MODIS Airborne Simulator (eMAS)

CAMPAIGNS & DEPLOYMENTS

Campaign pages include sample high-resolution and browse images, flight track summaries, campaign notes, and additional scientific analysis produced in the field. Note that spectral response curves used for processing raw eMAS instrument counts to calibrated radiances are "atmospherically corrected" and smoothed. This is accomplished using the (approximate) 5 meter path between a NIST-traceable source and the eMAS instrument during pre- and post-deployment calibrations. Calibrated radiances are not atmospherically corrected to account for atmospheric profiles, absorbing and emmitting gases, clouds, or aerosols in the sensor-to-Earth path.

MODIS RELATED CAMPAIGNS

FIREX-AQ: Fire Influence on Regional to Global Environments and Air Quality; Dates: 2 -19 August, 2019; Location: Western USA; Status: Deployment in progress; View this campaign

ORACLES: ObseRvations of Aerosols above CLouds and their intEractionS; Dates: 3 - 26 September, 2016; Location: Namibia, Africa; Status: Level-1B HDF data is available; View this campaign

RADEX: Radar Definition Experiment; Dates: 16 November - 15 December, 2015; Location: Olympic Peninsula, Washington; Status: Level-1B HDF data is available; View this campaign

SEAC4RS: Studies of Emissions and Atmospheric Composition, Clouds and Climate
Coupling by Regional Surveys; Dates: 1 August - 2 October, 2013; Location: Houston, Texas; Status: Level-1B HDF data is available; View this campaign

TC4: Tropical Composition, Cloud and Climate Coupling; Dates: 17 July - 08 August, 2007; Location: Eastern Pacific Ocean; Status: Level-1B HDF data is available; View this campaign

CLASIC: Cloud And Land Surface Interaction Campaign; Dates: 01 June - 28 June, 2007; Location: Southern Great Plains (SGP) Measurement Site; Status: Level-1B HDF data is available; View this campaign

CC-VEX: CALIPSO-CloudSat Validation Experiment; Dates: 24 July - 15 August, 2006; Location: Warner-Robins, Georgia; Status: Level-1B HDF data is available; View this campaign

TCSP: Tropical Cloud Systems & Processes; Dates: 01 July - 28 July, 2005; Location: San Jose, Costa Rica; Status: Level-1B HDF data is available; View this campaign

SSMIS #3: CosMIR/DMSP-SSMIS Validation Experiment; Dates: 07 March - 16 March, 2005; Location: Southern California; Status: Level-1B HDF data is available; View this campaign

SSMIS #2: CosMIR/DMSP-SSMIS Validation Experiment; Dates: 02 December - 20 December, 2004; Location: Southern California; Status: Level-1B HDF data is available; View this campaign

SSMIS #1: CosMIR/DMSP-SSMIS Validation Experiment; Dates: 15 March - 26 March, 2004; Location: Southern California; Status: Level-1B HDF data is available; View this campaign

ATOST: Alantic-THORPEX Observing System Test; Dates: 17 November - 17 December, 2003; Location: North Atlantic Ocean and Canada; Status: Level-1B HDF data is available; View this campaign

GLAS: Geoscience Laser Altimeter System Validation Experiment; Dates: 16 October - 18 October, 2003; Location: Western USA, Pacific Ocean; Status: Level-1B HDF data is available; View this campaign

THORPEX: The Observing-System Research and Predictability Experiment; Dates: 18 February - 12 March, 2003; Location: Pacific Ocean, Hawaii; Status: Level-1B HDF data is available; View this campaign

TX-2002: Terra/Aqua Experiment 2002; Dates: 20 November - 13 December, 2002; Location: ARM CART SGP, and Gulf of Mexico; Status: Level-1B HDF data is available; View this campaign

CRYSTAL-FACE: Cirrus Regional Study of Tropical Anvils and Cirrus Layers - Florida Area Cirrus Experiment; Dates: 01 July - 31 July, 2002; Location: Atlantic Ocean, Carribean, and Gulf of Mexico; Status: Level-1B HDF data is available; View this campaign

CAMEX 4: Fourth Convection And Moisture Experiment; Dates: 16 August - 24 September, 2001; Location: Atlantic Ocean, Carribean, and Gulf of Mexico; Status: Level-1B HDF data is available; View this campaign

CLAMS: Chesapeake Lighthouse and Aricraft Measurements for Satellites; Dates: 10 July - 03 August, 2001; Location: Chesapeake Lighthouse and Mid Atlantic Coast; Status: Level-1B HDF data is available; View this campaign

