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Sample Image
04 March 1997
Track 03
Thermal infrared image, beginning over the southern end of Death Valley. Proceeds due north over Badwater Basin, the lowest elevation in the United States. Ends near Beatty Junction in the foothills of the Amargosa Range.
R: 3.73 microns
G: 4.99 microns
B: 10.99 microns
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Mission Summary
Date: Mar 04, 1997
ER-2 Flight Number: 97-063
Deployment: ARC-Mar97
Flight Location: Death Valley, CA (night flight)
Principal Investigator: Dr. Zhengming Wan (UCSB)
Additional Sensors: none
Objective: Validation of an algorithim used to calculate land surface temperatures and emissivity based on thermal infrared data (Wan).
Level-1B Processing Information
Level-1B Data processed by: Ames Research Center
Level-1B Data Version: #09
Level-1B Configuration: (sample file)
Calibration Type: Final
Calibration Version: 1.0
Temperature Adjustment: No
Status: Completed with final calibration, no changes from preliminary calibration.
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Flight Track Map
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Level-1B Browse Imagery
Straight Line Flight Tracks: 4
Scanlines Processed: 19724
Solar Azimuth and Zenith Angles
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Browse Images
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Lat/Lon ranges are for the BEG-END scanline nadir pixels.
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Flight
Track |
Time_Span
(GMT) |
Heading
(Deg) |
Lat_Range
(Deg_N) |
Lon_Range
(Deg_W) |
Length
(Scanlines) |
Altitude
(Meters) |
| 1 |
02:17-02:40 |
93 |
37.63-37.44 |
120.53-117.33 |
8343 |
~20000 |
| 2 |
02:43-02:52 |
182 |
37.19-36.10 |
117.03-117.03 |
3559 |
~20000 |
| 3 |
02:58-03:04 |
358 |
35.98-36.70 |
116.86-116.86 |
2425 |
~20000 |
| 4 |
03:06-03:20 |
271 |
36.82-36.78 |
117.02-119.03 |
5397 |
~20000 |
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Data Evalutation
Data quality appears excellent.
Spectral Summary
Spectral Band Configuration (preliminary)
Spectral Response Files (preliminary)
Level-1B Data Distribution
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center DAAC
Related Web Sites
NASA ER-2 1997 Flight Summary Reports
Airborne Sensors Facility Page
NASA ER-2 Aircraft Program
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