Satellite-based time series calibration of GF-1 WFV sensors for large view zenith angle observations

ABSTRACTA novel satellite cross-calibration method is proposed using image pairs with large view zenith angle observations. Previous studies on cross calibration have focused primarily on image pairs with nadir or small view zenith angles, while this study introduces a technique for large view zenith angle observations using bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF) correction. This technique was applied to images from the wide field of view (WFV) onboard the GAO FEN-1 (GF-1) satellite and Terra Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) sensors as it transited over the Dunhuang site in China. A total of 62 image pairs, collected from 2013 to 2016, were used in the cross-calibration process. However, only 12 of 62 image pairs included a small view zenith angle difference (less than 10°), while the other image pairs featured a large view zenith angle difference. An experimental time series calibration was conducted using the proposed technique as well as conventional cross-calibrati...