Title :
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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516899
