Monitoring the VIIRS ocean color band calibration using the Rayleigh scattering method

Wenhui Wang; Changyong Cao

doi:10.1117/12.2068438

19 November 2014 Monitoring the VIIRS ocean color band calibration using the Rayleigh scattering method

Wenhui Wang, Changyong Cao

Proceedings Volume 9264, Earth Observing Missions and Sensors: Development, Implementation, and Characterization III; 92641D (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2068438
Event: SPIE Asia-Pacific Remote Sensing, 2014, Beijing, China

Abstract

Post-launch monitoring of radiometric accuracy and stability of VIIRS (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite) Solar Reflective Bands (RSB) at high gain stage (HGS) is essential for ocean color applications. This study investigates the absolute radiometric calibration accuracy of VIIRS bands M1-M5 at HGS using selected clear-sky dark ocean surfaces where top of atmosphere (TOA) signal is dominated by Rayleigh scattering. Vicarious gains were estimated using ratios between satellite observed and radiative transfer model simulated TOA reflectance. VIIRS TOA reflectance was simulated using 6SV (Second Simulation of a Satellite Signal in the Solar Spectrum – Vector, version 1.1). Input parameters required by the 6SV, including atmospheric profiles, wind speed and direction, aerosol optical thickness, and chlorophyll-a concentration, were obtained from the NASA Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications reanalysis products, VIIRS aerosol optical thickness product, and previous studies. The Rayleigh scattering method developed in this study was applied to June to August 2014 VIIRS observations over six oceanic sites. Preliminary results indicated that the 3-month averaged vicarious gain for bands M1, M2, and M5 are close to 1. Relatively larger vicarious gains were observed in the other two bands, especially in band M4. The Rayleigh scattering calibration results generally agree with results from the VIIRS deep convective clouds time series analysis.

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Wenhui Wang and Changyong Cao "Monitoring the VIIRS ocean color band calibration using the Rayleigh scattering method", Proc. SPIE 9264, Earth Observing Missions and Sensors: Development, Implementation, and Characterization III, 92641D (19 November 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2068438

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