Calibration/Validation of Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometers and Applications

In a new era of global awareness and globalization whats happening around the world in real-time such as hurricanes volcanic eruption fires drought pollution and other environmental and climate challenges are becoming increasingly more important and affect peoples lives. To meet these challenges Earth observations from a new generation of satellites have now become available giving us unprecedented capabilities to monitor and study our planet. With global coverage twice daily for the next several decades the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometers on polar orbiting satellites provide rich and publically available data sets for a large number of land atmosphere and ocean applications including the monitoring of aerosols cloud properties radiation budget sea surface temperature ocean color active fire albedo snow and ice vegetation land use/land cover night-lights from human activities and natural disasters. Calibration and validation of these satellite observations are essential to ensure the quality accuracy precision and stability of the data for the applications. This book will review recent advances in satellite optical sensor calibration and validation methodologies algorithms and techniques. Example calibration and validation of environmental data products are also discussed. It aims to serve all professionals researchers students scientists alike in academics industries government and beyond.