A spatially adaptive fast atmospheric correction algorithm

Abstract An atmospheric correction algorithm for high spatial resolution satellite sensors like Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) has been developed. The algorithm works with a catalogue of atmospheric correction functions stored in look-up tables. The catalogue consists of a broad range of atmospheric conditions (different altitude profiles of pressure, air temperature, and humidity; several aerosol types; ground elevations from 0-1 km above sea level; solar zenith angles ranging from 0°-70°). The catalogue covers visibilities (surface meteorological range) from 5-40 km, values can be extrapolated down to 4 km and up to 80km. The 1994 edition of the catalogue was compiled using the MODTRAN-2 and the SENSAT-5 codes. The algorithm consists of an interactive and an automatic part. The interactive phase serves for the definition of a reference target (dense dark vegetation or water) as well as haze and cloud. The reflectance of the reference target in a single spectral band (dark vegetation: TM band 3; water: TM ...

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