Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 40, Issue 23, 2328001(2020)

In-Flight Radiation Calibration of a Directional Polarimetric Camera at Visible Bands Onboard GF-5

Feinan Chen1,3, Yizhe Fan1,2,3, Jin Hong1,3、*, Chan Huang1,2,3, Shuang Li1,3, Benyong Yang1,3, Bihai Tu1,3, Lin Han1,3, and Bin Sun1,3
Author Affiliations
  • 1Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
  • 2University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
  • 3Key Laboratory of Optical Calibration and Characterization, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
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    Figures & Tables(16)
    Location of AltS site on Google Earth
    Statistics of sea water impurity content. (a) Global monthly distribution of seawater salinity;(b) statistical histogram of salinity of AltS site;(c) global monthly distribution of seawater chlorophyll content; (d) statistical histogram of chlorophyll content of AltS site
    Statistical results of atmosphere parameters of AltS site on May 27, 2018. (a) Wind vector rose statistical diagram; (b) ozone content statistical histogram; (c) water vapor content statistical histogram
    Simulation results. (a) Variations of components' reflectances vary with relative azimuth angle in the case of fixed solar zenith angle and view zenith angle;(b) variations of components' reflectances vary with view zenith angle in the case of fixed solar zenith angle and relative azimuth angle
    Flow chart of in-flight radiation calibration
    Imaging data of AltS site of DPC on May 27, 2018. (a) Real color band fusion image; (b) cloud mask image
    Distribution of AOT550 at AltS site on May 27, 2018. (a) Distribution of AOT550 of MODIS at AltS site; (b) histogram of AOT550 difference between MODIS and DPC
    Spectral response functions of DPC at visible bands
    Statistical results of in-flight radiation calibration. (a) Band 443 nm; (b) band 490 nm; (c) band 565 nm; (d) band 670 nm
    TOA reflectance difference induced by the deviation of wind speed and wind azimuth. (a) TOA reflectance difference induced by the deviation of wind speed difference of 1 m/s; (b) TOA reflectance difference induced by the deviation of wind azimuth difference of 30°
    TOA reflectance difference induced by the deviation of chlorophyll content
    TOA reflectance difference induced by the deviation of AOT550 data
    TOA reflectance difference induced by the deviation of water vapor concentration
    • Table 1. Band parameters and missions of DPC

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      Table 1. Band parameters and missions of DPC

      Band /nmParameterMission
      PolarizationCentral wavelength /nmBand width /nm
      443No443.320Ocean and aerosol
      490Yes488.920Ocean
      565No564.720Ocean
      670Yes668.820Vegetation and aerosol
      763No761.410Cloud
      765No763.140Aerosol and cloud
      865Yes861.840Vegetation and aerosol
      910No907.120Water content
    • Table 2. Error analysis of the source of in-flight calibration of DPC at visible wavelength bands

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      Table 2. Error analysis of the source of in-flight calibration of DPC at visible wavelength bands

      Band /nmΔρws /10-4Δρwa /10-5Δρchrl /10-4Δρaot /10-3ΔρH2O /10-6Δρtotal /10-3
      4432.54.025102.70
      4903.03.02.0101.06
      5653.01.55.011001.16
      6704.01.51.01101.19
    • Table 3. Error budget of in-flight calibration of DPC at visible wavelength bands

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      Table 3. Error budget of in-flight calibration of DPC at visible wavelength bands

      Band /nmρ-Δρtotalρ- /%ΔTT /%ΔPP /%σA) /%
      4430.1302.080.200.302.10
      4900.0901.180.200.301.24
      5650.0462.520.200.302.53
      6700.0254.750.200.304.76
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    Feinan Chen, Yizhe Fan, Jin Hong, Chan Huang, Shuang Li, Benyong Yang, Bihai Tu, Lin Han, Bin Sun. In-Flight Radiation Calibration of a Directional Polarimetric Camera at Visible Bands Onboard GF-5[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2020, 40(23): 2328001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Remote Sensing and Sensors

    Received: Jun. 24, 2020

    Accepted: Aug. 14, 2020

    Published Online: Nov. 23, 2020

    The Author Email: Hong Jin (hongjin@aiofm.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202040.2328001

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