Sciences and Exploration Directorate

Xiaoxiong Xiong

((AST, OPTICAL PHYSICS))

Xiaoxiong Xiong's Contact Card & Information.
Email: xiaoxiong.xiong-1@nasa.gov
Phone: 301.614.5957
Org Code: 618
Address:
NASA/GSFC
Mail Code 618
Greenbelt, MD 20771
Employer:
NASA

Brief Bio


Xiaoxiong (Jack) Xiong is an optical physicist in the Biospheric Sciences Laboratory at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, currently supporting Terra, Aqua, S-NPP, and JPSS projects/missions on sensor calibration and characterization. He has served as the Technical Lead for the MODIS Characterization Support Team (MCST) since 2003, Technical Lead for the VIIRS Characterization Support Team (VCST) since 2004, and MODIS Project Scientist for instrument operation and calibration since 2005. He is also a member of CLARREO Science Definition Team (SDT) and CLARREO Pathfinder Team. He received a B.S. degree in optical engineering from Beijing Institute of Technology and a Ph.D degree in physics from University of Maryland. Before joining the NASA/GSFC, he had also worked in the fields of optical instrumentation, nonlinear optics, laser and atomic spectroscopy, and resonance ionization mass spectrometry at the University of Maryland, College Park and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, Maryland.


Research Interests
- Sensor Calibration and Characterization
- Calibration Traceability and Uncertainty Analysis
- Cross-sensor Calibration an Inter-comparisons
- Optical Instrument and Remote Sensing Sensor Design and Testing
- Nonlinear Optics and Laser Spectroscopy
- Resonance Ionization and Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry


Current Projects
- Calibration Scientist for EOS Terra and Aqua MODIS
- Calibration Scientist for S-NPP and JPSS VIIRS
- Member of CLARREO Science Definition Team and CLARREO Pathfinder Team


Positions/Employment
- Optical Physicist (2003-present)
  Sciences and Exploration Directorate, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD
- Senior Staff Engineer (1997-2002)
  Science Systems and Applications, Inc. (SSAI), 10210 Greenbelt Road, Suite 600, Lanham, MD
- Guest Research Scientist (1988-1998)
  Physical Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD
- Instrument Scientist (1996 - 1997)
  Optical Technology Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Research Physicist and Technical Manager (1993-1996)
  Eastern Analytical, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD
- Optical Engineer (1990-1993)
  Eastern Analytical, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD
- Faculty (1982-1984)
  Optical Engineering Department, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China


Teaching Experience
- Adjunct Professor (1996-2002)
  Computer and Mathematical Science Department, University of Maryland, University College (UMUC)
- Instructor (1982-1984)
  Optical Engineering Department, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China


Education
- Ph.D in Physics, 1991, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
- M.S. in Physics, 1986, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, MA
- B.S. in Optical Engineering, 1982, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China


Professional Service
- Member of the Infrared and Visible Optical Sensors (IVOS) Subgroup of CEOS Working Group on Calibration and Validation (WGCV), 2004-present
- Chair of SPIE Optics & Photonics Conference on Earth Observing System, 2006-present
- Member of WMO Global Spacebased InterCalibration System (GSICS) Research Working Group, 2007-present
- Member of Organizing Committee and Session Chair for SPIE Europe Remote Sensing Conference on Sensors, Systems, and Next-Generation Satellites, 2009-present
- Chair of SPIE Asia Pacific Remote Sensing Conference on Earth Observing Missions and Sensors: Development, Implementation, and Characterization, 2010-present

- SPIE Fellow


Editorship
- Associate Editor for SPIE Journal of Applied Remote Sensing (JARS), 2009-2014
- Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing (TGRS), 2011-2013
- Guest Editor for IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing (TGRS) Special Issues on Intercalibration of Satellite Instruments, 2013
- Editor for Comprehensive Remote Sensing, Volume 1: Missions and Sensors, 2016-2017


Awards
- NASA GSFC Performance Award (2004-2016)
- NASA Group Achievement Award to EOS Aqua and AMSR Instrument Recovery Team (July, 2013)
- NASA Exceptional Service Medal (August, 2012)
- NASA Group Achievement Award to Suomi NPP Mission Development Team (August, 2012)
- NASA Group Achievement Award to MODIS NDVI Anomaly Team (August 2012)
- NASA Group Achievement Award to VIIRS On-orbit Anomaly Team (August 2012)
- NASA Group Achievement Award to MODIS NDVI Anomaly Team (August 2012)
- NASA Group Achievement Award to EOS Aqua Mission Team (August 2003)
- NASA Group Achievement Award to MODIS Support Team (2001)

- SPIE Certificate of Appreciation (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
- NOAA and NASA JPSS Program Certificate of Recognition for Successful completion of JPSS ‘Key Decision Point-I and Key Decision Point-C milestone (December 2013)
- NOAA and NASA JPSS Program Certificate of Recognition for Successfully launch and commission of SNPP Satellite System (December 2012)
- SPIE Certificate of Appreciation (October 2012)
- NASA ESTO Certificate of Recognition for Valuable Contributions and Outstanding Support to the IIP and NASA Earth Science Technology Office (2006)
- NASA Certificate of Recognition for L1B Algorithm and Software for MODIS Data Processing (2003)

Selected Publications


Refereed

2022. "JPSS-2 VIIRS Pre-Launch Reflective Solar Band Testing and Performance." Remote Sensing 14 (24): 6353 [10.3390/rs14246353] [Journal Article/Letter]

2022. "Pre-Launch Polarization Assessment of JPSS-2 VIIRS VNIR Bands." Remote Sensing 14 (21): 5547 [10.3390/rs14215547] [Journal Article/Letter]

