=> New coefficients have been added to the CESBIO repository for SMAC coefficients. The new sensors taken into account are : The Simplified Model for Atmospheric Correction (SMAC) is the perfect model to perform easy, quick and not too dirty atmospheric corrections. It is based on very simple analytic formulas, based on the 5S model. […]
=> We are currently preparing a data reprocessing of all SPOT4 (Take5) data, to be released before the end of 2013. For this, I tested several aerosol models and compiled all the validation results for our multi-temporal Aerosol Optical Thickness (AOT) estimation method named MACCS. Our estimates are compared to AERONET in-situ AOT measurements.The MACCS […]
=> As explained in the post about atmospheric effects, the scattering of light by molecules and aerosols in the atmosphere brings about several effects : scattering adds some haze on the images (the atmospheric reflectance), lessens the signal from the surface (the atmospheric transmission), and blurs the images (the adjacency effects). This post is about […]
=> USGS and NASA just released a new LANDSAT level 2A product (surface reflectances corrected for atmospheric effects with a cloud mask, a cloud shadow mask, and a water and snow mask). The thermal data are expressed as brightness temperatures at the top of atmosphere. This product is only available for Landsat 5 and Landsat […]
=> Caution ! This post contains formulas ! Aerosols play a great role in the atmospheric effects. Aerosols are particles suspended in the atmosphere, which can be of several types: sand or dust, soot from combustion, sulfates or sea salt, surrounded by water… Their size ranges between 0.1 micron and a few microns, depending on […]
=> Earth surface observations by space-borne optical instruments are disrupted by the atmosphere. Two atmospheric effects combine to alter the images : Here are two SPOT4 (Take5) images, acquired with a time gap of 5 days above Morocco. Because of atmospheric effects, the second image has less contrast and is « hazier » than the first one. […]
(aerosol images have been added at the end of the post)=> The verification of the various steps of our SPOT4(take5) processing scheme is going on. On Thursday, we received our first time series, I orthorectified them on Friday, and we were then able to start testing our level 2A processor with the first time series. […]