Ground-based validation of the EOS Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) aerosol retrieval algorithms and science data products

Author

Conel, James E. ; Ledeboer, William C. ; Pilorz, Stuart H. ; Martonchik, John V. ; Kahn, Ralph ; Abdou, Wedad ; Bruegge, Carol ; Helmlinger, Mark C. ; Gaitley, Barbara J.

Author_Institution

Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA

Volume

4

fYear

1997

fDate

3-8 Aug 1997

Firstpage

1743

Abstract

A plan for the ground-based validation of MISR aerosol retrieval is outlined. Activities occur in two phases: (1) pre-launch, work is focused on technique development and MISR algorithm validation using conventional ground-based methods and a MISR simulator (AirMISR) operating from the ER-2 aircraft to simulate MISR on-orbit observations. (2) Post-launch, the validation program relies on ground campaigns, underflights with the MISR simulator and the use of local measurements of aerosol loading and properties and irradiance measurements derived from the AERONET and ISIS networks

Keywords

aerosols; air pollution measurement; atmospheric composition; atmospheric techniques; meteorology; remote sensing; EOS; MISR; Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer; aerosol; air pollution; atmosphere; ground-based validation; infrared remote sensing; measurement technique; meteorology; retrieval algorithm; satellite remote sensing; visible; Aerosols; Earth Observing System; Image retrieval; Instruments; Optical filters; Optical surface waves; Optical variables control; Reflectivity; Sea surface; Spectroradiometers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 1997. IGARSS '97. Remote Sensing - A Scientific Vision for Sustainable Development., 1997 IEEE International

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3836-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1997.609054

Filename

609054