User Validation of VIIRS Satellite Imagery

Remote Sensing

Don Hillger²  Tom Kopp⁹  Curtis Seaman¹  Steven Miller¹  Dan Lindsey²  Eric Stevens⁵  Jeremy Solbrig¹  William Straka III⁷  Melissa Kreller⁶  Arunas Kuciauskas³  Amanda Terborg⁸  Changyong Cao⁴  Xiaofeng Li⁴ 

[1] CIRA, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA;NOAA/NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research (StAR), Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA;NRL, Marine Meteorology Division, Monterey, CA 93943, USA;;NOAA/NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research (StAR), Fort Collins, CO 80523, USAGeographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA), Fairbanks, AK 99775, USA;NWS, Fairbanks, AK 99775, USA;CIMSS, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA;Aviation Weather Center, NWS, Kansas, MO 64153, USA;The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA 90245, USA;

关键词: VIIRS;    DNB;    NCC;    imagery;    validation;    Alaska;    KPP;   

DOI  :  10.3390/rs8010011

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

Visible/Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Imagery from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (S-NPP) satellite is the finest spatial resolution (375 m) multi-spectral imagery of any operational meteorological satellite to date. The Imagery environmental data record (EDR) has been designated as a Key Performance Parameter (KPP) for VIIRS, meaning that its performance is vital to the success of a series of Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) satellites that will carry this instrument. Because VIIRS covers the high-latitude and Polar Regions especially well via overlapping swaths from adjacent orbits, the Alaska theatre in particular benefits from VIIRS more than lower-latitude regions. While there are no requirements that specifically address the quality of the EDR Imagery aside from the VIIRS SDR performance requirements, the value of VIIRS Imagery to operational users is an important consideration in the Cal/Val process. As such, engaging a wide diversity of users constitutes a vital part of the Imagery validation strategy. The best possible image quality is of utmost importance. This paper summarizes the Imagery Cal/Val Team’s quality assessment in this context. Since users are a vital component to the validation of VIIRS Imagery, specific examples of VIIRS imagery applied to operational needs are presented as an integral part of the post-checkout Imagery validation.

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