MASTER Airborne Multispectral Imagery from Western Diversity Time Series Campaign

MASTER instrument Level 1B and Level 2 data products from the Western Diversity Time Series airborne campaign. The dataset contains georeferenced multispectral imagery across 50 spectral bands and derived land surface temperature and emissivity products, collected during four NASA ER-2 flights over California and Nevada in June 2024. It is managed by the ORNL_CLOUD organization.

Use Cases

• Classifying vegetation type and health using 50-band multispectral radiance data.
• Monitoring land surface temperature and thermal emissivity for drought and wildfire impact studies.
• Providing a spatial benchmark for ecosystem state against future changes using georeferenced imagery.
• Analyzing flight path and instrument configuration data for campaign planning and data validation.

Strengths

• Provides calibrated radiance data across a wide spectral range from 0.460 to 12.879 micrometers.
• Includes derived Level 2 products such as land surface temperature and emissivity in five thermal infrared bands.
• Data was collected during a dedicated campaign with four flights, offering focused spatial coverage over California and Nevada.

Limitations

• Key quantitative details like total file size, row count, and specific license terms are not provided across platforms.
• There is a conflict in the 'last updated' metadata between sources, with dates of 2024-06-28 and 2026-03-13 reported.

Provenance

Source

NASA MODIS/ASTER Airborne Simulator (MASTER) instrument aboard an ER 2 aircraft.

Collection Method

Airborne campaign data collection as part of the Western Diversity Time Series (WDTS).

Time Range

2024-06-04 to 2024-06-28

Freshness

2026-03-13 00:57:16.440597

Geography

California and Nevada, U.S.