1. Date of download: 5/29/2016 Copyright © 2016 SPIE. All rights reserved. Dome C, MODIS/AVHRR TOA reflectance time series for (a) band 1, (b) band 2, (c) BRDF-normalized reflectance for band 1 with a linear fit for MODIS time series, (d) BRDF-normalized reflectance for band 2 with a linear fit for MODIS time series. Figure Legend: From: Radiometric and spectral characterization and comparison of the Antarctic Dome C and Sonoran Desert sites for the calibration and validation of visible and near-infrared radiometers J. Appl. Remote Sens. 2012;6(1):063541-1-063541-15. doi:10.1117/1.JRS.6.063541

2. Date of download: 5/29/2016 Copyright © 2016 SPIE. All rights reserved. Sonoran Desert, MODIS/AVHRR TOA reflectance time series (a) band 1, (b) band 2, (c) BRDF-normalized reflectance for band 1 with a linear fit to the MODIS time series, (d) BRDF normalized reflectance for band 2 with linear fit to the MODIS time series. Figure Legend: From: Radiometric and spectral characterization and comparison of the Antarctic Dome C and Sonoran Desert sites for the calibration and validation of visible and near-infrared radiometers J. Appl. Remote Sens. 2012;6(1):063541-1-063541-15. doi:10.1117/1.JRS.6.063541

3. Date of download: 5/29/2016 Copyright © 2016 SPIE. All rights reserved. TOA reflectance time series of MODIS band 18 (0.931 to 0.94 μm) showing the water vapor absorption variability at (a) Dome C and (b) Sonoran Desert sites. Figure Legend: From: Radiometric and spectral characterization and comparison of the Antarctic Dome C and Sonoran Desert sites for the calibration and validation of visible and near-infrared radiometers J. Appl. Remote Sens. 2012;6(1):063541-1-063541-15. doi:10.1117/1.JRS.6.063541

4. Date of download: 5/29/2016 Copyright © 2016 SPIE. All rights reserved. MODIS retrieved column water vapor at Sonoran Desert. Figure Legend: From: Radiometric and spectral characterization and comparison of the Antarctic Dome C and Sonoran Desert sites for the calibration and validation of visible and near-infrared radiometers J. Appl. Remote Sens. 2012;6(1):063541-1-063541-15. doi:10.1117/1.JRS.6.063541

5. Date of download: 5/29/2016 Copyright © 2016 SPIE. All rights reserved. MODIS reflectance relationship with water vapor for channels 18 (0.936 μm) and 19 (0.94 μm). Figure Legend: From: Radiometric and spectral characterization and comparison of the Antarctic Dome C and Sonoran Desert sites for the calibration and validation of visible and near-infrared radiometers J. Appl. Remote Sens. 2012;6(1):063541-1-063541-15. doi:10.1117/1.JRS.6.063541

6. Date of download: 5/29/2016 Copyright © 2016 SPIE. All rights reserved. MODTRAN simulation of Hyperion equivalent channels for a summer (water vapor input: 5.0 gm/cm2) and winter sample (water vapor input: 0.6 gm/cm2). Figure Legend: From: Radiometric and spectral characterization and comparison of the Antarctic Dome C and Sonoran Desert sites for the calibration and validation of visible and near-infrared radiometers J. Appl. Remote Sens. 2012;6(1):063541-1-063541-15. doi:10.1117/1.JRS.6.063541

7. Date of download: 5/29/2016 Copyright © 2016 SPIE. All rights reserved. Bar diagram of precipitation data, for monthly mean (from 1980 to 2010) and for the year 2005 at Sonoran Desert. Figure Legend: From: Radiometric and spectral characterization and comparison of the Antarctic Dome C and Sonoran Desert sites for the calibration and validation of visible and near-infrared radiometers J. Appl. Remote Sens. 2012;6(1):063541-1-063541-15. doi:10.1117/1.JRS.6.063541

8. Date of download: 5/29/2016 Copyright © 2016 SPIE. All rights reserved. TOA reflectance versus solar zenith angle based sensor comparison (a) band 1 at Dome C, (b) band 2 at Dome C, (c) band 1 at Sonoran Desert, and (d) band 2 at Sonoran Desert. Figure Legend: From: Radiometric and spectral characterization and comparison of the Antarctic Dome C and Sonoran Desert sites for the calibration and validation of visible and near-infrared radiometers J. Appl. Remote Sens. 2012;6(1):063541-1-063541-15. doi:10.1117/1.JRS.6.063541

9. Date of download: 5/29/2016 Copyright © 2016 SPIE. All rights reserved. (a) Spectral characterization of Dome C (2009/012) and the Sonoran Desert (2006/321) using EO-1 Hyperion instrument for a 3 by 3 km region of interest (ROI) (b) Spectral uniformity of Dome C and Sonoran Desert. Figure Legend: From: Radiometric and spectral characterization and comparison of the Antarctic Dome C and Sonoran Desert sites for the calibration and validation of visible and near-infrared radiometers J. Appl. Remote Sens. 2012;6(1):063541-1-063541-15. doi:10.1117/1.JRS.6.063541

10. Date of download: 5/29/2016 Copyright © 2016 SPIE. All rights reserved. Spectral response functions of MODIS (blue) and AVHRR (red) for channels 1 (0.64 μm) and 2 (0.86 μm) along with Hyperion reflectance at Dome C and Sonoran Desert. Figure Legend: From: Radiometric and spectral characterization and comparison of the Antarctic Dome C and Sonoran Desert sites for the calibration and validation of visible and near-infrared radiometers J. Appl. Remote Sens. 2012;6(1):063541-1-063541-15. doi:10.1117/1.JRS.6.063541