The Landsat-7 Image Assessment System (IAS), part of the Landsat-7 Ground System, will calibrate and evaluate the radiometric and geometric performance of the Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM +) instrument. The IAS incorporates new instrument radiometric artifact correction and absolute radiometric calibration techniques which overcome some limitations to calibration accuracy inherent in historical calibration methods. Knowledge of ETM + instrument characteristics gleaned from analysis of archival Thematic Mapper in-flight data and from ETM + prelaunch tests allow the determination and quantification of the sources of instrument artifacts. This a priori knowledge will be utilized in IAS algorithms designed to minimize the effects of the noise sources before calibration, in both ETM + image and calibration data.
Citation Information
Publication Year | 1996 |
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Title | Artifact correction and absolute radiometric calibration techniques employed in the Landsat 7 image assessment system |
Authors | Wayne C. Boncyk, Brian L. Markham, John L. Barker, Dennis Helder |
Publication Type | Conference Paper |
Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
Index ID | 70018770 |
Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |