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Band-to-Band Misregistration of the Images of MODIS Onboard Calibrators and Its Impact on Calibration
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradio-meter (MODIS) instruments aboard Terra and Aqua satellites are radiometrically calibrated on-orbit with a set of onboard calibrators (OBCs), including a solar diffuser, a blackbody, and a space view port through which the detectors can view the dark space. As a whisk-broom scanning spectroradiometer, 36 MODIS spectral bands are assembled in the along-scan direction on four focal plane assemblies (FPAs). These bands capture images of the same target sequentially with the motion of a scan mirror. Then the images are coregistered onboard by delaying the appropriate band-dependent amount of time, depending on the band locations on the FPA. While this coregistration mechanism is functioning well for the "far-field" remote targets such as earth view scenes or the moon, noticeable band-to-band misregistration in the along-scan direction has been observed for "near field" targets, particularly in OBCs. In this paper, the misregistration phenomenon is presented and analyzed. It is concluded that the root cause of the misregistration is that the rotating element of the instrument, the scan mirror, is displaced from the focus of the telescope primary mirror. The amount of the misregistration is proportional to the band location on the FPA and is inversely proportional to the distance between the target and the scan mirror. The impact of this misregistration on the calibration of MODIS bands is discussed. In particular, the calculation of the detector gain coefficient m_{\mathrm {1}} of bands 8-16 (412-870 nm) is improved by up to 1.5% for Aqua MODIS.
Band-to-Band Misregistration of the Images of MODIS Onboard Calibrators and Its Impact on Calibration
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradio-meter (MODIS) instruments aboard Terra and Aqua satellites are radiometrically calibrated on-orbit with a set of onboard calibrators (OBCs), including a solar diffuser, a blackbody, and a space view port through which the detectors can view the dark space. As a whisk-broom scanning spectroradiometer, 36 MODIS spectral bands are assembled in the along-scan direction on four focal plane assemblies (FPAs). These bands capture images of the same target sequentially with the motion of a scan mirror. Then the images are coregistered onboard by delaying the appropriate band-dependent amount of time, depending on the band locations on the FPA. While this coregistration mechanism is functioning well for the "far-field" remote targets such as earth view scenes or the moon, noticeable band-to-band misregistration in the along-scan direction has been observed for "near field" targets, particularly in OBCs. In this paper, the misregistration phenomenon is presented and analyzed. It is concluded that the root cause of the misregistration is that the rotating element of the instrument, the scan mirror, is displaced from the focus of the telescope primary mirror. The amount of the misregistration is proportional to the band location on the FPA and is inversely proportional to the distance between the target and the scan mirror. The impact of this misregistration on the calibration of MODIS bands is discussed. In particular, the calculation of the detector gain coefficient m_{\mathrm {1}} of bands 8-16 (412-870 nm) is improved by up to 1.5% for Aqua MODIS.
Band-to-Band Misregistration of the Images of MODIS Onboard Calibrators and Its Impact on Calibration
Wang, Zhipeng (author) / Xiong, Xiaoxiong
2017
Article (Journal)
English
Local classification TIB:
770/3710/5670
BKL:
38.03
Methoden und Techniken der Geowissenschaften
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74.41
Luftaufnahmen, Photogrammetrie
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