ADEOS-II Satellite Short-Wavelength Infrared Imagery at 1km Resolution

Satellite imagery from the GLI sensor's short-wavelength infrared channels (1050-2210 nm) at 1 km resolution. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) produced this data from the ADEOS-II (Midori II) satellite, with the current product version being Version 2. Data includes radiometric and geometric corrections, along with quality flags for missing or saturated data.

Use Cases

• Classifying land cover types using the six short-wavelength infrared channels (ch 24-29).
• Detecting cloud properties and atmospheric conditions via the attached saturation and supersaturation flags.
• Analyzing ocean and land surface reflectance for environmental monitoring, guided by the provided Ocean/Land flags.
• Applying radiometric correction coefficients for quantitative analysis of surface radiance.

Strengths

• Data includes radiometric and geometric corrections, enhancing usability for quantitative analysis.
• Product provides multiple quality flags, including for missing data, saturation, and transient response.
• Imagery has a wide swath width of 1600 km per pass.

Limitations

• Dataset resolution is 1 km, which may be too coarse for fine-scale local studies.
• Data is from 2003, limiting analysis of recent environmental changes.
• The HDF format may require specific libraries or tools for access and processing.

Provenance

Source

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

Collection Method

Remote sensing data collected by the GLI (Global Imager) optical sensor onboard the ADEOS-II satellite.

Time Range

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Freshness

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

Geography

Global coverage.