MASTER Airborne Spectral Imagery of California-Nevada

MASTER: Airborne Science, California-Nevada, June, 2001 contains Level 1B data from the MODIS/ASTER Airborne Simulator instrument. The dataset includes georeferenced multispectral imagery from seven flights over California and Nevada in June 2001, providing calibrated radiance across 50 spectral bands from visible to thermal infrared wavelengths. This deployment was coordinated by the U.S. Department of Energy's Remote Sensing Laboratory.

Use Cases

• Land surface temperature and emissivity modeling using thermal infrared bands (8-12 micrometers).
• Vegetation and land cover classification via analysis of visible and near-infrared spectral reflectance.
• Atmospheric correction algorithm validation by comparing airborne radiance with satellite measurements.
• Sensor cross-calibration for satellite instruments like MODIS and ASTER using matching spectral bands.
• High-resolution (20m) geospatial analysis of terrain and surface features in California and Nevada.

Strengths

• Provides calibrated radiance data across 50 specific spectral bands from 0.460 to 12.879 micrometers.
• Includes ancillary flight path, instrument configuration, and band information for each of the seven flights.
• Offers georeferenced imagery at approximately 20-meter spatial resolution for detailed analysis.

Limitations

• Data volume, row counts, and specific column names are not documented across any source.
• Sources conflict on the last updated date, listing either 2001-06-16 or 2026-03 13.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), U.S. Department of Energy's Remote Sensing Laboratory.

Collection Method

Data collected by the MASTER instrument aboard a DOE B-200 aircraft during seven coordinated flights.

Time Range

2001-06-06 to 2001-06-16

Freshness

2026-03-13 00:50:17.354669

Geography

California and Nevada, U.S.