Home Research Objectives Sensor and Platform Calibration Validation Flight Planning Requesting Data Special Projects The primary mission of MASTER is to: Collect ASTER-like and MODIS-like land datasets to support the validation of the ASTER and MODIS geophysical retrieval algorithms. Collect these datasets at a higher resolution than the spaceborne datasets to permit scaling studies and comparisons with in-situ measurements. Underfly the EOS-AM1 ASTER and MODIS sensors to provide an additional radiometric calibration to assist with in-flight instrument performance characterization. This is particularly important for ASTER where on-board calibration is dependent on a single black-body in the TIR and only partial aperture illumination in the VNIR. A secondary mission of MASTER is to: Provide both a back-up instrument and backup modules for the current MODIS Airborne simulator, which is committed to a program of atmospheric and oceanic measurements. Provide a wider spectral and dynamic range alternative to the use of the Thematic Mapper (TM) airborne simulator and Thermal Infrared Multispectral Scanner (TIMS) airborne scanners. Archive Data Software Newsletter Reference Schedule Team Contacts PRIVACY/COPYRIGHT Copyright California Institute of Technology ALL RIGHTS RESERVED U.S. Government Sponsorship Acknowledged under NAS7-1407 CL 00-1237 This Page has been hit 166,189 times since 04/04/03. Last Changed: 4/4/2003 2:57:32 PM Sponsored by ASTER