MASTER Airborne Imagery and Temperature Data for California-Nevada

Fifty spectral bands of calibrated radiance and derived land surface temperature data were collected by the MODIS/ASTER Airborne Simulator (MASTER) instrument. The dataset covers four NASA ER-2 flights over California and Nevada from May 29 to June 19, 2008, as part of the HyspIRI mission preparatory campaign. It includes Level 1B radiance imagery and Level 2 emissivity and temperature products, managed by NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center.

Use Cases

• Analyzing land surface temperature patterns across California and Nevada using the derived L2 temperature product.
• Studying surface emissivity in the 8.58 to 12.13 micrometer thermal infrared range from the five-band L2 data.
• Calibrating or validating satellite sensor data with high-resolution (approx. 50m) airborne radiance imagery from 50 spectral bands.
• Examining flight paths and instrument configuration for campaign planning and airborne data collection methodology.

Strengths

• Data includes calibrated radiance for 50 spectral bands from 0.460 to 12.879 micrometers, providing a wide spectral range.
• Contains derived geophysical products like land surface temperature and emissivity in five thermal infrared bands.
• Covers a specific, coordinated campaign with four flights over a three-week period from May 29 to June 19, 2008.

Limitations

• Spatial resolution is approximate (~50m); precise ground sampling distance may vary.
• Conflicting last updated dates exist between platforms (2008-06-19 vs. 2026-03 13), indicating potential metadata inconsistency.
• Specific row counts, file sizes, and detailed column names are not provided by any source.

Provenance

Source

NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center (formerly Dryden Flight Research Center), ORNL_CLOUD.

Collection Method

Airborne data collection via the MASTER instrument aboard a NASA ER-2 aircraft.

Time Range

2008-05-29 to 2008-06-19

Freshness

2026-03-13 01:01:18.766808

Geography

California and Nevada, U.S.