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ANCILLARY INFORMATION


Flight: 99-001-01
Date: December 2, 1998
Aircraft: DOE B200 Beechcraft
Deployment: RSL-Dec98
Flight Location: Lake Mead and Ivanpah, CA
Principal Investigator: Dr. Simon Hook (JPL)
Additional Sensors: none
Objective: The Lake Mead data will validate the thermal infrared radiance at the sensor as measured by MASTER. The Ivanpah data is intended to validate the visible-shortwave infrared radiance at the sensor as measured by MASTER.

Calibration and Level-1B Processing Information
Level-1B Data processed by: NASA Airborne Sensor Facility
Level-1B Data Version: 1
Level-1B Configuration File
Calibration Type: Final
Calibration Version: 1
Temperature Adjustment: No
Status: Level-1B data available

Spectral Information
Spectral Channel Summary
Spectral Response Function Table

Data Evaluation

  1. Engineering subsystem temperature indicators did not operate.
  2. No ASCOT navigation data record. Problems noted with GPS antenna.
  3. Analog offset spikes in channel 2 and all port 2 channels. Analog offset increases with altitude in port three channels.
  4. Video minimum counts occasionally reach zero in port 3.

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NASA Airborne Sensor Facility
Enhanced MODIS Airborne Simulator (eMAS)
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)
Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER)

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