The moderate resolution imaging spectrometer (MODIS) science and data system requirements

Author

Ardanuy, Philip E. ; Han, Daesoo ; Salomonson, Vincent V.

Author_Institution

Res. & Data Syst. Corp., Greenbelt, MD, USA

Volume

29

Issue

1

fYear

1991

fDate

1/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

75

Lastpage

88

Abstract

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MODIS) has been designated as a facility instrument on the first NASA polar orbiting platform as part of the Earth Observing System (Eos) and is scheduled for launch in the late 1990s. The near-global daily coverage of MODIS, combined with its continuous operation, broad spectral coverage, and relatively high spatial resolution, makes it central to the objectives of Eos. The development, implementation, production, and validation of the core MODIS data products define a set of functional, performance, and operational requirements on the data system that operate between the sensor measurements and the data products supplied to the user community. The science requirements guiding the processing of MODIS data are reviewed, and the aspects of an operations concept for the production of data products from MODIS for use by the scientific community are discussed

Keywords

computerised spectroscopy; geophysical equipment; geophysics computing; remote sensing; spectrometers; Earth Observing System; Eos; IR; MODIS; broad spectral coverage; data products; data system; geophysical equipment; moderate resolution imaging spectrometer; near-global daily coverage; remote sensing; sensor measurements; spatial resolution; user community; visible; Data systems; Earth Observing System; High-resolution imaging; Image resolution; Instruments; MODIS; NASA; Production systems; Spatial resolution; Spectroscopy;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0196-2892

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/36.103295

Filename

103295