Exploration of candidates ground sites over Algeria to EO satellite vicarious flight calibration purposes

摘要

Radiometric performances of Earth Observation Satellite sensors vary between ground pre-launch calibration campaign, after launch and over satellite lifetime due to launching vibration, eventual optical element misalignments, degazin effect and most generally space harsh environment. Due to the inaccessibility of the satellite on orbit, the vicarious calibration method based on a ground site using simultaneous ground reference data is often considered as an essential step to ensure best accuracy tradeoffs. This method has the advantage of reproducing the real conditions of image data acquisition. Its accuracy depends closely on the radiometric stability of the calibration site, site reflectance measurements, and knowledge of the atmospheric parameters during image acquisition.