Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 51, Issue 7, 20220395(2022)

Research on real-time absolute radiometric calibration technology of infrared cameras

Yuan Lv1, Mingyu Cong1, Yini Zhao2, Kaiqing Niu2, and Ziwei Lu2
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Astronautics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
  • 2China Academy of Space Technology, Beijing 100094, China
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    Figures & Tables(15)
    Flow chart of infrared calibration
    Flow chart of site calibration scheme
    Absolute radiometric calibration coefficient
    On orbit cross calibration flow chart of infrared channel remote sensor
    TERRA-MODIS and spectral response of the infrared camera
    AQUA-MODIS and spectral response of the infrared camera
    MSG-SEVIRI and spectral response of the infrared camera
    Radiance contrast between TERRA-MODIS and the infrared camera
    Radiance contrast between AQUA-MODIS and the infrared camera
    Radiance contrast between SEVIRI and the infrared camera
    Comparison of cross calibration and site calibration results
    • Table 1. Error table of each link of site calibration

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      Table 1. Error table of each link of site calibration

      Error sourceCalibration errorMeasurement errorAlgorithm errorErrorSensitivity coefficientError contribution
      Moisture content20%20%0.05%1.0%
      Surface radiance0.1%0.5%0.1%%0.52%1.0%0.52%
      Solar zenith angle1.0%1.0%0.1%0.1%
      Intrinsic model precision2.0%2.0%1.0%2.0%
      Water meter emissivity 0.1%0.1%%1.0%0.1%
      Land surface emissivity0.1%0.5%0.5%0.71%1.0%0.71%
      Satellite count value0.1%0.1%0.14%1.0%0.14%
      Least square method0.5%0.5%1.0%0.50%
      Total error2.46%
    • Table 2. Matching coefficients between thermal infrared channel of the infrared camera and MODIS and SEVIRI spectra

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      Table 2. Matching coefficients between thermal infrared channel of the infrared camera and MODIS and SEVIRI spectra

      Infrared camera and sensor a0a1a2a3a4Relative error
      TERRA-modis0.2865(ch28) 0.0645 (ch29) 0.5952 (ch30) 0.3076 0.2146%
      AQUA-modis0.2705(ch28) 0.0865 (ch29) 0.5960 (ch30) 0.2970 0.2336
      SEVIRI0.0417(ch7.3) 0.1965 (ch8.7) 0.4962 (ch9.7) 0.2485 (ch10.8) 0.1097 0.3407%
    • Table 3. MSG2/SEVIRI calibration accuracy and matching coefficient

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      Table 3. MSG2/SEVIRI calibration accuracy and matching coefficient

      NumberChannel nameCalibration accuracy/KMatching factor(a
      1ch7.30.40.2901
      2ch8.70.50.4593
      3ch9.70.60.1969
      4ch10.80.80.1219
    • Table 4. Error table of each link of cross calibration

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      Table 4. Error table of each link of cross calibration

      Error sourceErrorSensitivity coefficientError contribution
      Data matching5.00%0.20%1.00%
      Spectral Matching0.50%1.00%0.50%
      Filter1.00%0.10%0.10%
      linear regression1.00%1.00%1.00%
      Total error1.50%
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    Paper Information

    Category: Infrared technology and application

    Received: Jun. 15, 2021

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Dec. 20, 2022

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    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20220395

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