2022. "JPSS-1 VIIRS Prelaunch Reflective Solar Band Testing and Performance." Remote Sensing 14 (20): 5113 [10.3390/rs14205113] [Journal Article/Letter]

2022. "Calibration Inter-Comparison of MODIS and VIIRS Reflective Solar Bands Using Lunar Observations." Remote Sensing 14 (19): 4754 [10.3390/rs14194754] [Journal Article/Letter]

2022. "An Assessment of SNPP and NOAA20 VIIRS RSB Calibration Performance in NASA SIPS Reprocessed Collection-2 L1B Data Products." Remote Sensing 14 (17): 4134 [10.3390/rs14174134] [Journal Article/Letter]

2022. "Terra and Aqua MODIS collection 7 level 1B algorithm." Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 16 (03): [10.1117/1.jrs.16.037502] [Journal Article/Letter]

2022. "Characterization of the on-orbit response versus scan angle for Terra MODIS SWIR bands in Collection 7." Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 16 (02): [10.1117/1.jrs.16.024520] [Journal Article/Letter]

2022. "An Overall Assessment of JPSS-3 VIIRS Radiometric Performance Based on Pre-Launch Testing." Remote Sensing 14 (9): 1999 [10.3390/rs14091999] [Journal Article/Letter]

2022. "Intercalibration of the reflective solar bands of MODIS and MISR instruments on the Terra platform." Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 16 (02): [10.1117/1.jrs.16.027501] [Journal Article/Letter]

2022. "Deconvolution of SNPP VIIRS Solar Diffuser Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function On-Orbit Change Factor." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 60 1-9 [10.1109/tgrs.2021.3092682] [Journal Article/Letter]

2022. "JPSS-2 VIIRS Day–Night Band Prelaunch Radiometric Calibration and Performance." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 60 1-8 [10.1109/tgrs.2022.3180686] [Journal Article/Letter]

2022. "Surface Corrected Lunar MTF Measurements in MODIS and VIIRS Using the SP Model." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 60 1-12 [10.1109/tgrs.2022.3147141] [Journal Article/Letter]

2022. "On-Orbit Calibration and Performance of NOAA-20 VIIRS Reflective Solar Bands." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 60 1-13 [10.1109/tgrs.2021.3108970] [Journal Article/Letter]

2022. "Nonlinear Detector Response of Aqua MODIS Land Imaging Bands." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 60 1-10 [10.1109/tgrs.2021.3075384] [Journal Article/Letter]

2022. "Unscheduled Lunar Observations for Radiometric Characterization of VIIRS Reflective Solar Bands." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 60 1-8 [10.1109/tgrs.2021.3112820] [Journal Article/Letter]

2021. "Ten Years of SNPP VIIRS Reflective Solar Bands On-Orbit Calibration and Performance." Remote Sensing 13 (15): 2944 [10.3390/rs13152944] [Journal Article/Letter]

2021. "Improved Lunar Irradiance Model Using Multiyear MODIS Lunar Observations." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 59 (6): 5154-5170 [10.1109/tgrs.2020.3011831] [Journal Article/Letter]

2021. "SNPP VIIRS Reflective Solar Bands On-Orbit Calibration Using the Moon." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 59 (6): 4499-4512 [10.1109/tgrs.2020.3011445] [Journal Article/Letter]

2021. "Sensor calibration impacts on dust detection based on MODIS and VIIRS thermal emissive bands." Advances in Space Research 67 (10): 3059-3071 [10.1016/j.asr.2021.02.035] [Journal Article/Letter]

2021. "Normalization Method and Application for MODIS TEB Assessments Using Earth Scene Measurements." Earth and Space Science 8 (5): [10.1029/2020ea001539] [Journal Article/Letter]

2021. "Evaluation of aqua MODIS thermal emissive bands stability through radiative transfer modeling." Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 15 (02): [10.1117/1.jrs.15.024502] [Journal Article/Letter]

2021. "On-orbit calibration and performance assessments of Terra and Aqua MODIS thermal emissive bands." Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 15 (01): [10.1117/1.jrs.15.014520] [Journal Article/Letter]

2021. "Cross-Calibration of Terra and Aqua MODIS Using RadCalNet." IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters 18 (2): 188-192 [10.1109/lgrs.2020.2973535] [Journal Article/Letter]

2020. "Improvements of on-orbit characterization of Terra MODIS short-wave infrared spectral bands out-of-band responses." Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 14 (04): [10.1117/1.jrs.14.047503] [Journal Article/Letter]

2020. "Performance of NOAA-20 VIIRS Solar Diffuser and Solar Diffuser Stability Monitor." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 59 (9): 7180-7188 [10.1109/tgrs.2020.3032068] [Journal Article/Letter]

2020. "Intercomparison of the SNPP and NOAA-20 VIIRS DNB High-Gain Stage Using Observations of Bright Stars." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 58 (11): 8038-8045 [10.1109/tgrs.2020.2986094] [Journal Article/Letter]

2020. "SNPP VIIRS RSB on-orbit radiometric calibration algorithms Version 2.0 and the performances, part 2: the performances." Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 14 (04): [10.1117/1.jrs.14.047502] [Journal Article/Letter]

2020. "SNPP VIIRS RSB on-orbit radiometric calibration algorithms Version 2.0 and the performances, part 1: the algorithms." Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 14 (04): [10.1117/1.jrs.14.047501] [Journal Article/Letter]

2020. "MODIS and VIIRS Calibration and Characterization in Support of Producing Long-Term High-Quality Data Products." Remote Sensing 12 (19): 3167 [10.3390/rs12193167] [Journal Article/Letter]

