MASTER HyspIRI Airborne Campaign Multispectral and Thermal Data

MASTER (MODIS/ASTER Airborne Simulator) data from the HyspIRI mission's preparatory campaign includes Level 1B and Level 2 products. The dataset contains georeferenced multispectral imagery across 50 spectral bands and derived land surface temperature and emissivity from 10 NASA ER-2 flights over California and Nevada. Data collection occurred from March 31 to May 7, 2014, and is provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Analyzing land surface temperature patterns using the derived L2 temperature product.
• Validating atmospheric correction algorithms with L1B calibrated radiance data across 50 spectral bands.
• Studying surface emissivity properties in the thermal infrared range (8.58 to 12.13 micrometers).
• Geolocating and visualizing flight paths and instrument configuration for campaign analysis.

Strengths

• Contains calibrated radiance data from 50 spectral bands covering 0.460 to 12.879 micrometers.
• Includes derived geophysical products: land surface temperature and 5-band emissivity.
• Data was collected during a structured campaign with 10 dedicated flights, providing systematic coverage.
• Accompanied by ancillary flight path, band information, and instrument configuration metadata.

Limitations

• Spatial resolution is approximately 50 meters, which may be coarse for fine-scale feature analysis.
• Sources conflict on the last updated date, with one listing 2014-05-07 and another 2026-03-13, suggesting potential metadata inconsistency.
• Specific file sizes and total data volume are not provided across the platforms.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Collected via the MODIS/ASTER Airborne Simulator (MASTER) instrument aboard a NASA ER-2 aircraft.

Time Range

2014-03-31 to 2014-05-07

Freshness

2026-03-13 00:58:28.455221

Geography

California and Nevada, U.S.