Description

THORPEX_ER2_MAS data are THe Observing-system Research and Predictability EXperiment (THORPEX) ER_2 MODIS Airborne Simulator (MAS) Data in HDF covering Hawaii and the Pacific Ocean.THe Observing-system Research and predictability experiment (THORpex) is a ten-year international research program where the primary objective is to accelerate improvements in short range weather predictions and warnings over the Northern Hemisphere. The fifth in an ongoing series of ER-2 field experiments, THORpex is the primary over-water validation experiment for the GIFTS (Geosynchronous Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer) satellite. The MODIS Airborne Simulator (MAS) is an airborne scanning spectrometer that acquires high spatial resolution imagery of cloud and surface features from its vantage point on-board a NASA ER-2 high-altitude research aircraft. The MAS spectrometer acquires high spatial resolution imagery in the range of 0.55 to 14.3 microns. A total of 50 spectral bands are available in this range. A 50-channel digitizer which records all 50 spectral bands at 12 bit resolution became operational in January 1995. The MAS spectrometer is mated to a scanner sub-assembly which collects image data with an IFOV of 2.5 mrad, giving a ground resolution of 50 meters from 20000 meters altitude, and a cross track scan width of 85.92 degrees.

DOI

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Citation Styles for this Dataset

Resources and Documentation

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Earthdata Forum

PROFESSIONAL HOME PAGE

THORPEX Resources Page

Campaign Summary Information for The Observing-system Research and Predictability Experiment (ThORPEx)

PROJECT HOME PAGE

Enhanced MODIS Airborne Simulator (eMAS) Project Home Page

THORpex Project Overview

VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

DATA CITATION POLICY

• How to cite ASDC data

GENERAL DOCUMENTATION

• ASDC Data and Information for MAS
• ASDC List of THORpex Data and related information
• MAS Spectral Response Summary
• THORpex Program Overview - September 2002

HOW-TO

• Program to read an MAS HDF file containing SDS's and Global Attributes using HDF function calls - Direct File Download (.f)
• Readme to to read in the THORPEX_ER1_MAS data set

PRODUCTION HISTORY

• Project/Campaign Document: TARFOX Langley DAAC
• Sample Read Software for netCDF Formatted Science Data Sets - Direct File Download (.c)
• TARFOX Langley DAAC Data Set Document

READ-ME

• Readme File for the THORPEX ER2 MAS Data Set

SCIENCE DATA PRODUCT SOFTWARE DOCUMENTATION

• NCSA HDF Software Development Group Fortran header file for HDF routines

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