2020. "NOAA-20 Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite day–night band on-orbit calibration and performance." Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 14 (03): [10.1117/1.jrs.14.034516] [Journal Article/Letter]

2020. "Terra MODIS: 20 years of on-orbit calibration and performance." Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 14 (03): 1 [10.1117/1.jrs.14.037501] [Journal Article/Letter]

2020. "MODIS and VIIRS Calibration History and Future Outlook." Remote Sensing 12 (16): 2523 [10.3390/rs12162523] [Journal Article/Letter]

2020. "On-Orbit Calibration of Terra MODIS VIS Bands Using Polarization-Corrected Desert Observations." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 58 (8): 5428-5439 [10.1109/tgrs.2020.2966000] [Journal Article/Letter]

2020. "Cross-Calibration of MODIS Reflective Solar Bands With Sentinel 2A/2B MSI Instruments." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 58 (7): 5000-5007 [10.1109/tgrs.2020.2971462] [Journal Article/Letter]

2020. "Comparison of the MODIS and VIIRS Thermal Emissive Band Radiometric Calibration." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 58 (7): 4852-4859 [10.1109/tgrs.2020.2968037] [Journal Article/Letter]

2020. "Effects of out-of-band and time-varying relative spectral response on the calibration of MODIS reflective solar bands." Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 14 (02): 1 [10.1117/1.jrs.14.024523] [Journal Article/Letter]

2020. "Stability Assessment of OCO-2 Radiometric Calibration Using Aqua MODIS as a Reference." Remote Sensing 12 (8): 1269 [10.3390/rs12081269] [Journal Article/Letter]

2020. "Determination of the NOAA-20 VIIRS screen transmittance functions with both the yaw maneuver and regular on-orbit calibration data." Applied Optics 59 (10): 2992 [10.1364/ao.386979] [Journal Article/Letter]

2020. "Response Versus Scan-Angle Assessment of MODIS Reflective Solar Bands in Collection 6.1 Calibration." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 58 (4): 2276-2289 [10.1109/tgrs.2019.2946963] [Journal Article/Letter]

2020. "Assessment of SNPP VIIRS RSB detector-to-detector differences using deep convective clouds and deserts." Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 14 (01): 1 [10.1117/1.jrs.14.018503] [Journal Article/Letter]

2020. "Orbital Path and Spacecraft Attitude Correction for the MODIS Lunar Spatial Characterization." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 58 (2): 1063-1073 [10.1109/tgrs.2019.2943254] [Journal Article/Letter]

2020. "Methodology Development for Calibration Assessment Using Quasi‐Deep Convective Clouds With Application to Aqua MODIS TEB." Earth and Space Science 7 (1): [10.1029/2019ea001055] [Journal Article/Letter]

2019. "Radiometric Model and Inter-Comparison Results of the SGLI-VNR On-Board Calibration." Remote Sensing 12 (1): 69 [10.3390/rs12010069] [Journal Article/Letter]

2019. "Assessment of MODIS thermal emissive bands calibration performance using deep convective clouds." Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 13 (04): 1 [10.1117/1.jrs.13.044526] [Journal Article/Letter]

2019. "GOES‐16/ABI Thermal Emissive Band Assessments Using GEO‐LEO‐GEO Double Difference." Earth and Space Science 6 (12): 2303-2316 [10.1029/2019ea000617] [Journal Article/Letter]

2019. "Surface Roughness-Induced Spectral Degradation of Multi-Spaceborne Solar Diffusers Due to Space Radiation Exposure." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 57 (11): 8658-8671 [10.1109/tgrs.2019.2922070] [Journal Article/Letter]

2019. "Early Calibration and Performance Assessments of NOAA-20 VIIRS Thermal Emissive Bands." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 57 (11): 9242-9251 [10.1109/tgrs.2019.2925782] [Journal Article/Letter]

2019. "JPSS-1/NOAA-20 VIIRS Day-Night Band Prelaunch Radiometric Calibration and Performance." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 57 (10): 7534-7546 [10.1109/tgrs.2019.2914011] [Journal Article/Letter]

2019. "MODIS Reflective Solar Bands On-Orbit Calibration and Performance." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 57 (9): 6355 - 6371 [10.1109/TGRS.2019.2905792] [Journal Article/Letter]

2019. "NOAA-20 VIIRS polarization effect and its correction." Applied Optics 58 (24): 6655 [10.1364/ao.58.006655] [Journal Article/Letter]

2019. "CLARREO Pathfinder/VIIRS Intercalibration: Quantifying the Polarization Effects on Reflectance and the Intercalibration Uncertainty." Remote Sensing 11 (16): 1914 [10.3390/rs11161914] [Journal Article/Letter]

2019. "New Approach for Temporal Stability Evaluation of Pseudo-Invariant Calibration Sites (PICS)." Remote Sensing 11 (12): 1502 [10.3390/rs11121502] [Journal Article/Letter]

2019. "Stray-light correction and prediction for Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership visible infrared imaging radiometer suite day-night band." Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 13 (02): 1 [10.1117/1.jrs.13.024521] [Journal Article/Letter]

2019. "Planning lunar observations for satellite missions in low-Earth orbit." Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 13 (02): 1 [10.1117/1.jrs.13.024513] [Journal Article/Letter]

2019. "Empirical Absolute Calibration Model for Multiple Pseudo-Invariant Calibration Sites." Remote Sensing 11 (9): 1105 [10.3390/rs11091105] [Journal Article/Letter]

2019. "Pre-launch Radiometric Characterization of JPSS-2 VIIRS Thermal Emissive Bands." Remote Sensing 11 (6): 732 [10.3390/rs11060732] [Journal Article/Letter]

