Special session: Challenges and Applications in Thermal Infrared Imaging Spectroscopy
| Chair: | Christoph Hecker, University of Twente (UT-ITC), Enschede, The Netherlands, c.a.hecker@utwente.nl |
| Co-Chair: | Sabine Chabrillat, German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), Potsdam, Germany, chabri@gfz-potsdam.de; |
| Thomas Udelhoven, Universität Trier, Trier, Germany, udelhoven@uni-trier.de |
Information extraction techniques used on thermal infrared (TIR) data are often comparable to those in the VIS-SWIR wavelength ranges. For that reason the TIR spectral community are frequently participants at EARSeL SIG-IS events and cross-fertilization from the two ranges are commonplace. However, TIR sensors and data face very specific sensor design and calibration challenges that are unique to the emissive part of the electro-magnetic spectrum. Examples are, amongst others, sensor calibration with blackbodies, atmospheric correction in the TIR atmospheric window, separating the effects of temperature from emissivity, and a different set of application related issues. This double session will be specifically on these TIR challenges and applications. This session will be organized with help from the related Special Interest Group, EARSeL SIG-TRS.
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