FIELD EXP E RANGER II PLUS RDMT & THRM CALIB RDR TEMP V1.0

GRSFE investigated directional variations in thermal emission of different surfaces. Results were obtained using hand-held thermistor probes to determine local kinetic temperature and a ground-based, hand-held infrared radiometer to determine scene-averaged infrared brightness temperature from multiple view angles. The dataset was produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and last updated on March 13, 2026.

Use Cases

• Calibrating satellite thermal sensors based on ground-based radiometer measurements
• Analyzing directional thermal emission patterns of different surfaces
• Validating kinetic temperature models using thermistor probe data
• Studying scene-averaged infrared brightness temperature from multiple view angles

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• Last updated on March 13, 2026, indicating recent metadata maintenance

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Hand-held thermistor probes and ground-based, hand-held infrared radiometer measurements

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 09:43:41.558011; freshness should be verified