of different sensors (Cao and Heidinger 2002; Heidinger et al. 2002; Cao et al. 2008;
Wu et al. 2008, 2009; Xiong et al. 2008a, b; Qu et al. 2008).
Validation of band transfer equations will be conducted in near future by
collecting collocated measurements of multiple sensors. The presented approach
can also be applied to other sensors. In addition, more hyper-spectral sensors, such
as the Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer (IASI) and Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS), can also be used for proxy data simulation and testing database
generation.
References
Cao C, Heidinger A (2002) Inter-comparison of the longwave infrared channels of Terra/MODIS
and NOAA-16/AVHRR using simultaneous nadir observations at orbit intersections. In:
Barnes W (ed) Earth observing systems VII, Proceedings of SPIE, vol 4814. SPIE, Seattle,
pp 306–316
Cao C, Xiong X, Wu A, Wu X (2008) Assessing the consistency of AVHRR and MODIS L1B
reflectance for generating fundamental climate data records. J Geophys Res 113:D09114
Hao X, Qu J (2008) Cross-sensor band mapping for developing consistent climate data record of
earth observation. Paper presented at SPIE Asia-Pacific remote sensing meeting, Noumea,
New Caledonia, 17–21 Nov 2008
Hao X, Qu J (2009a) Fast and highly accurate calculation of band averaged radiance. Int J Remote
Sens 30(5):1099–1108
Table 5.3 Band transfer equations for the 11-μm band
Sensor 1
Sensor 2
Band transfer equation (BT)
R
2
RMSE
(K)
MODIS
(Aqua)
AVHRR
(NOAA-16)
BT
(1) ¼ BT
(2) * 1.003073026292936
À 0.925449346110636
0.9999538 0.0222536
MODIS
(Aqua)
AVHRR
(NOAA-17)
BT
(1) ¼ BT
(2) * 1.003228599446248
À 1.107847591257153
0.9998638 0.0656645
MODIS
(Aqua)
AVHRR
(NOAA-18)
BT
(1) ¼ BT
(2) * 1.002887837732207
À 1.040012956166496
0.9998490 0.0728148
Table 5.4 Band transfer equations for the 12-μm band
Sensor 1
Sensor 2
Band transfer equation (BT)
R
2
RMSE
(K)
MODIS
(Aqua)
AVHRR
(NOAA-16)
BT
(1) ¼ BT
(2) * 1.011084932447852
À 2.662118959097069
0.9999126 0.0412223
MODIS
(Aqua)
AVHRR
(NOAA-17)
BT
(1) ¼ BT
(2) * 1.004010642806296
À 1.012331970324046
0.9999443 0.0262475
MODIS
(Aqua)
AVHRR
(NOAA-18)
BT
(1) ¼ BT
(2) * 1.010378918506728
À 2.490668604967525
0.9999208 0.0373566
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Wu et al. 2008, 2009; Xiong et al. 2008a, b; Qu et al. 2008).
Validation of band transfer equations will be conducted in near future by
collecting collocated measurements of multiple sensors. The presented approach
can also be applied to other sensors. In addition, more hyper-spectral sensors, such
as the Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer (IASI) and Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS), can also be used for proxy data simulation and testing database
generation.
References
Cao C, Heidinger A (2002) Inter-comparison of the longwave infrared channels of Terra/MODIS
and NOAA-16/AVHRR using simultaneous nadir observations at orbit intersections. In:
Barnes W (ed) Earth observing systems VII, Proceedings of SPIE, vol 4814. SPIE, Seattle,
pp 306–316
Cao C, Xiong X, Wu A, Wu X (2008) Assessing the consistency of AVHRR and MODIS L1B
reflectance for generating fundamental climate data records. J Geophys Res 113:D09114
Hao X, Qu J (2008) Cross-sensor band mapping for developing consistent climate data record of
earth observation. Paper presented at SPIE Asia-Pacific remote sensing meeting, Noumea,
New Caledonia, 17–21 Nov 2008
Hao X, Qu J (2009a) Fast and highly accurate calculation of band averaged radiance. Int J Remote
Sens 30(5):1099–1108
Table 5.3 Band transfer equations for the 11-μm band
Sensor 1
Sensor 2
Band transfer equation (BT)
R
2
RMSE
(K)
MODIS
(Aqua)
AVHRR
(NOAA-16)
BT
(1) ¼ BT
(2) * 1.003073026292936
À 0.925449346110636
0.9999538 0.0222536
MODIS
(Aqua)
AVHRR
(NOAA-17)
BT
(1) ¼ BT
(2) * 1.003228599446248
À 1.107847591257153
0.9998638 0.0656645
MODIS
(Aqua)
AVHRR
(NOAA-18)
BT
(1) ¼ BT
(2) * 1.002887837732207
À 1.040012956166496
0.9998490 0.0728148
Table 5.4 Band transfer equations for the 12-μm band
Sensor 1
Sensor 2
Band transfer equation (BT)
R
2
RMSE
(K)
MODIS
(Aqua)
AVHRR
(NOAA-16)
BT
(1) ¼ BT
(2) * 1.011084932447852
À 2.662118959097069
0.9999126 0.0412223
MODIS
(Aqua)
AVHRR
(NOAA-17)
BT
(1) ¼ BT
(2) * 1.004010642806296
À 1.012331970324046
0.9999443 0.0262475
MODIS
(Aqua)
AVHRR
(NOAA-18)
BT
(1) ¼ BT
(2) * 1.010378918506728
À 2.490668604967525
0.9999208 0.0373566
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