<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Atmospheric correction plays a crucial role among the processing steps applied to remotely sensed hyperspectral data. Atmospheric correction comprises a group of procedures needed to remove atmospheric effects from observed spectra, i.e. the transformation from at-sensor radiances to at-surface radiances or reflectances. In this paper we present the different steps in the atmospheric correction process for APEX hyperspectral data as applied by the Central Data Processing Center (CDPC) at the Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO, Mol, Belgium). The MODerate resolution atmospheric TRANsmission program (MODTRAN) is used to determine the source of radiation and for applying the actual atmospheric correction. As part of the overall correction process, supporting algorithms are provided in order to derive MODTRAN configuration parameters and to account for specific effects, e.g. correction for adjacency effects, haze and shadow correction, and topographic BRDF correction. The methods and theory underlying these corrections and an example of an application are presented.</p></abstract>

Atmospheric correction plays a crucial role among the processing steps applied to remotely sensed hyperspectral data. Atmospheric correction comprises a group of procedures needed to remove atmospheric effects from observed spectra, i.e. the transformation from at-sensor radiances to at-surface radiances or reflectances. In this paper we present the different steps in the atmospheric correction process for APEX hyperspectral data as applied by the Central Data Processing Center (CDPC) at the Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO, Mol, Belgium). The MODerate resolution atmospheric TRANsmission program (MODTRAN) is used to determine the source of radiation and for applying the actual atmospheric correction. As part of the overall correction process, supporting algorithms are provided in order to derive MODTRAN configuration parameters and to account for specific effects, e.g. correction for adjacency effects, haze and shadow correction, and topographic BRDF correction. The methods and theory underlying these corrections and an example of an application are presented.

Atmospheric correction of APEX hyperspectral data

Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO NV), Belgium

Miscellanea Geographica

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Atmospheric correction plays a crucial role among the processing steps applied to remotely sensed hyperspectral data. Atmospheric correction comprises a group...

Atmospheric correction of APEX hyperspectral data

Published Online: Apr 20, 2016

Page range: 16 - 20

Received: Jun 08, 2015

Accepted: Oct 07, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mgrsd-2015-0022

Keywords
Hyperspectral, atmospheric correction, automatic workflow, reflectance, APEX, MODTRAN

© by Sindy Sterckx

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Atmospheric correction of APEX hyperspectral data

Published Online: Apr 20, 2016

Page range: 16 - 20

Received: Jun 08, 2015

Accepted: Oct 07, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mgrsd-2015-0022

KeywordsHyperspectral, atmospheric correction, automatic workflow, reflectance, APEX, MODTRAN

© by Sindy Sterckx

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Hyperspectral, atmospheric correction, automatic workflow, reflectance, APEX, MODTRAN