MODIS Airborne Simulator (MAS)
EARTH SCENE IMAGES
Below are images from various campaigns highlighting some of the capabilities of MAS. These 24-bit false-color mosaics were created from multispectral MAS data with 50 meter nadir-pixel resolution. Each image represents a composite of 3 spectral channels each assigned to a different Red, Green, and Blue (RGB) color.
Typical RGB combinations used for these images are:
| Color | Wavelength |
| Red | 2.15 (µm) |
| Green | 1.65 or .95 (µm) |
| Blue | .66 or .55 (µm) |
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- Tropical-Biomass Burning and Smoke Plume
- Location: Central Brazil near the Xingu River
- Campaign: SCAR-B
- Flight: 95-163, Line 17
- Date: August 23, 1995
- Fog Bank Over the Sawatch Range
- Location: Sawatch Range & Arkansas River Gorge, Colorado
- Campaign: SUCCESS
- Flight: 96-110, Line 26
- Date: May 2, 1996
- Altocumulus and Stratocumulus Clouds
- Location: Northern Oklahoma
- Campaign: SUCCESS
- Flight: 96-106, Line 11
- Date: April, 21 1996
- Cirrus, Cumulus, and Contrail Clouds
- Location: High Plains, Colorado (north of Denver)
- Campaign: SUCCESS
- Flight: 96-110, Line 28
- Date: May 2, 1996
- Cumulus Clouds Over Snow-Capped Mt. Evans
- Location: Central Colorado (west of Denver)
- Campaign: SUCCESS
- Flight: 96-110, Line 16
- Date: May 2, 1996
- Tidal Marshes of Chesapeake Bay
- Location: Cape Henry and Virginia Beach, Virginia
- Campaign: TARFOX
- Flight: 96-149, Line 1
- Date: July 20, 1996
- Glaciers, Ice, and Snow
- Location: Alaska Range just north of Mt. Hayes
- Campaign: Alaska-95
- Flight: 95-072, Line 5
- Date: April 5, 1995
- Arkansas River and Kaw Reservior
- Location: Kansas/Oklahoma border
- Campaign: SUCCESS
- Flight: 96-105, Line 2
- Date: April 20, 1996
- Severe Thunderstorm
- Location: Brooks Range, Alaska
- Campaign: ARMCAS
- Flight: 95-115, Line 1
- Date: June 7, 1995
- Lake-Effect Instability Clouds and Snow
- Location: Lake Erie (near Buffalo,NY)
- Campaign: WINCE
- Flight: 97-163, Line 3
- Date: February 9, 1997
- Mountains, Rainforests, and Agricultural Areas
- Location: Central Brazil near the Parana River
- Campaign: SCAR-B
- Flight: 95-160, Line 1
- Date: August 16, 1995
- "Popcorn" Cumulus Clouds
- Location: Brooks Range, Alaska
- Campaign: ARMCAS
- Flight: 95-115, Line 1
- Date: June 7, 1995
- Barrier Islands of the Atlantic
- Location: Southern Tip of the DelMarVa Penninsula
- Campaign: TARFOX
- Flight: 96-149, Line 1
- Date: July 20, 1996
- Headwaters of the Rio Paraná
- Location: Central Brazil
- Campaign: SCAR-B
- Flight: 95-160, Line 1
- Date: August 16, 1995
Image Gallery
Earth Scene Imagery
These sample images represent the enormous repository of data from various campaigns collected over the past two decades.
- NASA Official: Matt Fladeland
- Project Manager: James Jacobson
- Website Editor: Eric Fraim
- Last Updated: March 21, 2024