2019. "Determination of response versus scan angle for the NOAA-20 visible infrared imaging radiometer suite thermal emissive bands from emissive radiation measurements during the pitch maneuver." Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 13 (01): 1 [10.1117/1.jrs.13.017503] [Journal Article/Letter]

2019. "Aqua MODIS Electronic Crosstalk Survey: Mid-Wave Infrared Bands." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 57 (3): 1684-1697 [10.1109/tgrs.2018.2868613] [Journal Article/Letter]

2019. "Terra and Aqua MODIS TEB intercomparison using Himawari-8/AHI as reference." Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 13 (01): 1 [10.1117/1.jrs.13.017501] [Journal Article/Letter]

2018. "An Overall Assessment of JPSS-2 VIIRS Radiometric Performance Based on Pre-Launch Testing." Remote Sensing 10 (12): 1921 [10.3390/rs10121921] [Journal Article/Letter]

2018. "Assessing the calibration differences in the reflective solar bands of Terra MODIS and Landsat-7 enhanced thematic mapper plus." Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 12 (04): 1 [10.1117/1.jrs.12.044002] [Journal Article/Letter]

2018. "Exploring the stability and residual response versus scan angle effects in SNPP VIIRS sensor data record reflectance products using deep convective clouds." Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 12 (03): 1 [10.1117/1.jrs.12.034006] [Journal Article/Letter]

2018. "An Accurate Method for Correcting Spectral Convolution Errors in Intercalibration of Broadband and Hyperspectral Sensors." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 123 (17): 9238-9255 [10.1029/2018jd028585] [Journal Article/Letter]

2018. "Prelaunch characterization and performance of JPSS-2 VIIRS reflective solar bands." Earth Observing Systems XXIII [10.1117/12.2320393] [Proceedings]

2018. "Updates of Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on-orbit calibration uncertainty assessments." Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 12 (03): 1 [10.1117/1.jrs.12.034001] [Journal Article/Letter]

2018. "Improvements in the On-Orbit Response Versus Scan Angle Characterization of the Aqua MODIS Reflective Solar Bands." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 56 (3): 1728-1738 [10.1109/tgrs.2017.2767206] [Journal Article/Letter]

2018. "GEO-LEO reflective band intercomparison with bidirectional reflectance distribution function and atmospheric scattering corrections." Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 12 (01): 1 [10.1117/1.jrs.12.014002] [Journal Article/Letter]

2018. "Results From the Deep Convective Clouds-Based Response Versus Scan-Angle Characterization for the MODIS Reflective Solar Bands." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 56 (2): 1115-1128 [10.1109/tgrs.2017.2759660] [Journal Article/Letter]

2017. "Impact of Blackbody Warm-Up Cool-Down Cycle on the Calibration of Aqua MODIS and S-NPP VIIRS Thermal Emissive Bands." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 56 (4): 2377-2386 [10.1109/tgrs.2017.2779105] [Journal Article/Letter]

2017. "Pre-Launch JPSS-2 VIIRS Response versus Scan Angle Characterization." Remote Sensing 9 (12): 1300 [10.3390/rs9121300] [Journal Article/Letter]

2017. "Postlaunch assessment of the response versus scan angle for the thermal emissive bands of visible infrared imaging radiometer suite on-board the Suomi national polar-orbiting partnership satellite." Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 11 (04): 1 [10.1117/1.jrs.11.044002] [Journal Article/Letter]

2017. "Suomi NPP VIIRS solar diffuser screen transmittance model and its applications." Applied Optics 56 (31): 8676 [10.1364/ao.56.008676] [Journal Article/Letter]

2017. "On-Orbit Characterization of the MODIS SDSM Screen for Solar Diffuser Degradation Estimation." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 55 (11): 6456-6467 [10.1109/tgrs.2017.2728520] [Journal Article/Letter]

2017. "Suomi-NPP VIIRS day–night band on-orbit calibration and performance." Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 11 (03): 1 [10.1117/1.jrs.11.036019] [Journal Article/Letter]

2017. "Development and Implementation of an Electronic Crosstalk Correction for Bands 27–30 in Terra MODIS Collection 6." Remote Sensing 9 (6): 569 [10.3390/rs9060569] [Journal Article/Letter]

2017. "Optimization of a Deep Convective Cloud Technique in Evaluating the Long-Term Radiometric Stability of MODIS Reflective Solar Bands." Remote Sensing 9 (6): 535 [10.3390/rs9060535] [Journal Article/Letter]

2017. "VIIRS day/night band radiometric calibration stability monitoring using the Moon." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 122 (11): 5616-5624 [10.1002/2016jd026372] [Journal Article/Letter]

2017. "Assessment of Terra MODIS On-Orbit Polarization Sensitivity Using Pseudoinvariant Desert Sites." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 55 (7): 4168-4176 [10.1109/tgrs.2017.2689719] [Journal Article/Letter]

2017. "Aqua and Terra MODIS RSB Calibration Comparison Using BRDF Modeled Reflectance." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 55 (4): 2288-2298 [10.1109/tgrs.2016.2641258] [Journal Article/Letter]

2017. "Monitoring the On-Orbit Calibration of Terra MODIS Reflective Solar Bands Using Simultaneous Terra MISR Observations." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 55 (3): 1648-1659 [10.1109/tgrs.2016.2628704] [Journal Article/Letter]

2017. "Characterizing response versus scan-angle for MODIS reflective solar bands using deep convective clouds." Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 11 (1): 016014 [10.1117/1.jrs.11.016014] [Journal Article/Letter]

