ADEOS-II Satellite Middle and Thermal Infrared Radiometry at 1km Resolution

JAXA's ADEOS-II satellite collected middle and thermal infrared radiation data at 1km resolution using the GLI sensor. The dataset includes radiometrically and geometrically corrected measurements across seven spectral channels from 3.715 to 12.0 micrometers. This Level 1B product, Version 2, was last updated in October 2003.

Use Cases

• Analyzing land and ocean surface temperature dynamics using the thermal infrared channels (ch 30-36).
• Studying cloud properties and atmospheric water vapor by examining middle infrared radiation data.
• Classifying land cover and ocean features by applying the provided Ocean/Land flags.
• Assessing data quality for climate models using attached flags for missing data, saturation, and transient response.

Strengths

• Data is radiometrically and geometrically corrected, providing a calibrated foundation for analysis.
• Includes quality assurance flags for missing data, saturation, supersaturation, and transient response.
• Covers seven specific spectral channels in the middle and thermal infrared range (3.715 - 12.0 µm).

Limitations

• Dataset is temporally stale, with the last update recorded in 2003.
• Specific spatial coverage and temporal range are not detailed in the provided description.
• The HDF format may require specialized libraries for data access and processing.

Provenance

Source

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

Collection Method

Collected by the Global Imager (GLI) optical sensor onboard the ADEOS-II (Midori II) satellite.

Freshness

Last updated on 2003-10-25; no update frequency specified.

Geography

Global, with a sensor swath width of 1600 km.