Ms. Tracy Scanlon Profile

Tracy Scanlon

at National Physical Lab

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Proceedings Article | 29 September 2017 Presentation + Paper

Ground comparisons at RadCalNet sites to determine the equivalence of sites within the network

Tracy Scanlon, Claire Greenwell, Jeffrey Czapla-Myers, Nikolaus Anderson, Teresa Goodman, Kurt Thome, Emma Wolliams, Geiland Porrovecchio, Petr Linduška, Marek Šmíd, Nigel Fox

Proceedings Volume 10423, 104231B (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2278649

KEYWORDS: Radiometry, Spectroscopy, Calibration, Spectral resolution, Reflectivity, Signal to noise ratio, Stray light, Sensor calibration, Clouds, Metrology

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The Radiometric Calibration Network (RadCalNet, www.radcalnet.org) routinely brings together data from several instrumented ground sites to provide users with top-of-atmosphere (TOA) reflectance data. These data are provided on cloud free days between 09:00 and 15:00 for the spectral range 400 to 1000 nm (and up to 2500 nm depending on available instrumentation) at a 10 nm spectral resolution. The data represents the nadir view of the ground. A key aspect to RadCalNet is a strict adherence to SI-traceability leading to well-understood and defensible uncertainty analysis to ensure that the different sites operating within RadCalNet are consistent with one another. This process includes the requirement to validate uncertainty analyses. One way in which this can be achieved is through field-based comparisons between independently measured reflectance of the ground and the RadCalNet data product for that date / time. To test the potential of such comparisons for uncertainty validation, a comparison campaign has been un- dertaken by the UK’s National Physical Laboratory (NPL) with the University of Arizona (UA) in March 2017 at the Railroad Valley radiometric test site in Nevada, USA using instruments developed for the purpose by UA and the Czech Metrology Institute (CMI). The measurements taken at the site with a new instrument, the Multispectral Transfer Radiometer (MuSTR) have been compared against the RadCalNet bottom-of-atmosphere (BOA) dataset to determine the equivalence of the reflectance. Radiances from MuSTR have also been compared against radiance measurements from the in-situ instrumentation at the site using a 48 % reflectance tarpaulin as a target. The comparisons presented here have demonstrated the utility of field-based comparisons for RadCalNet. In addition, a potential methodology for these comparisons has been developed and potential areas for improvement, including the systematic development of field-based uncertainty analyses, have been identified.

Proceedings Article | 29 September 2017 Presentation + Paper

A comparison of validation and vicarious calibration of high and medium resolution satellite-borne sensors using RadCalNet

Andrew Banks, Samuel Hunt, Javier Gorroño, Tracy Scanlon, Emma Woolliams, Nigel Fox

Proceedings Volume 10423, 104231A (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2278528

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Calibration, Reflectivity, Satellites, Optical resolution, Spatial resolution, Sensor calibration, Signal processing, Atmospheric propagation

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