Landsat sensor cross-calibration using nearly coincidental matching scenes

Phil M. Teillet; Brian L. Markham; John L. Barker; James C. Storey; Richard R. Irish; Jennifer C. Seiferth

doi:10.1117/12.410336

23 August 2000 Landsat sensor cross-calibration using nearly coincidental matching scenes

Phil M. Teillet, Brian L. Markham, John L. Barker, James C. Storey, Richard R. Irish, Jennifer C. Seiferth

Proceedings Volume 4049, Algorithms for Multispectral, Hyperspectral, and Ultraspectral Imagery VI; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.410336
Event: AeroSense 2000, 2000, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

Early in its mission, the Landsat-7 spacecraft was temporarily placed in a “tandem” orbit very close to that of the Landsat-5 spacecraft in order to facilitate the establishment of sensor calibration continuity between the Landsat-7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) and Landsat-5 Thematic Mapper (TM) sensors. The key period for the tandem configuration was June 1-4, 1999, during which hundreds of nearly-coincident matching scenes were recorded by both the Landsat-7 ETM+ and, in cooperation with Space Imaging and international ground stations, the Landsat-5 TM as well. The paper presents a methodology for Landsat-7 ETM+ and Landsat-5 TM cross-calibration and results based on analysis of three tandem image pairs. The approach incorporates adjustments for spectral band differences between the two sensors. With the well- calibrated ETM+ as a reference, the tandem-based cross-calibrations for the three image pairs yield TM responsivities that are consistent to each other to within a few percent or better depending on the spectral band. Comparisons with independent methods and results obtained by other groups indicate that the tandem-based cross-calibration is in close agreement with the independent results in spectral bands 1-3 but compares less favourably in the other bands.

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Phil M. Teillet, Brian L. Markham, John L. Barker, James C. Storey, Richard R. Irish, and Jennifer C. Seiferth "Landsat sensor cross-calibration using nearly coincidental matching scenes", Proc. SPIE 4049, Algorithms for Multispectral, Hyperspectral, and Ultraspectral Imagery VI, (23 August 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.410336

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