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Landsat Ecosystem Disturbance Adaptive Processing System (LEDAPS) Algorithm Description

By Gail Schmidt, Calli Jenkerson, Jeffrey Masek, Eric Vermote, and Feng Gao

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The Landsat Ecosystem Disturbance Adaptive Processing System (LEDAPS) software was originally developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration–Goddard Space Flight Center and the University of Maryland to produce top-of-atmosphere reflectance from LandsatThematic Mapper and Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus Level 1 digital numbers and to apply atmospheric corrections to generate a surface-reflectance product.The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has adopted the LEDAPS algorithm for producing the Landsat Surface Reflectance Climate Data Record.This report discusses the LEDAPS algorithm, which was implemented by the USGS.

First posted April 25, 2013

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Schmidt, G.L., Jenkerson, C.B., Masek, J., Vermote, E., and Gao, F., 2013, Landsat ecosystem disturbance adaptive processing system (LEDAPS) algorithm description: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2013–1057, 17 p.


Contents

Abstract

Introduction

Background

Dependencies

Inputs

Outputs

Prototype Code

Verification Methods

Maturity

Procedure

References Cited


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