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The cross-calibration procedure involves (i) correction of the MSI data to account for spectral band differences with OLI and (ii) normalization of Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function (BRDF) effects in the data from both sensors using a new model accounting for the view zenith\/azimuth angles in addition to the solar zenith\/view angles. Following application of the spectral and BRDF normalization, standard least-squares linear regression is used to determine the cross-calibration gain and offset in each band. Uncertainties related to each step in the proposed process are determined, as is the overall uncertainty associated with the complete processing sequence. Validation of the proposed cross-calibration gains and offsets is performed on image data acquired over the Algodones Dunes site. The results of this work indicate that the blue band has the most significant offset, requiring use of the estimated cross-calibration offset in addition to the estimated gain. The highest difference was observed in the blue and red bands, which are 2.6% and 1.4%, respectively, while other bands shows no significant difference. Overall, the net uncertainty in the proposed process was estimated to be on the order of 6.76%, with the largest uncertainty component due to each sensor\u2019s calibration uncertainty on the order of 5% and 3% for the MSI and OLI, respectively. Other significant contributions to the uncertainty include seasonal changes in solar zenith and azimuth angles, target site nonuniformity, variability in atmospheric water vapor, and\/or aerosol concentration.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs12050806","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,3,3]],"date-time":"2020-03-03T13:06:23Z","timestamp":1583240783000},"page":"806","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":28,"title":["Radiometric Cross Calibration and Validation Using 4 Angle BRDF Model between Landsat 8 and Sentinel 2A"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"M M","family":"Farhad","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Geospatial Engineer, Advanced Remote Sensing, Sioux Falls, SD 57107, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Morakot","family":"Kaewmanee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Image Processing Lab, Engineering Office of Research, South Dakota State University (SDSU), Brookings, SD 57007, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0836-4768","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Larry","family":"Leigh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Image Processing Lab, Engineering Office of Research, South Dakota State University (SDSU), Brookings, SD 57007, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Dennis","family":"Helder","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, South Dakota State University (SDSU), Brookings, SD 57007, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,3,2]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"3309","DOI":"10.1109\/TGRS.2008.920966","article-title":"Updated Radiometric Calibration for the Landsat-5 Thematic Mapper Reflective Bands","volume":"10","author":"Helder","year":"2008","journal-title":"IEEE Trans. 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