The Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) on Landsat 8: Design Overview and Pre-Launch Characterization

Remote Sensing

Dennis C. Reuter¹  Cathleen M. Richardson³  Fernando A. Pellerano⁴  James R. Irons²  Richard G. Allen⁵  Martha Anderson⁸  Murzy D. Jhabvala¹¹  Allen W. Lunsford⁶  Matthew Montanaro⁷  Ramsey L. Smith¹  Zelalem Tesfaye^1,9  Kurtis J. Thome⁷  Brian Markham^1,10 

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关键词: Landsat;    LDCM;    TIRS;    thermal sensors;    evapotranspiration;    QWIP;   

DOI  :  10.3390/rs70101135

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

The Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) on Landsat 8 is the latest thermal sensor in that series of missions. Unlike the previous single-channel sensors, TIRS uses two channels to cover the 10–12.5 micron band. It is also a pushbroom imager; a departure from the previous whiskbroom approach. Nevertheless, the instrument requirements are defined such that data continuity is maintained. This paper describes the design of the TIRS instrument, the results of pre-launch calibration measurements and shows an example of initial on-orbit science performance compared to Landsat 7.

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