2017. "Impact of Spatial Sampling on Continuity of MODIS–VIIRS Land Surface Reflectance Products: A Simulation Approach." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 55 (1): 183-196 [10.1109/tgrs.2016.2604214] [Journal Article/Letter]

2016. "Using Ground Targets to Validate S-NPP VIIRS Day-Night Band Calibration." Remote Sensing 8 (12): 984 [10.3390/rs8120984] [Journal Article/Letter]

2016. "Natural and Anthropogenic Aerosol Trends from Satellite and Surface Observations and Model Simulations over the North Atlantic Ocean from 2002 to 2012." Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 73 (11): 4469-4485 [10.1175/jas-d-15-0308.1] [Journal Article/Letter]

2016. "Suomi National Polar-Orbiting Partnership Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite polarization sensitivity analysis." Applied Optics 55 (27): 7645 [10.1364/ao.55.007645] [Journal Article/Letter]

2016. "Monochromatic measurements of the JPSS-1 VIIRS polarization sensitivity." Applied Optics 55 (27): 7444 [10.1364/ao.55.007444] [Journal Article/Letter]

2016. "VIIRS Reflective Solar Band Radiometric and Stability Evaluation Using Deep Convective Clouds." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 54 (12): 7009-7017 [10.1109/tgrs.2016.2594029] [Journal Article/Letter]

2016. "Alternative method of on-orbit response-versus-scan-angle characterization for MODIS reflective solar bands." J. Appl. Remote Sens 10 (2): 024004 [10.1117/1.jrs.10.024004] [Journal Article/Letter]

2016. "Noise Characterization and Performance of MODIS Thermal Emissive Bands." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 54 (6): 3221-3234 [10.1109/tgrs.2015.2514061] [Journal Article/Letter]

2016. "Assessment of MODIS RSB detector uniformity using deep convective clouds." J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 121 (9): 4783-4796 [10.1002/2015jd024652] [Journal Article/Letter]

2016. "Assessment of SNPP VIIRS VIS/NIR Radiometric Calibration Stability Using Aqua MODIS and Invariant Surface Targets." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 54 (5): 2918-2924 [10.1109/tgrs.2015.2508379] [Journal Article/Letter]

2016. "Determination of the SNPP VIIRS SDSM Screen Relative Transmittance From Both Yaw Maneuver and Regular On-Orbit Data." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 54 (3): 1390-1398 [10.1109/tgrs.2015.2480039] [Journal Article/Letter]

2016. "Evaluation of VIIRS and MODIS Thermal Emissive Band Calibration Stability Using Ground Target." Remote Sensing 8 (2): 158 [10.3390/rs8020158] [Journal Article/Letter]

2016. "JPSS-1 VIIRS Pre-Launch Response Versus Scan Angle Testing and Performance." Remote Sensing 8 (2): 141 [10.3390/rs8020141] [Journal Article/Letter]

2016. "Suomi-NPP VIIRS Solar Diffuser Stability Monitor Performance." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 54 (2): 631-639 [10.1109/tgrs.2015.2441558] [Journal Article/Letter]

2016. "Assessment of S-NPP VIIRS On-Orbit Radiometric Calibration and Performance." Remote Sensing 8 (2): 84 [10.3390/rs8020084] [Journal Article/Letter]

2016. "Inter-Comparison of S-NPP VIIRS and Aqua MODIS Thermal Emissive Bands Using Hyperspectral Infrared Sounder Measurements as a Transfer Reference." Remote Sensing 8 (1): 72 [10.3390/rs8010072] [Journal Article/Letter]

2016. "Lunar Calibration and Performance for S-NPP VIIRS Reflective Solar Bands." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 54 1052-1061 [Journal Article/Letter]

2016. "Pre-Launch Radiometric Characterization of JPSS-1 VIIRS Thermal Emissive Bands." Remote Sensing 8 (1): 47 [10.3390/rs8010047] [Journal Article/Letter]

2016. "JPSS-1 VIIRS Radiometric Characterization and Calibration Based on Pre-Launch Testing." Remote Sensing 8 (1): 41 [10.3390/rs8010041] [Journal Article/Letter]

2015. "Improved Band-to-Band Registration Characterization for VIIRS Reflective Solar Bands Based on Lunar Observations." Remote Sensing 8 (1): 27 [10.3390/rs8010027] [Journal Article/Letter]

2015. "Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on Terra and Aqua Missions." Qian/Optical Payloads for Space Missions 53-89 [10.1002/9781118945179.ch3] [Article in Book]

2015. "On-Orbit Radiometric Calibration of Suomi NPP VIIRS Reflective Solar Bands Through Observations of a Sunlit Solar Diffuser Panel." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 53 (11): 5983-5990 [10.1109/tgrs.2015.2430814] [Journal Article/Letter]

2015. "On-orbit noise characterization of MODIS reflective solar bands." Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 9 (1): 094092 [10.1117/1.jrs.9.094092] [Journal Article/Letter]

2015. "Investigation of the Electronic Crosstalk in Terra MODIS Band 28." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 53 (10): 5722-5733 [10.1109/tgrs.2015.2428212] [Journal Article/Letter]

2015. "Update of VIIRS On-Orbit Spatial Parameters Characterized With the Moon." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 53 (10): 5486-5494 [10.1109/tgrs.2015.2423633] [Journal Article/Letter]

2015. "Terra and Aqua MODIS Thermal Emissive Bands On-Orbit Calibration and Performance." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 53 (10): 5709-5721 [10.1109/tgrs.2015.2428198] [Journal Article/Letter]

