| Title | A definitive calibration record for the Landsat-5 Thematic Mapper anchored to the Landsat-7 radiometric scale |
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| Licence | Please note the adoption of the Open Government Licence - Canada
supersedes any previous licences. |
| Author | Teillet, P M; Helder, D L; Ruggles, T; Landry, R; Ahern, F J; Higgs, N J; Barsi, J; Chander, G; Markham, B L; Barker, J; Thome, K J; Schott, J R; Palluconi, F D |
| Source | Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing vol. 30, issue 4, 2004 p. 631-643, https://doi.org/10.5589/m04-022 |
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| Year | 2004 |
| Alt Series | Earth Sciences Sector, Contribution Series 20043254 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | paper; on-line; digital |
| File format | pdf |
| Subjects | geophysics; remote sensing; mapping techniques; LANDSAT |
| Illustrations | tables; graphs |
| Released | 2014 06 02 |
| Abstract | A coordinated effort on the part of several agencies has led to the specification of a definitive radiometric calibration record for the Landsat-5 thematic mapper (TM) for its lifetime since launch in
1984. The time-dependent calibration record for Landsat-5 TM has been placed on the same radiometric scale as the Landsat-7 enhanced thematic mapper plus (ETM+). It has been implemented in the National Landsat Archive Production Systems (NLAPS) in
use in North America. This paper documents the results of this collaborative effort and the specifications for the related calibration processing algorithms. The specifications include (i) anchoring of the Landsat-5 TM calibration record to the
Landsat-7 ETM+ absolute radiometric calibration, (ii) new time-dependent calibration processing equations and procedures applicable to raw Landsat-5 TM data, and (iii) algorithms for recalibration computations applicable to some of the existing
processed datasets in the North American context. The cross-calibration between Landsat-5 TM and Landsat-7 ETM+ was achieved using image pairs from the tandem-orbit configuration period that was programmed early in the Landsat-7 mission. The
time-dependent calibration for Landsat-5 TM is based on a detailed trend analysis of data from the on-board internal calibrator. The new lifetime radiometric calibration record for Landsat-5 will overcome problems with earlier product generation
owing to inadequate maintenance and documentation of the calibration over time and will facilitate the quantitative examination of a continuous, near-global dataset at 30-m scale that spans almost two decades. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 220056 |
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