MASTER Airborne Multispectral Imagery for Suomi-NPP Validation

Data from February 23 to March 31, 2015, includes Level 1B and Level 2 products from the MODIS/ASTER Airborne Simulator (MASTER) instrument. The dataset contains calibrated radiance imagery across 50 spectral bands and derived products like land surface temperature and emissivity, collected during 10 NASA ER-2 flights over Greenland, the U.S., and Canada. It was produced by ORNL_CLOUD for the Suomi-NPP instrument validation campaign.

Use Cases

• Validating Suomi-NPP satellite instrument readings using airborne-collected calibrated radiance data from 50 spectral bands.
• Analyzing land surface temperature and emissivity patterns in the thermal infrared range (8.58 to 12.13 micrometers).
• Studying georeferenced multispectral imagery at approximately 50-meter spatial resolution for land cover classification.
• Examining flight paths and instrument configuration data to understand data collection geometry and sensor performance.

Strengths

• Contains data from 10 distinct flights, providing multiple observational samples across the campaign period.
• Offers both raw calibrated radiance (L1B) and scientifically derived products like land surface temperature (L2).
• Covers a broad spectral range from 0.460 to 12.879 micrometers across 50 bands.

Limitations

• Sources conflict on the last updated date, reporting both 2015-03-31 and 2026-03-13.
• Specific row counts, file sizes, and detailed column names are not provided by any source.
• License is ambiguously listed as 'other-license-specified' or 'None', requiring user verification.

Provenance

Source

ORNL_CLOUD

Collection Method

Collected by the MASTER instrument aboard a NASA ER 2 aircraft during a dedicated airborne campaign.

Time Range

2015-02-23 to 2015-03-31

Freshness

2026-03-13 00:57:39.548813

Geography

Greenland, portions of the conterminous United States, and Canada.