Tinga Tingana

EROS Cal/Val Center of Excellence (ECCOE)
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Tinga Tingana
Landsat 8 LandsatLook Image Path 97 Row 80 Acquired 29 Aug 2020 with ROI indicated
Landsat 8 LandsatLook Image Path 97 Row 80 Acquired 29 Aug 2020 with ROI indicated
Google Earth Image centered on Tinga Tingana ROI
Google Earth Image centered on Tinga Tingana ROI

Description

The Tinga Tingana site is located in the Strzelecki Desert in South Australia. It consists of low, light colored sand dunes with less than 5 percent vegetation. It has been identified as having attractive properties such as spatial homogeneity, spectral and temporal stability, and high brightness for radiometric sensor calibration activities. It is located about 100 km north of Lake Frome with a similar atmospheric region. 

Usability

This AERONET site is used for a variety of calibration and cross-calibration studies, as airborne and ground-based data have been taken to estimate the site’s Bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF). 

Location (City, State, Country):
Tinga Tingana, South Australia, Australia
Landsat WRS - 2 Path / Row:
97/80
Center Latitude (degrees):
S 29.00
Center Longitude (degrees):
E 139.86
CEOS Region of Interest

S 29.0, E 139.86

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Size of Usable Area (km):
15 x 15
Altitude above sea level (meters):
100
Purpose:
Radiometry
Co-located Instrumented Networks:
AERONET
Status:
Active

References:
  1. Mitchell, R. & O'Brien, D.M. & Edwards, M. & Elsum, C.C. & Graetz, R.D.. (2014). Selection and Initial Characterization of a Bright Calibration Site in the Strzelecki Desert, South Australia. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing. 23. 342-353. 10.1080/07038992.1997.10855220. 
  2. Cosnefroy, Helene & Briottet, Xavier & Leroy, Marc. (1993). Characterization of desert areas with Meteosat-4 data for the calibration of optical satellite sensors. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. 10.1117/12.161545. 

Note: This information has been compiled by the USGS ECCOE Team, using the best sources currently known. Updates will be made as more information becomes available. Please contact eccoe@usgs.gov with any updates you would like to contribute.