MODIS instrument operation and calibration improvements

X. Xiong, A. Angal, S. Madhavan, D. Link, X. Geng, B. Wenny, A. Wu, H. Chen, V. Salomonson
2014 2014 IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium  
Terra and Aqua MODIS have successfully operated for over 14 and 12 years since their respective launches in 1999 and 2002. The MODIS on-orbit calibration is performed using a set of on-board calibrators, which include a solar diffuser for calibrating the reflective solar bands (RSB) and a blackbody for the thermal emissive bands (TEB). On-orbit changes in the sensor responses as well as key performance parameters are monitored using the measurements of these on-board calibrators. This paper
more » ... ides an overview of MODIS onorbit operation and calibration activities, and instrument long-term performance. It presents a brief summary of the calibration enhancements made in the latest MODIS data collection 6 (C6). Future improvements in the MODIS calibration and their potential applications to the S-NPP VIIRS are also discussed.
doi:10.1109/igarss.2014.6946693 dblp:conf/igarss/XiongAMLGWWCS14 fatcat:w7lo667t3zaafixfgsx3vcb2aq