2015. "Lunar Calibration and Performance for S-NPP VIIRS Reflective Solar Bands." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 54 (2): 1052 - 1061 [10.1109/TGRS.2015.2473665] [Journal Article/Letter]

2015. "Sensitivity of Inter-calibration Uncertainty of the CLARREO Reflected Solar Spectrometer Features." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 53 (9): 4741-4751 [10.1109/TGRS.2015.2409030] [Journal Article/Letter]

2015. "The Radiometric Stability and Scaling of Collection 6 Terra- and Aqua-MODIS VIS, NIR, and SWIR Spectral Bands." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 53 (8): 4520-4535 [10.1109/tgrs.2015.2400928] [Journal Article/Letter]

2015. "Guidelines for Radiometric Calibration of Electo-optical Instruments for Remote Sensing." NIST HB 157 [10.6028/NIST.HB.157] [Journal Article/Letter]

2015. "On-Orbit Characterization of S-NPP VIIRS Transmission Functions." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 53 (5): 2354-2365 [10.1109/tgrs.2014.2358935] [Journal Article/Letter]

2015. "Pre-launch Radiometric Characterization and Calibration of the S-NPP VIIRS Sensor." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 53 2195-2210 [10.1109/TGRS.2014.2357678] [Journal Article/Letter]

2015. "Modeling the Detector Radiometric Gains of the Suomi NPP VIIRS Reflective Solar Bands." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 53 (3): 1565-1573 [10.1109/tgrs.2014.2345481] [Journal Article/Letter]

2015. "A New Method for Suomi-NPP VIIRS Day–Night Band On-Orbit Radiometric Calibration." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 53 (1): 324-334 [10.1109/tgrs.2014.2321835] [Journal Article/Letter]

2014. "On-orbit performance of MODIS solar diffuser stability monitor." J. Appl. Remote Sens 8 (1): 083514 [10.1117/1.jrs.8.083514] [Journal Article/Letter]

2014. "Evaluation of Radiometric Improvements With Electronic Crosstalk Correction for Terra MODIS Band 27." Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on 52 (10): 6497 - 6507 [10.1109/TGRS.2013.2296747] [Journal Article/Letter]

2014. "On-Orbit Characterization of MODIS Modulation Transfer Function Using the Moon." Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on 52 (7): 4112-4121 [10.1109/TGRS.2013.2279610] [Journal Article/Letter]

2014. "VIIRS On-Orbit Spatial Characterization Using the Moon." Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, IEEE 11 (6): 1116 - 1120 [10.1109/LGRS.2013.2287791] [Journal Article/Letter]

2014. "Time-Dependent Response Versus Scan Angle for MODIS Reflective Solar Bands." Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on 52 (6): 3159-3174 [10.1109/TGRS.2013.2271448] [Journal Article/Letter]

2014. "Terra MODIS Band 27 Electronic Crosstalk Effect and Its Removal." Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on 52 (3): 1551-1561 [10.1109/TGRS.2013.2252180] [Journal Article/Letter]

2014. "Absolute Calibration of Optical Satellite Sensors Using Libya 4 Pseudo Invariant Calibration Site." Remote Sens. 6 (2): 1327-1346 [10.3390/rs6021327] [Journal Article/Letter]

2014. "Early On-Orbit Performance of the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite Onboard the Suomi National Polar-Orbiting Partnership (S-NPP) Satellite." IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing 52 (2): 1142-1156 [10.1109/TGRS.2013.2247768] [Journal Article/Letter]

2014. "On-Orbit Lunar Modulation Transfer Function Measurements for the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer." Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on 52 (1): 270 - 277 [10.1109/TGRS.2013.2238545] [Journal Article/Letter]

2014. "Scientific impact of MODIS C5 calibration degradation and C6+ improvements." Atmos. Meas. Tech. 7 4353-4365 [10.5194/amt-7-4353-2014] [Journal Article/Letter]

2014. "VIIRS on-orbit calibration methodology and performance." J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 119 (9): 5065-5078 [10.1002/2013JD020423] [Journal Article/Letter]

2014. "Initial Stability Assessment of S-NPP VIIRS Reflective Solar Band Calibration Using Invariant Desert and Deep Convective Cloud Targets." Remote Sensing 6 (4): 2809-2826 [10.3390/rs6042809] [Journal Article/Letter]

2014. "Assessment of the spectral stability of Libya 4, Libya 1, and Mauritania 2 sites using Earth Observing One Hyperion." Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 8 (1): 083618 [10.1117/1.JRS.8.083618] [Journal Article/Letter]

2013. "Achieving Climate Change Absolute Accuracy in Orbit." Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 94 (10): 1519-1539 [10.1175/BAMS-D-12-00149.1] [Journal Article/Letter]

2013. "Overview of Intercalibration of Satellite Instruments." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 51 (3): 1056-1080 [10.1109/TGRS.2012.2228654] [Journal Article/Letter]

2013. "Radiometric Cross-Calibration of EO-1 ALI With L7 ETM+ and Terra MODIS Sensors Using Near-Simultaneous Desert Observations." IEEE J. Sel. Top. Appl. Earth Observations Remote Sensing 6 (2): 386-399 [10.1109/JSTARS.2013.2251999] [Journal Article/Letter]

2013. "Derive a MODIS-Based Calibration for the AVHRR Reflective Solar Channels of the NOAA KLM Operational Satellites." IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing 51 (3): 1405-1413 [10.1109/TGRS.2012.2220780] [Journal Article/Letter]

2013. "Impact of Terra MODIS Collection 6 on long-term trending comparisons with Landsat 7 ETM+ reflective solar bands." Remote Sensing Letters 4 (9): 873-881 [10.1080/2150704X.2013.809496] [Journal Article/Letter]

