GOES-R PLT AVIRIS-NG Airborne Imaging Spectrometer Data

AVIRIS-NG imaging spectrometer data was collected during the GOES-R Post Launch Test field campaign from March to May 2017. The dataset contains radiance, reflectance, water phase, and navigation data measured at 5 nm intervals across the 380-2,510 nm spectral range. It was gathered by the NASA ER-2 high-altitude aircraft to validate satellite instruments from the GOES-R series.

Use Cases

• Validating Level 1B and Level 2+ products from the GOES-R Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) using matched spectral radiance measurements.
• Analyzing water phase properties in clouds and atmosphere with the dedicated water phase data products.
• Conducting geospatial analysis of surface reflectance by combining spectral data with aircraft navigation information.
• Studying the Visible/Short-Wave Infrared spectral range at high spectral resolution (5 nm intervals) for environmental monitoring.

Strengths

• Data has high spectral resolution, with measurements taken at 5 nm intervals across a 380-2,510 nm range.
• Collection was part of a defined calibration campaign (GOES-R PLT) supporting specific satellite validation objectives.
• Includes multiple derived data products such as radiance, reflectance, and water phase.

Limitations

• Specific row counts, file sizes, and a complete column schema are not provided by any source.
• Available flight data is explicitly listed only for two days in March 2017 (23rd and 28th), despite the campaign lasting from March to May.
• License information is inconsistently reported as 'other-license-specified' or null across platforms.

Provenance

Source

NASA GHRC DAAC

Collection Method

Collected by the Airborne Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer Next Generation (AVIRIS-NG) instrument onboard the NASA ER-2 aircraft.

Time Range

March to May 2017

Freshness

2026-03-13 02:02:16.342447

Geography

Coverage area from the GOES-R PLT field campaign flights, specific locations not detailed.