CLAMS 2001 Data Available from the Goddard Distributed Active Archive Center
Abstract
Some of the primary objectives of the Chesapeake Lighthouse and Aircraft Measurements for Satellites (CLAMS) experiment, July 10 - August 2, 2001 were to validate satellite retrievals of aerosols, radiative flux profiles, temperature and water vapor profiles and sea surface temperature and improve knowledge of ocean optics. The Goddard Earth Science (GES) Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC) plays a major role in enabling basic scientific research and providing access to scientific data for the atmospheric, ocean and remote sensing community through the ingest, processing, archive and distribution of Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) data. These data include aerosol optical and microphysical properties, ocean color and sea surface temperature. MODIS data products (i.e., Radiometric/Geolocation, Atmosphere and Ocean) are derived from the 36 different wavelengths measured by the MODIS/Terra instrument and are archived at a rate of about 230 GB/day. This paper will provide a description of the MODIS data products and associated geophysical parameters, data access, data availability and tools. The MODIS Data Support Team (MDST) provides expert assistance to users in accessing data products, information on visualization tools, documentation for data products and formats (HDF-EOS), information on the scientific content of products and metadata. Information about the MODIS data products and how to obtain them can be found at the MDST website: http://daac.gsfc.nasa.gov/CAMPAIGN_DOCS/MODIS/index.html.
- Publication:
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AGU Spring Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- May 2002
- Bibcode:
- 2002AGUSM.A31A..11K
- Keywords:
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- 4275 Remote sensing and electromagnetic processes (0689);
- 0305 Aerosols and particles (0345;
- 4801);
- 1635 Oceans (4203);
- 1640 Remote sensing