2013. "Characterization of Terra and Aqua MODIS VIS, NIR, and SWIR Spectral Bands' Calibration Stability." IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing 51 (7): 4330-4338 [10.1109/TGRS.2012.2226588] [Journal Article/Letter]

2013. "Applications of Spectral Band Adjustment Factors (SBAF) for Cross-Calibration." IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing 51 (3): 1267-1281 [10.1109/TGRS.2012.2228007] [Journal Article/Letter]

2013. "Assessment of Spectral Band Impact on Intercalibration Over Desert Sites Using Simulation Based on EO-1 Hyperion Data." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 51 (3): 1297-1308 [10.1109/TGRS.2012.2228210] [Journal Article/Letter]

2013. "Absolute Radiometric Calibration of Landsat Using a Pseudo Invariant Calibration Site." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 51 (3): 1360-1369 [10.1109/TGRS.2013.2243738] [Journal Article/Letter]

2013. "Terra and Aqua moderate-resolution imaging spectroradiometer collection 6 level 1B algorithm." Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 7 (1): 073557 [10.1117/1.JRS.7.073557] [Journal Article/Letter]

2013. "Multitemporal Cross-Calibration of the Terra MODIS and Landsat 7 ETM+ Reflective Solar Bands." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 51 (4): 1870-1882 [10.1109/TGRS.2012.2235448] [Journal Article/Letter]

2012. "Impact of sensor degradation on the MODIS NDVI time series." Remote Sensing of Environment 119 55-61 [10.1016/j.rse.2011.12.001] [Journal Article/Letter]

2011. "Best practice guidelines for pre-launch characterization and calibration of instruments for passive optical remote sensing." Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology 116 (2): 621-646 [10.6028/jres.116.009] [Journal Article/Letter]

2011. "Evaluation of detector-to-detector and mirror side differences for Terra MODIS reflective solar bands using simultaneous MISR observations." International Journal of Remote Sensing 32 (2): 299-312 [10.1080/01431160903464138] [Journal Article/Letter]

2011. "Characterization of the Sonoran desert as a radiometric calibration target for Earth observing sensors." Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 5 (1): 059502-059502-6 [10.1117/1.3613963] [Journal Article/Letter]

2011. "Terra and Aqua MODIS Design, Radiometry, and Geometry in Support of Land Remote Sensing." Land Remote Sensing and Global Environmental Change 11 133-164 [10.1007/978-1-4419-6749-7_7] [Book]

2010. "Progress and lessons from MODIS calibration intercomparison using ground test sites." Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing 36 (5): 540-552 [10.5589/m10-082] [Journal Article/Letter]

2010. "Using the Sonoran and Libyan Desert test sites to monitor the temporal stability of reflective solar bands for Landsat 7 enhanced thematic mapper plus and Terra moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer sensors." Journal of Applied Remote Sensing [10.1117/1.3424910] [Journal Article/Letter]

2010. "An overview of sensor calibration inter-comparison and applications." Frontiers of Earth Science in China 4 (2): 237-252 [10.1007/s11707-010-0002-z] [Journal Article/Letter]

2010. "On-Orbit Calibration and Performance of Aqua MODIS Reflective Solar Bands." IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing 48 (1): 535-546 [10.1109/TGRS.2009.2024307] [Journal Article/Letter]

2010. "Monitoring on-orbit calibration stability of the Terra MODIS and Landsat 7 ETM+ sensors using pseudo-invariant test sites." Remote Sensing of Environment 114 (4): 925-939 [10.1016/j.rse.2009.12.003] [Journal Article/Letter]

2009. "Using Dome C for moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer calibration stability and consistency." J. Appl. Remote Sens 3 (1): 033520 [10.1117/1.3116663] [Journal Article/Letter]

2009. "MODIS Onboard Blackbody Function and Performance." IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing 47 (12): 4210-4222 [10.1109/TGRS.2009.2023317] [Journal Article/Letter]

2009. "Aqua MODIS Thermal Emissive Band On-Orbit Calibration, Characterization, and Performance." IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing 47 (3): 803-814 [10.1109/TGRS.2008.2005109] [Journal Article/Letter]

2008. "Cross calibration of ocean-color bands from Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on Terra platform." Appl Opt 47 (36): 6796-6810 [10.1364/AO.47.006796] [Journal Article/Letter]

2008. "Status of earth observing system Terra and Aqua moderate-resolution imaging spectroradiometer level 1B algorithm." J Appl Remote Sens 2 (023505): 10.1117/1.2839442 [Journal Article/Letter]

2008. "Terra and Aqua MODIS inter‐comparison of three reflective solar bands using AVHRR onboard the NOAA‐KLM satellites." International Journal of Remote Sensing 29 (7): 1997-2010 [10.1080/01431160701355272] [Journal Article/Letter]

2008. "Using a Cold Earth Surface Target to Characterize Long-Term Stability of the MODIS Thermal Emissive Bands." IEEE Geosci. Remote Sensing Lett. 5 (2): 162-165 [10.1109/LGRS.2008.915603] [Journal Article/Letter]

2008. "Multiyear On-Orbit Calibration and Performance of Terra MODIS Thermal Emissive Bands." IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing 46 (6): 1790-1803 [10.1109/TGRS.2008.916217] [Journal Article/Letter]

2008. "On‐orbit calibration and inter‐comparison of Terra and Aqua MODIS surface temperature spectral bands." International Journal of Remote Sensing 29 (17-18): 5347-5359 [10.1080/01431160802036300] [Journal Article/Letter]