TX-2001: Terra Experiment 2001; Dates: 14 March - 04 April, 2001; Location: Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, Louisiana Gulf Coast; Status: Level-1B HDF data is available; View this campaign

SAFARI 2000: Southern African Regional Science Initiative; Dates: August - September 2000; Location: South Africa; Status: Level-1B HDF data is available; View this campaign

WISC-T2000: Wisconsin Snow and Cloud - Terra 2000 Experiment; Dates: February - March 2000; Location: Upper Midwest, US / Canada; Status: Level-1B HDF data is available; View this campaign

WINTEX: Winter Experiment; Dates: March - April 1999; Location: Upper Midwest, US / Canada; Status: Level-1B HDF data is available; View this campaign

FIRE-ACE: FIRE Arctic Cloud Experiment; Dates: May - June 1998; Location: Northern Alaska; Status: Level-1B HDF data is available; View this campaign

WINCE: Winter Cloud Experiment; Dates: January - February 1997; Location: Upper Midwest, New England, Canada; Status: Level-1B HDF data is available; View this campaign

TARFOX: Tropospheric Aerosol Radiative Forcing Experiment; Dates: July 1996; Location: Mid-Atlantic Coast; Status: Level-1B HDF data is available; View this campaign

SUCCESS: Subsonic Aircraft Contrail and Cloud Effects Special Study; Dates: April - May 1996; Location: Central United States; Status: Level-1B HDF data is available; View this campaign

SCAR-B: Smoke, Clouds, And Radiation - Brazil; Dates: August - September 1995; Location: Central Brazil; Status: Level-1B HDF data is available; View this campaign

ARMCAS: Arctic Radiation Measurment in Column: Atmosphere-Surface; Dates: June 1995; Location: Northern Alaska; Status: Level-1B HDF data is available; View this campaign

Alaska April-95: Snow, Glaciers, and Sea Ice Measurements; Dates: March - April 1995; Location: North Central Alaska; Status: Level-1B HDF data is available; View this campaign

NON-MODIS RELATED CAMPAIGNS

TRMM-LBA: Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission - Large Scale Biosphere/Atmosphere; Dates: January - February 1999; Location: Rondonia, Brazil; Status: Level-1B HDF data is available; View this campaign

ARESE: ARM-Enhanced Shortwave Experiment; Dates: September - October 1995; Location: South Central US; Status: Level-1B HDF data is available; View this campaign

MODIS RELATED CAMPAIGNS (12-CHANNEL)

BOREAS-IFC2: Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study: Second Intensive Field Campaign; Dates: July - August 1994; Location: Central Canada; Status: Level-1B HDF data is available from the BOREAS Team; View this campaign

MAST: Monterey Area Ship Tracks; Dates: June 1994; Location: California Coast; Status: Level-1B HDF data is available; View this campaign

BOREAS-FFC/W: Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study: Focused Field Campaign - Winter; Dates: February 1994; Location: Northern Rocky Mountains; Status: Level-1B HDF data is available from the BOREAS Team; View this campaign

SCAR-A: Sulfates, Clouds And Radiation - America; Dates: July 1993; Location: Eastern UnitedStates; Status: Level-1B HDF data is available; View this campaign

CEPEX: Central Equatorial Pacific Experiment; Dates: March - April 1993; Location: Central Pacific; Status: Level-1B HDF data is available; View this campaign

TOGA/COARE: TOGA Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment; Dates: January - March 1993; Location: Western Pacific; Status: Level-1B HDF data is available; View this campaign

ASTEX: Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment; Dates: May - June 1992; Location: Azores; Status: Level-1B HDF data is available; View this campaign

FIRE: First ISCCP Regional Experiment; Dates: October - December 1991; Location: South Central United States; Status: Level-1B HDF data is available; View this campaign

Campaigns

Earth Scene Imagery

These sample images represent the enormous repository of data from various campaigns collected over the past two decades.

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Sample Imagery
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Flight: 07-919, Track: #07 NASA DC-8 Contrail over the Pacific Ocean

R: 2.14µm G: 1.61µm B: 0.55µm

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Flight: 06-614, Track: #08 Western Altantic Ocean

R: 2.14µm G: 1.61µm B: 0.55µm

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Flight: 01-137, Track: #11 Hurrican Erin (Atlantic Ocean)

R: 2.14µm G: 1.64µm B: 0.55µm

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Flight: 95-163, Track: #17 Burning biomass in Central Brazil

R: 2.14µm G: 1.64µm B: 0.55µm

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