MISR empirical stray light corrections in high-contrast scenes

Limbacher, J. A.; Kahn, R. A.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-2927-2015

Articles | Volume 8, issue 7

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-2927-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-2927-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 8, issue 7

Research article

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22 Jul 2015

Research article |

| 22 Jul 2015

MISR empirical stray light corrections in high-contrast scenes

J. A. Limbacher and R. A. Kahn

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Final revised paper (published on 22 Jul 2015)
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RC C307: 'Excellent analysis', Anonymous Referee #1, 15 Mar 2015
- AC C1501: 'MISR Empirical Stray-Light Corrections in High-Contrast Scenes', Ralph Kahn, 11 Jun 2015
RC C588: 'stray light, aerosol optical depth over dark water', Carol Bruegge, 07 Apr 2015
- AC C1515: 'MISR Empirical Stray-Light Corrections in High-Contrast Scenes', Ralph Kahn, 11 Jun 2015

Short summary

We address mirroring, blurring, and background radiometric anomalies in the MISR standard Level 1 product empirically by comparing nadir-view near-infrared MISR with simultaneous MODIS images in high-contrast scenes. These anomalies affect aerosol optical depth and aerosol type results, especially over dark ocean scenes with broken cloud. We validate the corrections in all MISR channels by comparing multi-angle research retrievals with 1100 simultaneous surface sun photometer observations.