VIIRS Nightfire: Satellite Pyrometry at Night

VIIRS Nightfire: Satellite Pyrometry at Night

The Nightfire algorithm detects and characterizes sub-pixel hot sources using multispectral data collected globally, each night, by the Suomi National Polar Partnership (NPP) Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS). The spectral bands utilized span visible, near-infrared (NIR), short-wave...

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Main Authors: Kimberly E. Baugh, Feng-Chi Hsu, Mikhail Zhizhin, Christopher D. Elvidge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-09-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
SNPP
VIIRS
fire detection
gas flaring
biomass burning
fossil fuel carbon emissions
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/5/9/4423

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