NS001 TMS Aircraft Imagery from Konza Prairie FIFE Project

Aircraft-based NS001 Thematic Mapper Simulator images were collected for the Konza Prairie study area as part of the First ISLSCP Field Experiment. The dataset contains imagery acquired from June 1987 to August 1989, originally distributed on the FIFE CD-ROM Volume 3. The data is managed by the ORNL_CLOUD organization.

Use Cases

• Analyzing land surface reflectance properties using calibrated TMS imagery.
• Studying temporal changes in vegetation cover and biomass over a two-year period.
• Comparing aircraft-based remote sensing data with satellite observations for validation.
• Investigating soil chemistry and surface water features in a grassland ecosystem.

Strengths

• Provides a multi-year time series of calibrated remote sensing data from June 1987 to August 1989.
• Data originates from a well-documented, large-scale field experiment (FIFE) focused on land-surface climatology.
• Available on multiple major data platforms, indicating established provenance and curation.

Limitations

• Specific row counts, file sizes, and detailed column information are unavailable from all sources.
• Sources conflict on the last updated date, with one listing 1989-08-11 and another 2026-03-13.
• The original data format (CD-ROM) may require conversion for modern analysis workflows.

Provenance

Source

ORNL_CLOUD

Collection Method

Acquired via aircraft-mounted NS001 Thematic Mapper Simulator during the FIFE project.

Time Range

June 1987 to August 1989

Freshness

2026-03-13 02:58:26.623063

Geography

Konza Prairie, Kansas, USA