THORPEX Level 1B
Entry Title: The Observing-system Research and predictability experiment ER2 MODIS Airborne Simulator

Entry ID: THORPEX_ER2_MAS_1
Field Campaigns
Description

THORPEX_ER2_MAS data are THe Observing-system Research and Predictability EXperiment (THORPEX) ER_2 MODIS Airborne Simulator (MAS) Data in HDF covering Hawaii and the Pacific Ocean.THe Observing-system Research and predictability experiment (THORpex) is a ten-year international research program where the primary objective is to accelerate improvements in short range weather predictions and warnings over the Northern Hemisphere. The fifth in an ongoing series of ER-2 field experiments, THORpex is the primary over-water validation experiment for the GIFTS (Geosynchronous Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer) satellite. The MODIS Airborne Simulator (MAS) is an airborne scanning spectrometer that acquires high spatial resolution imagery of cloud and surface features from its vantage point on-board a NASA ER-2 high-altitude research aircraft. The MAS spectrometer acquires high spatial resolution imagery in the range of 0.55 to 14.3 microns. A total of 50 spectral bands are available in this range. A 50-channel digitizer which records all 50 spectral bands at 12 bit resolution became operational in January 1995. The MAS spectrometer is mated to a scanner sub-assembly which collects image data with an IFOV of 2.5 mrad, giving a ground resolution of 50 meters from 20000 meters altitude, and a cross track scan width of 85.92 degrees.

DOI

10.5067/ASDC_DAAC/THORPEX/0001

Citation Styles for this Dataset
Keywords

From GCMD Science Keywords:
  • VISIBLE RADIANCE
  • INFRARED RADIANCE
  • Infrared Radiance
  • Visible Radiance
Data Distribution

File Format(s):

HDF4

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Spatial Information

spatial-coverage-map
Spatial Coverage: (S: 15.85, N: 42), (W: -167.45, E: -117.78)
Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal
Coordinate System: Geodetic
Granule Spatial Representation: Geodetic
Locations

NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
Temporal Information

Temporal Coverage: 2003-01-31 - 2003-04-10
Temporal Resolution: 1 minute
Platforms

Aircraft
NASA ER-2
NASA Earth Resources-2
MAS
MODIS Airborne Simulator
Metadata Dates

Created on 2003-09-24
Last updated on 2022-10-21