MTI Thermal Bands Calibration at Ivanpah Playa with a Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer
The Savannah River Technology Center (SRTC) is currently calibrating the Multispectral Thermal Imager (MTI) satellite sponsored by the Department of Energy. The reflective bands of the MTI satellite are calibrated in desert playas such as Ivanpah Playa in the Nevada/California border. The five MTI thermal bands are calibrated with targets of known emissivity and temperature such as power plant heated lakes. In order to accomplish a full calibration at the desert playas, a Fourier transform infrared spectrometer was used to measure soil surface radiance and temperature during the satellite overpass. The results obtained with the mobile FTIR during the ground truth campaign at Ivanpah Playa will be presented.
- Research Organization:
- Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Department of Energy (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-96SR18500
- OSTI ID:
- 782678
- Report Number(s):
- WSRC-MS-2001-00550; TRN: AH200126%%93
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Imaging Spectrometry VII, San Diego, CA (US), 06/29/2001--07/03/2001; Other Information: PBD: 27 Jun 2001
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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