Griffith, DLysko, MBezuidenhout, D2010-01-122010-01-122009-07Griffith, D, Lysko, M and Bezuidenhout, D. 2009. South African initiative for pre-flight radiometric calibration of satellite imagers. IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Cape Town, South Africa, 12-17 July 2009, pp 3http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3884IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Cape Town, South Africa, 12-17 July 2009Internationally, the remote observation of Earth is rapidly maturing alongside the need for higher accuracy in radiance measurements. Accuracy of, and confidence in Earth radiance measurements is vital for applications such as climate change analysis and the forecasting and detection of natural hazards. The radiance accuracy depends on prelaunch calibration of the observing instruments and continuous post-launch sensor assessment. South Africa, a country on the brink of taking a giant leap into space, is preparing a facility for spectral radiance calibration of satellite imagers. This paper describes the pre-flight radiometric calibration facility.enCalibrationSatellite imagerRadiometryPre-flight radiometric calibrationRemote sensingGeoscienceIGARSS 2009Conference PresentationGriffith, D., Lysko, M., & Bezuidenhout, D. (2009). South African initiative for pre-flight radiometric calibration of satellite imagers. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3884Griffith, D, M Lysko, and D Bezuidenhout. "South African initiative for pre-flight radiometric calibration of satellite imagers." (2009): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3884Griffith D, Lysko M, Bezuidenhout D, South African initiative for pre-flight radiometric calibration of satellite imagers; 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3884 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Griffith, D AU - Lysko, M AU - Bezuidenhout, D AB - Internationally, the remote observation of Earth is rapidly maturing alongside the need for higher accuracy in radiance measurements. Accuracy of, and confidence in Earth radiance measurements is vital for applications such as climate change analysis and the forecasting and detection of natural hazards. The radiance accuracy depends on prelaunch calibration of the observing instruments and continuous post-launch sensor assessment. South Africa, a country on the brink of taking a giant leap into space, is preparing a facility for spectral radiance calibration of satellite imagers. This paper describes the pre-flight radiometric calibration facility. DA - 2009-07 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Calibration KW - Satellite imager KW - Radiometry KW - Pre-flight radiometric calibration KW - Remote sensing KW - Geoscience KW - IGARSS 2009 LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2009 T1 - South African initiative for pre-flight radiometric calibration of satellite imagers TI - South African initiative for pre-flight radiometric calibration of satellite imagers UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3884 ER -