The Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (S-NPP) satellite, formally the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project (NPP), provides a bridge between current and future low-Earth orbiting weather and environmental observation satellite systems. The NASA s NPP VIIRS Characterization Support Team (VCST) is designed to assess the long term geometric and radiometric performance of the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument onboard the S-NPP spacecraft and to support NPP Science Team Principal Investigators (PI) for their independent evaluation of VIIRS Environmental Data Records (EDRs). This paper provides an overview of Suomi NPP VIIRS on-orbit calibration activities and examples of sensor initial on-orbit performance. It focuses on the radiometric calibration support activities and capabilities provided by the NASA VCST.


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    Title :

    Early Assessment of VIIRS On-Orbit Calibration and Support Activities


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Senisng Symposium (IGARSS) 2012 ; 2012 ; Munich, Germany


    Publication date :

    2012-07-22


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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