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2023
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2022
Hu et al. (2022) Continental-scale evaluation of three ECOSTRESS land surface temperature products over Europe and Africa: Temperature-based validation and cross-satellite comparison, Remote Sensing of Environment, doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2022.113296
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2021
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2019
Masiello, G., Serio, C., Venafra, S., Poutier, L., and GsØttsche, F.-M. (2019). SEVIRI Hyper-Fast Forward Model with Application to Emissivity Retrieval. Sensors, 19, 1532; doi: 10.3390/s19071532
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2018
Ermida, S.L., Trigo, I.F., DaCamara, C.C., and Roujean, J.-L. (2018). Assessing the potential of parametric models to correct directional effects on local to global remotely sensed LST. Remote Sensing of Environment, 209, 410-422, doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2018.02.066
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Masiello, G., Serio, C., Venafra, S., Liuzzi, G., Poutier, L., and Göttsche, F.-M. (2018). Physical Retrieval of Land Surface Emissivity Spectra from Hyper-Spectral Infrared Observations and Validation with In Situ Measurements. Remote Sensing, 10 (6), 976. doi: 10.3390/rs10060976
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2017
Hulley, G. C., Malakar, N., Islam, T., Freepartner, R, (2017), NASA's MODIS and VIIRS Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity Products: A Consistent and High Quality Earth System Data Record, IEEE TGRS, DOI: 10.1109/JSTARS.2017.2779330.
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2016
Malakar, N.K., and G. C. Hulley, (2016), A Water Vapor Scaling Model for Improved Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity Separation of MODIS Thermal Infrared Data, Remote Sensing of Environment, 182, 252-264
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2015
Masiello, G., Serio, C., Venafra, S., Liuzzi, G., GsØttsche, F., Trigo, I.F., and Watts, P. (2015). Kalman filter physical retrieval of surface emissivity and temperature from SEVIRI infrared channels: a validation and intercomparison study. Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 8, 2981—2997, doi: 10.5194/amt-8-2981-2015
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2014
Jiménez-Muñoz, J.C., Sobrino, J.A., Mattar, C., Hulley, G., and Göttsche, F. M. (2014). Temperature and Emissivity Separation from MSG/SEVIRI Data. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 52, no. 9, pp. 5937-5951, doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2013.2293791
Ermida, S.L., Trigo, I.F., DaCamara, C.C, Göttsche, F.-M., Olesen, F.S., and Hulley, G. (2014). Validation of remotely sensed surface temperature over an oak woodland landscape — the problem of viewing and illumination geometries. Remote Sensing of Environment, vol. 148, pp. 1627.
Guillevic, P. C., Biard, J., Hulley, G. C., Privette, J. L., Hook, S. J., Göttsche, F.-M., Radocinski, R., Román, M. O., Yu, Y., and Csiszar I., 2014. Validation of Land Surface Temperature products derived from the Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) using ground-based and heritage satellite measurements. Remote Sensing of Environment, 154, 19-37, doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2014.08.013.
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2013
Hulley, G. C., C. G. Hughes and S. J. Hook, 2013. Quantifying uncertainties in land surface temperature and emissivity retrievals from ASTER and MODIS thermal infrared data. JGR Atmospheres, vol 117, pp. D23113- D23130.
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2012
Hulley, G. C. and S. J. Hook, 2012. A radiance-based method for estimating uncertainties in the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) land surface temperature product. Journal Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, vol. 117, pp. D20117-D20116.
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2011
Niclòs, R., Galve, J. M., Valiente, J. A., Estrela, M. J., and Coll, C., 2011. Accuracy assessment of land surface temperature retrievals from MSG2-SEVIRI data. Remote Sensing of Environment, 115, 2126-2140.
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2009
Hulley, G., S. J. Hook, E. Manning, S. Y.Lee and E. Fetzer, 2009. Validation of the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) version 5 land surface emissivity product over the Namib and Kalahari deserts. Journal of Geophysical Research-
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Hulley, G. and S. J. Hook, 2009. Intercomparison of versions 4, 4.1 and 5 of the MODIS Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity products and validation with laboratory measurements of sand samples from the Namib desert, Namibia. Remote Sensing of Environment, vol. 113, pp. 1313-1318.
Wang, K., and Liang, S., 2009. Evaluation of ASTER and MODIS land surface temperature and emissivity products using long-term surface longwave radiation observations at SURFRAD sites. Remote Sensing of Environment, 113 (7), 1556-1565.
Coll, C., Wan, Z., and Galve, J.M. (2009). Temperature-based and radiance-based validations of the V5 MODIS land surface temperature product. Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 114, pp. 1—15.
Coll, C., S. J. Hook and J. M. Galve, 2009a. Land Surface Temperature From The Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer: Validation Over Inland Waters And Vegetated Surfaces. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 47, pp. 350-360.
2008
Hall, D. K., J. E. Box, K. A. Casey, S. J. Hook, C. A. Shuman and K. Steffen, 2008. Comparison of Satellite-Derived Ice and Snow Surface Temperatures over Greenland with in-situ Observations. Remote Sensing of Environment, vol 112, pp. 3739-3749.
Wan, Z, 2008. New refinements and validation of the MODIS land-surface temperature/emissivity products. Remote Sensing of Environment, 112, 59-74.
Trigo, I.F., Monteiro, I.T., Olesen, F., and Kabsch, E., 2008. An assessment of remotely sensed land surface temperature. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 113, D17108, doi:10.1029/2008JD010035.
Hulley, G. C. and S. J. Hook, 2008. ASTER Land Surface Emissivity Database of California and Nevada. Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 35, pp. L13401- L13406.
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Inamdar, A. K., A. French, S. Hook, G. Vaughan and W. Luckett, 2008. Land Surface Temperature Retrieval at High Spatial and Temporal Resolutions over the Southwestern US, vol. 113, D07107- D07124.
2007
Barsi, J. A., S. J. Hook, J. R. Schott, N. G. Raqueno, B. L. Markham, 2007. Landsat-5 thematic mapper thermal band calibration update. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, vol. 4 pp. 552-555.
Sobrino, J. A., Jiménez-Muñoz, J. C., Balick, L., Gillespie, A. R., Sabol, D. A., & Gustafson, W. T., 2007. Accuracy of ASTER level-2 thermal-infrared standard products of an agricultural area in Spain. Remote Sensing of Environment, 106, 146-153.
Hook, S. J., R. G. Vaughan, H. Tonooka and S. G. Schladow, 2007. Absolute Radiometric In-Flight Validation of Mid Infrared and Thermal Infrared Data From ASTER and MODIS on the Terra Spacecraft Using the Lake Tahoe, CA/NV, USA, Automated Validation Site. IEEE Transactions Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 45, pp. 1798-1807.
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2006 and earlier
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