Publications

Weisz, E; Baum, BA; Menzel, WP (2017). Fusion of satellite-based imager and sounder data to construct supplementary high spatial resolution narrowband IR radiances. JOURNAL OF APPLIED REMOTE SENSING, 11, 36022.

Abstract
Polar-orbiting weather satellite platforms generally include an imager and a sounder. With a data fusion method that uses these sensors, we demonstrate the ability to construct infrared (IR) absorption narrowband radiances at imager resolution. While a sensor such as MODIS has multiple IR absorption bands, the current visible infrared imaging radiometer suite (VIIRS) imager has only IR window bands. We show fusion results for IR radiances at 4.52 mu m (CO2), 6.72 mu m (H2O), and 13.94 mu m (CO2) by comparing MODIS observed and constructed radiances for these bands. Both regional and global results are analyzed, with radiance differences tending to be fairly low and unbiased. Similar bands are constructed from VIIRS and CrIS data, with regional and global results shown. With this approach, it will be possible to improve continuity in derived cloud products over the generations of polar-orbiting weather satellite sensors and continue applications that require IR absorption bands. (C) The Authors. Published by SPIE under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.

DOI:
10.1117/1.JRS.11.036022

ISSN:
1931-3195