Help for ASTGRAD
PURPOSE:
ASTGRAD takes as input the 5 ASTER TIR channels of Level 1B data, in units of
milliWatts per square meter per steradian per micrometer and performs an
atmospheric correction to yield upwelling radiance at surface, in the same
units. The user is required to provide the path transmittance and path
radiance for each channel.
OPERATION:
ASTGRAD uses the VICAR programs COPY an F2 to copy out each ASTER TIR channel
and apply the following formula:
Radiance(ground) = [Radiance(sensor) - Pathrad] / Transmittance
Once all 5 channels have been processed, the results are reassembled into a
single file by the VICAR program TRAN. The output file will have BSQ
organization.
PARAMETERS:
INP
input data set
OUT
output data set
SIZE
The standard Vicar size
field (sl,ss,nl,ns)
SL
Starting line
SS
Starting sample
NL
Number of lines
NS
Number of samples
TRANS
Path transmittance
PATHRAD
Path radiance
(mW/m^2/sr/um)
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