J.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Kieffer, Hugh H.
(Geological Survey Flagstaff, AZ, United States)
Barnes, Robert A.
(Science Applications International Corp. Beltsville, MD, United States)
Stone, Thomas C.
(Geological Survey Flagstaff, AZ, United States)
Date Acquired
August 21, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2003
Subject Category
Spacecraft Instrumentation And Astrionics
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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