Validation of land-surface temperature retrieval from space

Author

Wan, Zhengming ; Snyder, Will ; Zhang, Yulin

Author_Institution

Inst. for Comput. Earth Syst. Sci., California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA, USA

Volume

4

fYear

1996

fDate

27-31 May 1996

Firstpage

2095

Abstract

The authors developed an integrated field TIR (thermal infrared) measurement system and methodology for validating land-surface temperature (LST) algorithms prepared for generating the EOS (Earth Observing System) MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) LST product. The system has been used for measurements of spectral TIR BRDF (bidirectional reflectance distribution function)/emissivity and surface temperature of terrestrial materials in laboratory and field campaigns. The authors´ validation results indicate that it is possible to validate LST within 1°K in favorable atmospheric and surface conditions

Keywords

geophysical techniques; infrared imaging; radiometry; remote sensing; terrestrial heat; IR imaging; algorithm; geophysical measurement technique; geothermal method; infrared radiometry; land surface; land-surface temperature; remote sensing; temperature retrieval; terrain mapping; terrestrial heat; thermal infrared; Atmospheric measurements; Earth Observing System; Land surface; Land surface temperature; MODIS; Ocean temperature; Sampling methods; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Temperature measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1996. IGARSS '96. 'Remote Sensing for a Sustainable Future.', International

Conference_Location

Lincoln, NE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3068-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516899

Filename

516899