NDLI: MODIS Onboard Blackbody Function and Performance

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Xiaoxiong Xiong Wenny, B.N. Aisheng Wu Barnes, W.L.
Copyright Year	1980
Abstract	Two Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instruments are currently in orbit, making continuous global observations in visible to long-wave infrared wavelengths. Compared to heritage sensors, MODIS was built with an advanced set of onboard calibrators, providing sensor radiometric, spectral, and spatial calibration and characterization during on-orbit operation. For the thermal emissive bands (TEB) with wavelengths from 3.7 to 14.4 mum, a v-grooved blackbody (BB) is used as the primary calibration source. The BB temperature is accurately measured each scan (1.47 s) using a set of 12 temperature sensors traceable to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) temperature standards. The onboard BB is nominally operated at a fixed temperature, 290 K for Terra MODIS and 285 K for Aqua MODIS, to compute the TEB linear calibration coefficients. Periodically, its temperature is varied from 270 K (instrument ambient) to 315 K in order to evaluate and update the nonlinear calibration coefficients. This paper describes MODIS onboard BB functions with emphasis on on-orbit operation and performance. It examines the BB temperature uncertainties under different operational conditions and their impact on TEB calibration and data product quality. The temperature uniformity of the BB is also evaluated using TEB detector responses at different operating temperatures. On-orbit results demonstrate excellent short-term and long-term stability for both the Terra and Aqua MODIS onboard BB. The on-orbit BB temperature uncertainty is estimated to be 10 mK for Terra MODIS at 290 K and 5 mK for Aqua MODIS at 285 K, thus meeting the TEB design specifications. In addition, there has been no measurable BB temperature drift over the entire mission of both Terra and Aqua MODIS.
Sponsorship	IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society IEEE URSI
Starting Page	4210
Ending Page	4222
Page Count	13
File Size	671914
File Format	PDF
ISSN	01962892
Volume Number	47
Issue Number	12
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2009-12-01
Publisher Place	U.S.A.
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	MODIS Calibration Temperature sensors Temperature measurement Instruments Sensor phenomena and characterization Extraterrestrial measurements NIST Infrared imaging Infrared spectra temperature stability Blackbody (BB) calibration Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) onboard calibrators (OBCs)
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Earth and Planetary Sciences Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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