Conference on Characterization and Radiometric Calibration for Remote Sensing (CALCON)

JPSS-2 VIIRS Prelaunch Geometric Performance and Characterization

Ping Zhang, Science Systems and Applications, Inc. (SSAI)/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Guoqing (Gary) Lin, Science Systems and Applications, Inc. (SSAI)/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Robert Wolfe, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

1:10 PM

Analysis of the NISTAR On-Orbit Absolute Radiometric Scale

Steven Lorentz, L-1 Standards and Technology, Inc.
Allan Smith, L-1 Standards and Technology, Inc.
Yinan Yu, L-1 Standards and Technology, Inc.

3:10 PM

Improvements and Challenges of Sensor Reflective Solar Calibration

Jack Xiong, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Jim Butler, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

3:35 PM

The WFI Relative Calibration System for WFIRST

Gregory D. Wirth, Ball Aerospace
Sarah Lipscy, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
Phil Scott, USU/Space Dynamics Laboratory
Alan Thurgood, USU/Space Dynamics Laboratory

4:00 PM

Transfer of Calibration to CubeSat On-board Carbon Nanotube Sources

David Osterman, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
A. Amparan, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
A. Ghandour, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
T. Kampe, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
P. Kerrigan, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
J. Necas, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
R. Rohrschneider, Ball Aerospace & Technologies
G. Reavis, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
M. Veto, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
R. Warden, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corporation

4:30 PM

Classification of North Africa for Use as an Extended Pseudo Invariant Calibration Site for Radiometric Calibration and Stability Monitoring of Optical Satellite Sensors

Larry Leigh, South Dakota State University
Mahesh Shrestha, South Dakota State University
Nahid Hasan, South Dakota State University
Morakot Kaewmanee, South Dakota State University

4:55 PM

Improving Spatial and Temporal Coverage in Earth Observations through Inter-Sensor Data Harmonization

Stephen Schiller, Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems

8:05 AM

Results from a New Approach for Albedo Calibration on OMPS

Tyler McCracken, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
Thomas Rogers, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
Eileen Saiki, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
Dan Soo, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.

8:30 AM

Overview of the Operational Land Imager (OLI-2) Pre-Launch Characterization and Calibration

Edward J. Knight, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.

9:00 AM

Pre-launch Radiometric Characterization of the Operational Land Imager 2 (OLI 2)

Geir Kvaran, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.

9:25 AM

Radiometric Source Traceability for the Ground Calibration of OLI 2

Eric Frater, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
Stuart Biggar, University of Arizona
Lawrence Ong, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

9:50 AM

Radiometric Source Uniformity Characterization with Angular Scans: Landsat-9 OLI-2 Experience

Raviv Levy, Science Systems and Applications, Inc. (SSAI)
Geir Kvaran, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
Brian Markham, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

10:30 AM

Pre-launch Transfer to Orbit Testing for the Operational Land Imager 2 (OLI 2)

Jordan Marks, Ball Aerspace
Geir Kvaran, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
Nathan Leisso, Ball Aerospace

10:55 AM

Spectral Response Characterization of the Landsat 9 Operational Land Imager 2 using the Goddard Laser for Absolute Measurement of Radiance (GLAMR)

Brian Markham, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Julia Barsi, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Joel McCorkel, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Brendan McAndrew, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Jeffrey Pedelty, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

11:20 AM

Specular BSDF Measurement Capability at NASA GSFC using a Table-Top Goniometer in Support of the Calibration of Remote Sensing Instruments

Jinan Zeng, Fibertek Incorporation
James J. Butler, NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center
Xiaoxiong Xiong, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Anita K. Thompson, NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center
Robert Bousquet, NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center

2:15 PM

The Challenges of 1% Uncertainty in Optical Ground Support Equipment Calibrations

Brandon Russell, Labsphere, Inc.
Chris Durell, Labsphere, Inc.
Joe Jablonski, Labsphere, Inc.
Dan Scharpf, Labsphere, Inc.
Will Arnold, Labsphere, Inc.
Jeff Holt, Labsphere, Inc.

