Recent results from the Radiometric Calibration Test Site (RadCaTS) at Railroad Valley, Nevada

Jeffrey S. Czapla-Myers; Nathan P. Leisso

doi:10.1117/12.861167

27 August 2010 Recent results from the Radiometric Calibration Test Site (RadCaTS) at Railroad Valley, Nevada

Jeffrey S. Czapla-Myers, Nathan P. Leisso

Proceedings Volume 7807, Earth Observing Systems XV; 78070R (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.861167
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2010, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The Radiometric Calibration Test Site (RadCaTS) is an automated approach to ground-based vicarious calibration that does not require on-site personnel during the overpass of an airborne or spaceborne sensor. The concept originates as an attempt to increase the amount of ground-based data that are collected throughout the year. All-weather instruments are used to measure atmospheric and surface conditions. The data are used in an automated processing scheme to produce top-of-atmosphere spectral radiance, which are then compared to the sensor under test. RadCaTS has been located at Railroad Valley, Nevada, since 2004, but the concept is applicable to any site that is suitable for vicarious calibration. Railroad Valley was chosen to test the RadCaTS concept because it has been used by the Remote Sensing Group (RSG) for over 15 years and is well understood. This work describes the RadCaTS automated concept, and outlines the automated processing scheme that is used to determine the surface reflectance. A description of the instrumentation used to measure the surface reflectance and atmosphere is presented, followed by a discussion of their placement on the site, and also their calibration. Finally, the RadCaTS ground-based results are compared to those from Aqua and Terra MODIS in 2008, and Landsat 7 ETM+ in 2009.

Citation Download Citation

Jeffrey S. Czapla-Myers and Nathan P. Leisso "Recent results from the Radiometric Calibration Test Site (RadCaTS) at Railroad Valley, Nevada", Proc. SPIE 7807, Earth Observing Systems XV, 78070R (27 August 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.861167

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available