Reflectances from Landsat data using Imagecor and 6S

An atmospheric correction algorithm yielding surface radiances for entire scenes, Imagecor, is combined with a more precise code, 6S, yielding total downwelling irradiances derived surface reflectances in four test images covering a wide range of aerosol optical depths (0.1-0.8). The results were te...

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Published in1995 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS '95. Quantitative Remote Sensing for Science and Applications Vol. 1; pp. 144 - 147 vol.1
Main Authors Spanner, M.A., Wrigley, R.C., Lobitz, B.M., Slye, R.E.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 1995
Subjects
Aerosols
Atmospheric measurements
Layout
Optical scattering
Optical sensors
Optical variables control
Reflectivity
Remote sensing
Satellites
Testing
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Summary:An atmospheric correction algorithm yielding surface radiances for entire scenes, Imagecor, is combined with a more precise code, 6S, yielding total downwelling irradiances derived surface reflectances in four test images covering a wide range of aerosol optical depths (0.1-0.8). The results were tested against surface measurements and showed good agreement, generally well within 0.01-0.02 reflectance units.
ISBN:0780325672
9780780325678
DOI:10.1109/IGARSS.1995.519673