2:40 PM

Experiences Learned in the Acquisition, Processing, and Assessment of In-situ Point Spectroscopy Measurements Supporting Airborne Hyperspectral Cal/Val activities

Raymond Soffer, National Research Council Canada
Gabriela Ifimov, National Research Council Canada

4:30 PM

TPU from Atmospheric Correction of Landsat 8 OLI Imagery

Minsu Kim, KBRwyle

5:20 PM

ARCSTONE: Calibration of Lunar Spectral Reflectance from Space

Constantine Lukashin, NASA Langley Research Center
T. C. Stone, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
G. Kopp, University of Colorado Boulder/Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
T. Jackson, NASA Langley Research Center
R. Swanson, Resonon Inc.
C. Buleri, Quartus Engineering
J. Beverly, NASA Langley Research Center
M. Cooney, NASA Langley Research Center
H. Courrier, Resonon Inc.
W. Davis, NASA Langley Research Center
M. Kehoe, Resonon Inc.
T. Nguyen, NASA Langley Research Center
G. Rutherford, NASA Langley Research Center
N. Ryan, NASA Langley Research Center
P. Smith, University of Colorado Boulder/Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
M. Stebbins, Resonon Inc.
C. Young, NASA Langley Research Center

8:05 AM

air-LUSI Measuring Lunar Spectral Irradiance from a High-Altitude Aircraft

Kevin Turpie, University of Maryland - Baltimore County

8:30 AM

RFI Detection and Correction on Cold Target of FY-3D/MWRI

Shengli Wu, National Satellite Meteorological Center

9:15 AM

Metop-C AMSU-A and AVHRR Sensor Data Recorder (SDR) Data Calibration/Validation (CalVal): Status & Prospective

Banghua Yan, NOAA/STAR/Satellite Calibration and Data Assimilation Branch (SCDAB)
Xiangqian Wu, NOAA/STAR/Satellite Calibration and Data Assimilation Branch (SCDAB)
Junye Chen, GST, Inc.
Khalil Ahmad, GST, Inc.
Stanislav Kireev, GST, Inc.
Haifeng Qian, GST, Inc.
Cheng-Zhi Zou, NOAA/STAR/EMB
Changyong Cao, NOAA/STAR/Satellite Calibration and Data Assimilation Branch (SCDAB)

9:40 AM

VENμS: Mission Specificities, Products Features and In-orbit Absolute Calibration

Arthur Dick, Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
Philippe Gamet, Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
Sebastien Marcq, Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
G. Dedieu, Center for the Study of the Biosphere from Space (CESBIO)
O. Hagolle, Center for the Study of the Biosphere from Space (CESBIO)

2:35 PM

CLARREO Pathfinder Inter-calibration: Requirements and Objecti

Constantine Lukashin, NASA Langley Research Center
Y. Shea, NASA Langley Research Center
K. Thome, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
B. A. Wielicki, NASA Langley Research Center

3:00 PM

Radiometric Comparison of 0.76, 1.6 and 2.0-μm Bands of OCO-2 with Aqua MODIS over Sahara/Arabian Desert Sites

Shanshan Yu, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory/Caltech
Lars Chapsky, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory/Caltech
Carol Bruegge, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory/Caltech
Robert Rosenberg, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory/Caltech
Dejian Fu, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory/Caltech
Richard Lee, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory/Caltech
Peter Lawson, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory/Caltech
David Crisp, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory/Caltech
Annmarie Eldering, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory/Caltech
Thomas Taylor, Colorado State University
Heather Cronk, Colorado State University
Christopher O'Dell, Colorado State University

3:25 PM

An Automated Algorithm to Detect MODIS, VIIRS and GEO Sensor Calibration Discontinuities: GOES-16 Example

David Doelling, NASA Langley Research Center
Conor Haney, Science Systems and Applications, Inc. (SSAI)
Rajendra Bhatt, Science Systems and Applications, Inc. (SSAI)
Benjamin Scarino, Science Systems and Applications, Inc. (SSAI)
Arun Gopalan, Science Systems and Applications, Inc. (SSAI)

3:50 PM

An Image Striping Mitigation Strategy Using Advanced Baseline Imager Special Scans

Monica Cook, GeoThinkTank LLC
Francis Padula, GeoThinkTank LLC
Dave Pogorzala, Centauri
Joel McCorkel, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Dan Lindsey, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR

4:15 PM