Abstract
Himawari-8 is the next-generation geostationary meteorological satellite having been loaded a highly improved sensor AHI(Advanced Himawari Imager). It observes whole of the Earth at every 10 minutes and whole area of Japan at every 2.5 minutes. Therefore, it becomes possible to examine diurnal temperature variation of the urban. On the other hand, sensor ASTER, loaded on the earth observation satellite TERRA launched in December 1999, has established an algorithm to estimate the land surface temperature through the verification experiments.
The earth surface temperature observed by Himawari-8 is affected by the atmosphere. Various correction method to estimate the earth surface temperature have been developed for the former Himawari satellites. This study deals with the verification of split window method, one of the simple method to estimate the earth surface temperature, with reference to the land surface temperature estimated by ASTER.
