Deriving an inter-sensor consistent calibration for the AVHRR solar reflectance data record

Abstract

A new set of reflectance calibration coefficients has been derived for channel 1 (0.63 μm) and channel 2 (0.86 μm) of the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) flown on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) polar orbiting meteorological satellites. This paper uses several approaches that are radiometrically tied to the observations from National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) imager to make the first consistent set of AVHRR reflectance calibration coefficients for every AVHRR that has ever flown. Our results indicate that the calibration coefficients presented here provide an accuracy of approximately 2% for channel 1 and 3% for channel 2 relative to that from the MODIS sensor.

Acknowledgments

This study was funded in part by NOAA grant NA07OAR4310199. The views, opinions, and findings contained in this report are those of the author(s) and should not be construed as an official National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or US Government position, policy, or decision.

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