2008. "NASA EOS Terra and Aqua MODIS on-orbit performance." Advances in Space Research 43 (3): 413-422 [10.1016/j.asr.2008.04.008] [Journal Article/Letter]

2008. "MODIS On-Orbit Spatial Characterization Using Ground Targets." IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing 46 (9): 2666-2674 [10.1109/TGRS.2008.917269] [Journal Article/Letter]

2008. "Intercomparison of On-Orbit Calibration Consistency Between Terra and Aqua MODIS Reflective Solar Bands Using the Moon." IEEE Geosci. Remote Sensing Lett. 5 (4): 778-782 [10.1109/LGRS.2008.2005591] [Journal Article/Letter]

2008. "Assessing the consistency of AVHRR and MODIS L1B reflectance for generating Fundamental Climate Data Records." J Geophys Res Atmosp 113 (D9): D09114 [10.1029/2007JD009363] [Journal Article/Letter]

2008. "Characterization of earthshine impacts on Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer reflective solar bands calibration." J Appl Remote Sens 2 (1): 023507 [10.1117/1.2898223] [Journal Article/Letter]

2007. "Possible enhancement to specifications of several Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradimeter visible and near-IR channels." J Appl Remote Sens 1 7 pp [Journal Article/Letter]

2007. "Smoke plume detection in the eastern United States using MODIS." Int J Remote Sens 28 (10): 2367-2374 [Journal Article/Letter]

2007. "MODIS Reflective Solar Bands On-Orbit Lunar Calibration." IEEE Trans Geosci Remote Sens 45 (7): 2383-2393 [Journal Article/Letter]

2007. "Multiyear On-Orbit Calibration and Performance of Terra MODIS Reflective Solar Bands." IEEE Trans Geosci Remote Sens 45 (4): 879-889 [Journal Article/Letter]

2007. "MODIS Polarization-Sensitivity Analysis." IEEE Trans Geosci Remote Sens 45 (9): 2875-2885 [Journal Article/Letter]

2007. "Evaluation of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer special 3.95-µm fire channel and implications on fire channel selections for future satellite instruments." J Appl Remote Sens 1 8 pp [Journal Article/Letter]

2007. "Impact assessment of Aqua MODIS band-to-band misregistration on snow index." J Appl Remote Sens 1 (013531): 11 pp [Journal Article/Letter]

2007. "Analysis of MODIS–MISR calibration differences using surface albedo around AERONET sites and cloud reflectance." Remote Sensing of Environment 107 (1-2): 12-21 [10.1016/j.rse.2006.09.028] [Journal Article/Letter]

2007. "MODIS Polarization-Sensitivity Analysis." IEEE Trans Geosci Remote Sens 45 (9): 2875-2885 [Journal Article/Letter]

2007. "MODIS Reflective Solar Bands On-Orbit Lunar Calibration." IEEE Trans Geosci Remote Sens 45 (7): 2383-2393 [Journal Article/Letter]

2007. "Achieving Satellite Instrument Calibration for Climate Change." Eos, Trans AGU 88 (11): 136 [10.1029/2007EO110015] [Journal Article/Letter]

2006. "A New Method for Retrieving Band 6 of Aqua MODIS." IEEE Geosci Remote Sens Lett 3 (2): 267-270 [10.1109/LGRS.2006.869966] [Journal Article/Letter]

2006. "Use of the Moon for Calibration and Characterization of MODIS, SeaWiFS, and VIRS." Earth Science Satellite Remote Sensing 2 98-119 [10.1007/978-3-540-37294-3_6] [Article in Book]

2006. "Terra MODIS On-Orbit Spectral Characterization and Performance." IEEE Trans Geosci Remote Sens 44 (8): 2198-2206 [Journal Article/Letter]

2006. "MODIS Calibration and Characterization." Earth Science Satellite Remote Sensing: Data, Computational Processing, and Tools 2 (5): 77-97 [Article in Book]

2006. "MODIS Level-1B Products." Earth Science Satellite Remote Sensing: Data, Computational Processing, and Tools 1 (2): 33-49 [Article in Book]

2006. "An Overview of MODIS Radiometric Calibration and Characterization." Advances in Atmospheric Sciences 23 (1): 69-79 [10.1007/s00376-006-0008-3] [Journal Article/Letter]

2005. "Evaluation of aerosol properties over ocean from Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) during ACE-Asia." J. Geophys. Res. 110 (D7): D07308 [10.1029/2004JD005208] [Journal Article/Letter]

2005. "MODIS Solar Diffuser Stability Monitor Sun View Modeling." IEEE Trans Geosci Remote Sens 43 (8): 1845-1854 [Journal Article/Letter]

2005. "Terra MODIS On-Orbit Spatial Characterization and Performance." IEEE Trans Geosci Remote Sens 43 (2): 355-365 [Journal Article/Letter]

2003. "MODIS On-orbit Calibration and Characterization." Metrologia 40 89-92 [Journal Article/Letter]

2003. "Radiometric Stability Monitoring of the MODIS Reflective Solar Bands Using the Moon." Metrologia 40 85-88 [Journal Article/Letter]

2002. "On-orbit performance of the Earth Observing System Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer: first year of data." Remote Sens Environment 83 16-30 [Journal Article/Letter]

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Non-Refereed

2003. "MODIS Reflective Solar Bands Calibration Algorithm and On-orbit Performance." Proc SPIE Int Soc Opt Eng 4891 95-104 [Other]

2002. "An Overview of the Earth Observing System MODIS Instrument and Associated Data Systems Performance." Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2002. IGARSS '02. 2002 IEEE International 2 1174-1176 [10.1109/IGARSS.2002.1025812] [Proceedings]