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• 1 media/Thermal Images Squaw Creek Reservoir.PNG 2017-06-26T15:14:41-07:00 Ground Truth Measurements 14 plain 2017-07-25T06:34:24-07:00 Several sites were selected to collect ground truth data for the MTI satellite.  This data was then used to validate the algorithms used by the MTI.
  
  The algorithms used by the imager were developed primarily by scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory, while the Savannah River Technology Center was responsible for collecting the ground truth data.
  
  A variety of different ground truth sites were chosen for gathering this data.  Sites were chosen based on specific characteristics which could be used to test and validate the MTI algorithms.
  
  The data collected from these sites was used to determine the accuracy of the MTI.  The ground truth and MTI data also contributed to other research being conducted at the sites.  Further analysis was done on data collected at the Comanche Peak, Pilgrim, and Turkey Point power plants.
  
  - Ground truth collections at the MTI core sites
• 1 2017-07-11T08:52:19-07:00 Image References 11 plain 2017-07-13T08:37:19-07:00 Balick, Lee, et. al. "ASTER image of the Mauna Loa summit caldera obtained at 11:21 local time on 14 July, 00." LANL Research Library. 2001. http://permalink.lanl.gov/object/tr?what=info:lanl-repo/lareport/LA-UR-01-1570
  
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  Garrett, Alfred J., et. al. "Comparison of 06/03/00 MTI thermal image of Pilgrim power plant plume to simulated plumes using Pilgrim wind data, National Weather Service wind data and averaged data from the two sources." SPIE Digital Library.  July 29, 2001. http://proceedings.spiedigitallibrary.org/proceeding.aspx?articleid=892645
  
  Garrett, Alfred J., et. al. "Calibrated, masked and warped thermal images of Squaw Creek reservoir." SPIE Digital Library. April 16, 2001. http://proceedings.spiedigitallibrary.org/proceeding.aspx?articleid=914113
  
  Garrett, Alfred J., et. al. "Ground Truth Targets/Objectives." SPIE Digital Library. April 16, 2001. http://proceedings.spiedigitallibrary.org/proceeding.aspx?articleid=914113
  
  Garrett, Alfred J., et. al. "Simulated thermal image of Turkey Point cooling canals." SPIE Digital Library.  July 29, 2001. http://proceedings.spiedigitallibrary.org/proceeding.aspx?articleid=892645
  
  Lawson, S. L., ed. "The MTI focal plane assembly; taken from Rienstra and Ballard." LANL Research Library. 2004. http://permalink.lanl.gov/object/tr?what=info:lanl-repo/lareport/LA-UR-04-3378
  
  Lawson, S. L., ed. "The MTI image data sets grouped according to changes in the system performance." LANL Research Library. 2004. http://permalink.lanl.gov/object/tr?what=info:lanl-repo/lareport/LA-UR-04-3378
  
  Lawson, S. L., et. al. "MTI 0.88 µm image and relative 8.6 µm brightness temperature map of the lunar surface during total eclipse." LANL Research Library. 2003.  http://permalink.lanl.gov/object/tr?what=info:lanl-repo/lareport/LA-UR-03-0430
  
  Nasa Administrator. "Bootprint on the lunar surface."  NASA.  July 30, 2015. https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo /40th/images/apollo_image_11a.html
  
  Szymanski, John J., et. al. "December 2000 thermal image taken in MTI band N of Popocatepetl." LANL Research Library. 2001. http://permalink.lanl.gov/object/tr?what=info:lanl-repo/lareport/LA-UR-01-0397
  
  Szymanski, John J., et. al. "MTI spectral bands and superimposed solar spectrum and thermal emission spectrum."  LANL Research Library. 2001. http://permalink.lanl.gov/object/tr?what=info:lanl-repo/lareport/LA-UR-01-0397
  
  Szymanski, John J., et. al. "Snow on the upper portions of the ski slopes."  LANL Research Library. 2001. http://permalink.lanl.gov/object/tr?what=info:lanl-repo/lareport/LA-UR-01-0397
  
  
  
  Image References
  
  
  Hirsch, Karen, et. al. "Flow chart of the MTI simple threshold algorithm." LANL Research Library. 2000. http://permalink.lanl.gov/object/tr?what=info:lanl-repo/lareport/LA-UR-00-2964
  
  Hirsch, Karen, et. al. "The original data is compared with the three cloud masking algorithm results. (a) Shows the actual scene, a portion of flight 95-163 shown in a near infrared band. (b) The MTI cloud masking algorithm results. (c) The MODIS cloud mask results. (d) The GENIE cloud mask results."  LANL Research Library. 2000. http://permalink.lanl.gov/object/tr?what=info:lanl-repo/lareport/LA-UR-00-2964
  
  Davis, Anthony B. "Gray-scale version of a 'true color' channel combination of an MTI scene of Los Alamos (NM) in the presence of broken clouds." LANL Research Library. 2002. http://permalink.lanl.gov/object/tr?what=info:lanl-repo/lareport/LA-UR-02-1520
  
  Borel, Chris, et. al. "Block Diagram of the specific implementation of the end-to-end modeling system for the MTI." OSTI. February 1, 1999. https://www.osti.gov/scitech/biblio/7403