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12 October 2015 Sentinel-2/MSI absolute calibration: first results
V. Lonjou, S. Lachérade, B. Fougnie, P. Gamet, S. Marcq, J.-L. Raynaud, T. Tremas
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Abstract
Sentinel-2 is an optical imaging mission devoted to the operational monitoring of land and coastal areas. It is developed in partnership between the European Commission and the European Space Agency. The Sentinel-2 mission is based on a satellites constellation deployed in polar sun-synchronous orbit. It will offer a unique combination of global coverage with a wide field of view (290km), a high revisit (5 days with two satellites), a high resolution (10m, 20m and 60m) and multi-spectral imagery (13 spectral bands in visible and shortwave infra-red domains). CNES is involved in the instrument commissioning in collaboration with ESA. This paper reviews all the techniques that will be used to insure an absolute calibration of the 13 spectral bands better than 5% (target 3%), and will present the first results if available. First, the nominal calibration technique, based on an on-board sun diffuser, is detailed. Then, we show how vicarious calibration methods based on acquisitions over natural targets (oceans, deserts, and Antarctica during winter) will be used to check and improve the accuracy of the absolute calibration coefficients. Finally, the verification scheme, exploiting photometer in-situ measurements over Lacrau plain, is described. A synthesis, including spectral coherence, inter-methods agreement and temporal evolution, will conclude the paper.
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V. Lonjou, S. Lachérade, B. Fougnie, P. Gamet, S. Marcq, J.-L. Raynaud, and T. Tremas "Sentinel-2/MSI absolute calibration: first results", Proc. SPIE 9639, Sensors, Systems, and Next-Generation Satellites XIX, 963906 (12 October 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2194968
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KEYWORDS
Calibration

Sensors

Diffusers

Satellites

Sun

Reflectivity

Photometry

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