Dr. Bryan A. Franz Profile

Dr. Bryan A. Franz

at NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr

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Publications (30)

Proceedings Article | 9 September 2019 Presentation + Paper

The NASA OBPG 2020 on-orbit calibration of SNPP VIIRS for ocean color applications

Robert Eplee, Gerhard Meister, Frederick Patt, Kevin Turpie, Sean Bailey, Bryan Franz

Proceedings Volume 11127, 111271A (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2528769

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Diffusers, Bidirectional reflectance transmission function, Modulation, Sun, Mirrors, Reflectivity, Sensors, Short wave infrared radiation, Remote sensing

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Proceedings Article | 24 October 2018 Paper

Estimating photosynthetically available radiation at the ocean surface from EPIC/DSCOVR data

Robert Frouin, Jing Tan, Didier Ramon, Bryan Franz, Hiroshi Murakami

Proceedings Volume 10778, 1077806 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2501675

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Sun, Atmospheric modeling, MODIS, Reflectivity, Clouds, Aerosols, Ozone, Spatial resolution, Transmittance

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2017 Presentation

Suomi-NPP visible infrared imaging radiometer suite (VIIRS) calibration uncertainty its effect on trends in the ocean color data record (Conference Presentation)

Kevin Turpie, Robert Eplee, Gerhard Meister, Bryan Franz

Proceedings Volume 10402, 104021Z (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2274385

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Visible radiation, Infrared imaging, Radiometry, Climatology, Satellites, Reflectivity, Instrument modeling, Remote sensing, Uncertainty analysis

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Proceedings Article | 5 September 2017 Presentation + Paper

Advances in the on-orbit calibration of SNPP VIIRS for ocean color applications

Robert Eplee, Kevin Turpie, Gerhard Meister, Frederick Patt, Bryan Franz

Proceedings Volume 10402, 1040220 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2273958

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Reflectivity, Satellites, Remote sensing

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Proceedings Article | 8 September 2015 Paper

Updates to the on-orbit calibration of SNPP VIIRS for ocean color applications

Robert Eplee, Kevin Turpie, Gerhard Meister, Frederick Patt, Bryan Franz

Proceedings Volume 9607, 96071P (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2185940

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Diffusers, Short wave infrared radiation, Bidirectional reflectance transmission function, Reflectivity, Sun, Near infrared, Space operations, Instrument modeling, Atmospheric corrections

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SPIE Journal Paper | 25 March 2015 Open Access

Ocean color measurements with the Operational Land Imager on Landsat-8: implementation and evaluation in SeaDAS

Bryan Franz, Sean Bailey, Norman Kuring, P. Jeremy Werdell

JARS, Vol. 9, Issue 01, 096070, (March 2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JRS.9.096070

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Atmospheric corrections, Earth observing sensors, Aerosols, Signal to noise ratio, Imaging systems, Calibration, MODIS, Calcium, Landsat

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Proceedings Article | 2 October 2014 Paper

Corrections to MODIS Terra calibration and polarization trending derived from ocean color products

Gerhard Meister, Robert Eplee, Bryan Franz

Proceedings Volume 9218, 92180V (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2062714

KEYWORDS: MODIS, Polarization, Calibration, Mirrors, Sensors, Solids, Satellites, Atmospheric modeling, Near infrared, Biology

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Proceedings Article | 23 May 2014 Paper

Calibration uncertainty in ocean color satellite sensors and trends in long-term environmental records

Kevin Turpie, Robert Eplee, Bryan Franz, Carlos Del Castillo

Proceedings Volume 9111, 911103 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2053427

KEYWORDS: Calibration, MODIS, Near infrared, Satellites, Sensors, Environmental sensing, Data modeling, Climatology, Infrared sensors, Monte Carlo methods

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Proceedings Article | 23 September 2013 Paper

A synthesis of VIIRS solar and lunar calibrations

Robert Eplee, Kevin Turpie, Gerhard Meister, Frederick Patt, Gwyn Fireman, Bryan Franz, Charles McClain

Proceedings Volume 8866, 88661L (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2024069

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Diffusers, MODIS, Bidirectional reflectance transmission function, Reflectivity, Instrument modeling, Space operations, Data modeling, Short wave infrared radiation, Seaborgium

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Proceedings Article | 11 December 2012 Paper

A time series of photosynthetically available radiation at the ocean surface from SeaWiFS and MODIS data

Robert Frouin, John McPherson, Kyozo Ueyoshi, Bryan Franz

Proceedings Volume 8525, 852519 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.981264

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Clouds, Satellites, Atmospheric modeling, In situ metrology, Niobium, Ultraviolet radiation, MODIS, Transmittance, Solar energy

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Proceedings Article | 15 October 2012 Paper

Suomi NPP VIIRS ocean color data product early mission assessment

Kevin Turpie, Wayne Robinson, Bryan Franz, Robert Eplee, Gerhard Meister, Gwyn Fireman, Frederick Patt, Robert Barnes, Charles McClain

Proceedings Volume 8510, 85101H (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.931113

KEYWORDS: Calibration, MODIS, Sensors, Composites, Climatology, Algorithm development, Magnesium, Atmospheric corrections, Radiometry, Near infrared

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Proceedings Article | 15 October 2012 Paper

VIIRS on-orbit calibration for ocean color data processing

Robert Eplee, Kevn Turpie, Gwyn Fireman, Gerhard Meister, Thomas Stone, Frederick Patt, Bryan Franz, Sean Bailey, Wayne Robinson, Charles McClain

Proceedings Volume 8510, 85101G (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.930483

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Diffusers, Bidirectional reflectance transmission function, Sensors, Mirrors, Reflectivity, Space operations, MODIS, Short wave infrared radiation, Atmospheric corrections

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Proceedings Article | 8 October 2011 Paper

Some insights of spectral optimization in ocean color inversion

Zhongping Lee, Bryan Franz, Shaoling Shang, Qiang Dong, Robert Arnone

Proceedings Volume 8175, 817508 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.897875

KEYWORDS: Global system for mobile communications, Remote sensing, Absorption, Data modeling, Ocean optics, Reflectivity, Backscatter, Optimization (mathematics), Water, Spectral models

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