MODIS Airborne simulator (MAS) Final Report for CLASIC

Thomas Arnold ; Steven Platnick

关键词: AERIAL MONITORING;    CALIBRATION;    CLOUDS;    DATA ACQUISITION;    DATA PROCESSING;    HEIGHT;    NASA;    SIMULATORS;    THICKNESS;    WAVELENGTHS Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Cloud Land Surface Interaction MODIS Airborne Simulator;   

DOI  :  10.2172/993500
RP-ID  :  Scientific and Technical Report
PID  :  OSTI ID: 993500
Others  :  TRN: US201104%%65

学科分类：环境科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

The MAS was flown aboard the NASA ER-2 for the CLASIC field experiment, and for all data collected, provided calibrated and geolocated (Level-1B) radiance data for it???s 50 spectral bands (ranging in wavelength for 0.47 to 14.3 ??m). From the Level-1B data, as directed in the Statement of Work, higher order (Level-2) data products were derived. The Level-2 products include: a) cloud optical thickness, b) cloud effective radius, c) cloud top height (temperature), d) cloud fraction, e) cloud phase products. Preliminary Level-1B and Level-2 products were provided during the field experiment (typically within one or two days of data collection). Final version data products were made available in December 2008 following considerable calibration analysis. Data collection, data processing (to Level-2), and discussion of the calibration work are summarized below.