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| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASTER: Airborne Science, Western US, September, 2006 | 1 | NASA ER-2 | MASTER | 2006-09-19 to 2006-10-13 |
N: 48.3109 S: 34.2164 E: -90.2258 W: -127.887 |
multiple | |
| MASTER: BP Oil Spill Mapping, Louisiana-Gulf of America-Wisconsin, Fall, 2010 | 1 | ERS-2 | MASTER | 2010-07-31 to 2010-09-01 |
N: 48.9225 S: 23.0581 E: -81.4686 W: -115.967 |
multiple | |
| MASTER: Cloud And Land Surface Interaction Campaign, California-Oklahoma, 2007 | 1 | NASA ER-2 | MASTER | 2007-09-20 to 2007-09-21 |
N: 40.9799 S: 34.3886 E: -95.4363 W: -120.938 |
multiple | |
| MASTER: Farmland mapping, California, August, 2003 | 1 | NASA ER-2 | MASTER | 2003-08-05 to 2003-08-11 |
N: 40.9799 S: 31.9522 E: -113.905 W: -124.094 |
multiple | |
| MASTER: HyspIRI Airborne Campaign, California and Nevada, Summer 2016 | 1.2 | NASA ER-2 | MASTER | 2016-06-09 to 2016-06-22 |
N: 40.98 S: 31.9519 E: -112.5 W: -123.75 |
multiple | |
| MASTER: HyspIRI Airborne Campaign, California, Early Spring 2013, V2 | 2 | NASA ER-2 | MASTER | 2013-03-26 to 2013-04-19 |
N: 40.9799 S: 31.9522 E: -112.5 W: -123.777 |
multiple | |
| MASTER: HyspIRI Airborne Campaign, California, Early Spring 2014 | 1 | NASA ER-2 | MASTER | 2014-03-31 to 2014-05-07 |
N: 40.9799 S: 31.9522 E: -112.5 W: -123.82 |
multiple | |
| MASTER: HyspIRI Airborne Campaign, California, Fall 2013 | 1 | NASA ER-2 | MASTER | 2013-09-13 to 2013-12-05 |
N: 40.9799 S: 31.9522 E: -112.5 W: -123.75 |
multiple | |
| MASTER: HyspIRI Airborne Campaign, California, Fall 2014 | 1 | NASA ER-2 | MASTER | 2014-09-19 to 2014-11-24 |
N: 40.9799 S: 33.4674 E: -113.906 W: -123.75 |
multiple | |
| MASTER: HyspIRI Airborne Campaign, California, Fall 2015 | 1 | NASA ER-2 | MASTER | 2015-08-24 to 2015-10-26 |
N: 40.9799 S: 31.9522 E: -112.5 W: -123.75 |
multiple | |
| MASTER: HyspIRI Airborne Campaign, California, Late Spring 2013 | 1 | NASA ER-2 | MASTER | 2013-05-02 to 2013-06-26 |
N: 40.9799 S: 31.9522 E: -112.5 W: -123.78 |
multiple | |
| MASTER: HyspIRI Airborne Campaign, California, Late Spring 2014 | 1 | NASA ER-2 | MASTER | 2014-05-28 to 2014-06-13 |
N: 40.9799 S: 31.9522 E: -112.5 W: -123.788 |
multiple | |
| MASTER: HyspIRI Airborne Campaign, California, Spring 2015 | 1.1 | NASA ER-2 | MASTER | 2015-04-16 to 2015-05-05 |
N: 40.9799 S: 31.9522 E: -112.5 W: -123.77 |
multiple | |
| MASTER: HyspIRI Airborne Campaign, California, Summer 2014 | 1 | NASA ER-2 | MASTER | 2014-08-18 to 2014-08-29 |
N: 36.5979 S: 31.9522 E: -112.5 W: -120.938 |
multiple | |
| MASTER: HyspIRI Airborne Campaign, California, Summer 2015 | 1 | NASA ER-2 | MASTER | 2015-05-28 to 2015-06-12 |
N: 40.9799 S: 31.9522 E: -112.5 W: -123.814 |
multiple | |
| MASTER: HyspIRI Airborne Campaign, California, Summer 2017 | 1 | NASA ER-2 | MASTER | 2017-06-07 to 2017-06-28 |
N: 40.9799 S: 31.9522 E: -112.5 W: -123.75 |
multiple | |
| MASTER: HyspIRI Airborne Campaign, Hawaii, 2017 | 1.1 | NASA ER-2 | MASTER | 2016-12-14 to 2017-03-03 |
N: 39.42 S: 18.6217 E: -112.5 W: -171.929 |
multiple | |
| MASTER: HyspIRI Airborne Campaign, Hawaii, 2018 | 1 | NASA ER-2 | MASTER | 2018-01-11 to 2018-02-20 |
N: 36.5979 S: 18.6335 E: -118.125 W: -158.203 |
multiple | |
| MASTER: HyspIRI Airborne Campaign, Western USA, Summer 2018 | 1 | NASA ER-2 | MASTER | 2018-06-19 to 2018-09-06 |
N: 46.8667 S: 32.5805 E: -112.929 W: -132.189 |
multiple | |
| MASTER: Image Overlays for Level 2 Emissivity and Land Surface Temperature | 1 | CESSNA SINGLE-ENGINE AIRCRAFT, NASA DC-8, NASA WB-57F, NASA ER-2, B-200 | MASTER | 1998-12-02 to Present |
N: 80 S: -80 E: 180 W: -180 |
KMZ | |
| MASTER: Level 2 Emissivity and Land Surface Temperature | 1 | CESSNA SINGLE-ENGINE AIRCRAFT, NASA WB-57F, NASA ER-2, NASA DC-8, B-200 | MASTER | 1998-12-02 to Present |
N: 80 S: -80 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF5 | |
| MASTER: Quicklook Images for Level 2 Emissivity and Land Surface Temperature | 1 | CESSNA SINGLE-ENGINE AIRCRAFT, NASA WB-57F, NASA DC-8, NASA ER-2, B-200 | MASTER | 1998-12-02 to Present |
N: 80 S: -80 E: 180 W: -180 |
PNG | |
| MASTER: Student Airborne Research Program (SARP) Campaign, California, 2015 | 1 | NASA DC-8 | MASTER | 2015-06-23 to 2015-06-25 |
N: 38.8226 S: 32.9366 E: -115.312 W: -120.938 |
multiple | |
| MASTER: Student Airborne Research Program (SARP) campaign, California, USA, 2016 | 1.2 | NASA ER-2 | MASTER | 2016-06-17 to 2016-06-18 |
N: 35.846 S: 33.56 E: -118.333 W: -120.883 |
multiple | |
| MASTER: Suomi-NPP Airborne Campaign, 2013 | 1 | NASA ER-2 | MASTER | 2013-05-07 to 2013-06-01 |
N: 40.9799 S: 11.1784 E: -90 W: -135 |
multiple |
Featured Surface Thermal Properties Observation Method: VIIRS
The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) flies aboard the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) and NOAA-platforms. The instrument collects visible and infrared imagery along with global observations of Earth's land, atmosphere, cryosphere, and ocean, including data useful for determining surface thermal properties.
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