MODIS Airborne Simulator

Status

Status
Undergoing Maintenance
(Full functionality expected Sept 2024)
Operated By
PI
Replaced By
eMAS

The MODIS Airborne Simulator (MAS) is a multispectral scanner configured to approximate the Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MODIS), an instrument to be orbited on the NASA EOS-AM1 platform. MODIS is designed to measure terrestrial and atmospheric processes. The MAS was a joint project of Daedalus Enterprises, Berkeley Camera Engineering, and Ames Research Center. The MODIS Airborne Simulator records fifty spectral bands.

Instrument Type
Spectrometer
Measurements
Imagery
Aircraft
ER-2 - AFRC
Recent Missions
SAFARI
(ER-2 - AFRC)
;
TC4
(ER-2 - AFRC)
;
TCSP
(ER-2 - AFRC)
;
CRYSTAL FACE
(ER-2 - AFRC)
;
CAMEX 4
(ER-2 - AFRC)
;
TRMM-LBA
(ER-2 - AFRC)
Point(s) of Contact
Steve Platnick
(Co-I),
Anthony Guillory
(Prev PI),
Kerry G. Meyer
(PI),
James D. Jacobson Jr.
(POC; PI),
Thomas Ellis
(Co-I),
Rose Dominguez
(Mgr)
Range of Measurement
Ground
Instrument Pointing
Nadir (directly downwards)Cross-track scanning
Measurement Sampling Rate
6.25 Hz
Swath Width
36.00 m (at 20 km)
Horizontal Resolution
50.00 m (at 20 km)
Measurement Wavelengths
Satellite
EOS-AM1
TRL
9
Website
eMAS: Home

 

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