ECOSTRESS: Global Top-of-Atmosphere Thermal Radiance at 70 m Resolution

ECOSTRESS Gridded Top of Atmosphere Calibrated Radiance Instantaneous L1C Global 70 m V002 is a NASA satellite data product from the International Space Station. It provides calibrated radiance values for five thermal infrared bands between 8 and 12.5 µm, resampled to a global 0.0006° grid. The data, collected between 52° N and 52° S latitudes since its 2018 launch, is packaged in HDF5 format with 12 layers including quality indicators and masks.

Use Cases

• Modeling plant water stress and evapotranspiration based on thermal infrared radiance measurements.
• Analyzing land surface temperature patterns at a 70-meter resolution for agricultural or ecological studies.
• Developing algorithms for cloud and water masking using the provided quality indicator layers.
• Studying the thermal properties of the Earth's surface within the 52° N to 52° S latitude band.

Strengths

• Provides data from five specific thermal infrared bands (8-12.5 µm) for detailed spectral analysis.
• Offers a consistent global spatial resolution of 70 meters (0.0006° grid) for comparative studies.
• Includes 12 data layers such as quality flags and masks, which likely aid in data filtering and validation.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Known acquisition gaps and instrument anomalies between 2018-2023 may affect data continuity for specific bands.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Collection Method

Collected by the ECOSTRESS instrument on the International Space Station, processed to Level 1C calibrated radiance.

Time Range

Data acquisition began after the instrument's launch on June 29, 2018.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 02:51:15.575610; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Global coverage between 52° North and 52° South latitude.