Monitoring the long term stability of the IRS-P6 AWiFS sensor using the Sonoran and RVPN sites

Gyanesh Chander; Aparajithan Sampath; Amit Angal; Taeyoung Choi; Xiaoxiong Xiong

doi:10.1117/12.869537

11 November 2010 Monitoring the long term stability of the IRS-P6 AWiFS sensor using the Sonoran and RVPN sites

Gyanesh Chander, Aparajithan Sampath, Amit Angal, Taeyoung Choi, Xiaoxiong Xiong

Proceedings Volume 7862, Earth Observing Missions and Sensors: Development, Implementation, and Characterization; 78620K (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.869537
Event: SPIE Asia-Pacific Remote Sensing, 2010, Incheon, Korea, Republic of

Abstract

This paper focuses on radiometric and geometric assessment of the Indian Remote Sensing (IRS-P6) Advanced Wide Field Sensor (AWiFS) sensor using the Sonoran desert and Railroad Valley Playa, Nevada (RVPN) ground sites. Imageto- Image (I2I) accuracy and relative band-to-band (B2B) accuracy were measured. I2I accuracy of the AWiFS imagery was assessed by measuring the imagery against Landsat Global Land Survey (GLS) 2000. The AWiFS images were typically registered to within one pixel to the GLS 2000 mosaic images. The B2B process used the same concepts as the I2I, except instead of a reference image and a search image; the individual bands of a multispectral image are tested against each other. The B2B results showed that all the AWiFS multispectral bands are registered to sub-pixel accuracy. Using the limited amount of scenes available over these ground sites, the reflective bands of AWiFS sensor indicate a long-term drift in the top-of-atmosphere (TOA) reflectance. Because of the limited availability of AWiFS scenes over these ground sites, a comprehensive evaluation of the radiometric stability using these sites is not possible. In order to overcome this limitation, a cross-comparison between AWiFS and Landsat 7 (L7) Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) was performed using image statistics based on large common areas observed by the sensors within 30 minutes. Regression curves and coefficients of determination for the TOA trends from these sensors were generated to quantify the uncertainty in these relationships and to provide an assessment of the calibration differences between these sensors.

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Gyanesh Chander, Aparajithan Sampath, Amit Angal, Taeyoung Choi, and Xiaoxiong Xiong "Monitoring the long term stability of the IRS-P6 AWiFS sensor using the Sonoran and RVPN sites", Proc. SPIE 7862, Earth Observing Missions and Sensors: Development, Implementation, and Characterization, 78620K (11 November 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.869537

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Reflectivity

Calibration

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