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Geogdzhayev and Marshak 2018
, and A. Marshak, 2018: Calibration of the DSCOVR EPIC visible and NIR channels using MODIS and EPIC lunar observations. Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 359-368, doi:10.5194/amt-11-359-2018.
The unique position of the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) at the Lagrange 1 point makes an important addition to the data from currently operating low Earth orbit observing instruments. EPIC instrument does not have an onboard calibration facility. One approach to its calibration is to compare EPIC observations to the measurements from polar-orbiting radiometers. Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) is a natural choice for such comparison due to its well-established calibration record and wide use in remote sensing. We use MODIS Aqua and Terra L1B 1 km reflectances to infer calibration coefficients for four EPIC visible and NIR channels: 443, 551, 680 and 780 nm. MODIS and EPIC measurements made between June 2015 and 2016 are employed for comparison. We first identify favorable MODIS pixels with scattering angle matching temporarily collocated EPIC observations. Each EPIC pixel is then spatially collocated to a subset of the favorable MODIS pixels within 25 km radius. Standard deviation of the selected MODIS pixels as well as of the adjacent EPIC pixels is used to find the most homogeneous scenes. These scenes are then used to determine calibration coefficients using a linear regression between EPIC counts/s and reflectances in the close MODIS spectral channels. We present thus inferred EPIC calibration coefficients and discuss sources of uncertainties. The lunar EPIC observations are used to calibrate EPIC O2 absorbing channels (688 and 764 nm), assuming that there is a small difference between moon reflectances separated by ∼10 nm in wavelength and provided the calibration factors of the red (680 nm) and NIR (780 nm) are known from comparison between EPIC and MODIS.
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@article{ge04200y,
author={Geogdzhayev, I. V. and Marshak, A.},
title={Calibration of the DSCOVR EPIC visible and NIR channels using MODIS and EPIC lunar observations},
year={2018},
journal={Atmospheric Measurement Techniques},
volume={11},
pages={359--368},
doi={10.5194/amt-11-359-2018},
}
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TY - JOUR ID - ge04200y AU - Geogdzhayev, I. V. AU - Marshak, A. PY - 2018 TI - Calibration of the DSCOVR EPIC visible and NIR channels using MODIS and EPIC lunar observations JA - Atmos. Meas. Tech. JO - Atmospheric Measurement Techniques VL - 11 SP - 359 EP - 368 DO - 10.5194/amt-11-359-2018 ER -
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