MODIS/ASTER Airborne Simulator (MASTER)

Status

Status: 
Operational
Operated By: 
Facility

The MASTER is similar to the MAS, with the thermal bands modified to more closely match the NASA EOS ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer) satellite instrument, which was launched in 1998. It is intended primarily to study geologic and other Earth surface properties. Flying on both high and low altitude aircraft, the MASTER has been operational since early 1998.

Instrument Type: Multispectral Imager
Measurements: VNIR/SWIR/MWIR/LWIR Imagery

Instrument Type: 
Measurements: 
Missions: 
FIREX-AQ (DC-8 - AFRC)
Point(s) of Contact: 
Simon Hook (PI), Bjorn Eng (Co-I), James D. Jacobson Jr. (POC; Mgr)