Introduction
Basic Concepts in the Solar Region
Radiation components
Spectral calibration
Wavelength and refractive index
Inflight radiometric calibration
De-shadowing
BRDF correction
Basic Concepts in the Thermal Region
Thermal spectral calibration
Workflow
Menus Overview
First steps with ATCOR-4
Survey of processing steps
Directory structure of ATCOR-4
Convention for file names
Definition of a new sensor
Spectral smile sensors
Haze, cloud, water map
Processing of multiband thermal data
External water vapor map
Filter for HySpex
Airborne FODIS instrument
External float illumination file and de-shadowing
BRDF Correction
Description of Modules
Menu: File
Display ENVI File
Show Textfile
Resize Input Image
Select Input Image
Import
Export
Plot Sensor Response
Plot Calibration File
Show System File
Edit Preferences
Menu: Sensor
Define Sensor Parameters
Generate Spectral Filter Functions
Apply Spectral Shift to Sensor
BBCALC : Blackbody Function
RESLUT : Resample Atm. LUTS from Database
Menu: Topographic
DEM Import
DEM Preparation
Slope/Aspect
Skyview Factor
Cast Shadow Mask
Image Based Shadows
DEM Smoothing
Quick Topographic (no atm.) Correction
Menu: ATCOR
Haze Removal
The ATCOR main panel
ATCOR4f: flat terrain
ATCOR4r: rugged terrain
SPECTRA module
Aerosol Type
Visibility Estimate
Inflight radiometric calibration module
Shadow removal panels
Panels for Image Processing
Start ATCOR Process (Tiled / from .inn)
Menu: BRDF
BREFCOR Correction
Nadir normalization (Wide FOV Imagery)
BRDF Model Analysis
BRDF Model Plot
Mosaicking
Menu: Filter
Resample a Spectrum
Low pass filter a Spectrum
Spectral Polishing: Statistical Filter
Spectral Polishing: Radiometric Variation
Flat Field Polishing
Pushbroom Polishing / Destriping
Spectral Smile Interpolation
Cast Shadow Border Removal
Menu: Simulation
TOA/At-Sensor Radiance Cube
TOA/At-Sensor Thermal Radiance
At-Sensor Apparent Reflectance
Resample Image Cube
Menu: Tools
Solar Zenith and Azimuth
Classification of Surface Reflectance Signatures
Spectral Smile Detection
Spectral Calibration (Atm. Absorption Features)
Calibration Coefficients with Regression
Convert High Res. Database (New Solar Irradiance)
Convert .atm for another Irradiance Spectrum
Thermal Spectral Calibration (Atm. Features)
Create Scan Angles
MTF, PSF, and effective GIFOV
FODIS Processing
Menu: Help
Help Options
Batch Processing Reference
Starting ATCOR from console
Using the batch mode from within IDL
Batch modules, keyword-driven modules
Value Added Products
LAI, FPAR, Albedo
Surface energy balance
Sensor simulation of hyper/multispectral imagery
Implementation Reference and Sensor Specifics
Monochromatic atmospheric database
Database update with solar irradiance
Sensor-specific atmospheric database
Resample sensor-specific atmospheric LUTs with another solar irradiance
Supported I/O file types
Main Input
Side inputs
Main output
Side outputs
Preference parameters for ATCOR
Job control parameters of the ''inn'' file
Problems and Hints
Theoretical Background
Basics on radiative transfer
Solar spectral region
Illumination based shadow detection and correction
Integrated Radiometric Correction (IRC)
Spectral solar flux, reflected surface radiance
Thermal spectral region
Masks for haze, cloud, water, snow
Quality layers
Standard atmospheric conditions
Constant visibility (aerosol) and atmospheric water vapor
Aerosol retrieval and visibility map
Water vapor retrieval
Non-standard conditions
Haze removal
Haze removal method 1
Haze removal method 2
Haze or sun glint removal over water
Cirrus removal
De-shadowing with matched filter
Correction of BRDF effects
Nadir normalization method
Empirical incidence BRDF correction in rugged terrain
BRDF effect correction (BREFCOR)
BRDF cover index
Summary of atmospheric correction steps
Algorithm for flat terrain
Algorithm for rugged terrain
Accuracy of the method
References
Comparison of Solar Irradiance Spectra