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accuracy could be increased further if the uncertainties caused by the spatial resolution<br />

difference are subtracted.<br />

Currently, the identification <strong>and</strong> validation <strong>of</strong> aerosols over bright surface is still a<br />

challenge issue. However, CALIPSO is a good <strong>sensor</strong> for detecting aerosols over bright<br />

surface, even for separating airborne dust from ground dust, with its vertical measuring<br />

capability. By comparing with the CALIPSO VFM data product, the dust aerosol<br />

detection works well over bright surface. More than 90% dust aerosol pixels are<br />

identified correctly in the select case. Although there are some pixels misclassified, most<br />

<strong>of</strong> them concentrate at the edge <strong>of</strong> dust storm with light dust aerosol loading. Those<br />

pixels with heavy dust aerosol loading are generally well detected.<br />

Furthermore, the MODIS <strong>sensor</strong> is not very suitable for detecting small scale smoke<br />

according to the comparison with ASTER <strong>and</strong> Hyperion observations.<br />

CHAPTER 7<br />

IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF MODIS SPATIAL<br />

CHARACTERIZATION ON DETECTION RESULTS<br />

The mis-registration, or the B<strong>and</strong>-to-B<strong>and</strong> Registration (BBR) shift, has been<br />

observed between the MODIS b<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong> FPAs by the Spectro-Radiometric Calibration<br />

Assembly (SRCA) <strong>and</strong> by the ground target approach. On-orbit results show that the<br />

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