Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 41, Issue 15, 1500001(2021)

Research Progress on Radiation Calibration and Data Application of Spaceborne Low-Light Imager

Shensen Hu1, Shuo Ma1、*, Jun Jiang2, Weihua Ai1, and Wei Yan1
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Meteorology and Oceanology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410073, China
  • 2Beijing Institute of Applied Meteorology, Beijing 100029, China
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    Received: Jan. 27, 2021

    Accepted: Mar. 9, 2021

    Published Online: Aug. 11, 2021

    The Author Email: Ma Shuo (mashuo0601@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202141.1500001

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