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Terra
Terra
Formerly known as EOS AM-1
Launched in:
1999
Repeat cycle:
16 days
Orbit height:
705 km
Orbit type:
Sun Synchronous
Organisation:
NASA - USA
Launched 18 Dec 1999;
Aster data acquisition on hold since 10 Oct 2022
Terra websites
Information
NASA - TERRA
LP DAAC - MODIS Product Table
LP DAAC - Aster Products Table
DLR - World Data Center Atmosphere
JAXA - G-Portal product information
Data ordering
Copernicus - Marine env. & monit. Service
ESA Earth Online - Search
NASA EarthData - Search
On Board Sensors
ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer)
Information
ASTER Web
J-spacesystems - ASTER project
LP DAAC - Aster Products Table
NASA JPL - ASTER Spectral Library
NASA JPL - Missions
SSEC - Terra Orbit Tracks
Tools: HDFView and HDF Explorer
Data ordering
LP DAAC - Data Pool
NASA EarthData - Search
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band 1 (VIS)
0.52 to 0.6
15
60
16
Band 2 (VIS)
0.63 to 0.69
15
60
16
Band 3n (NIR)
0.76 to 0.86
15
60
16
Band 3b (NIR)
0.76 to 0.86
15
60
16
Band 4 (SWIR)
1.6 to 1.7
30
60
16
Band 5 (SWIR)
2.145 to 2.185
30
60
16
Band 6 (SWIR)
2.185 to 2.225
30
60
16
Band 7 (SWIR)
2.235 to 2.285
30
60
16
Band 8 (SWIR)
2.295 to 2.365
30
60
16
Band 9 (SWIR)
2.36 to 2.43
30
60
16
Band 10 (TIR)
8.125 to 8.475
90
60
16
Band 11 (TIR)
8.475 to 8.825
90
60
16
Band 12 (TIR)
8.925 to 9.275
90
60
16
Band 13 (TIR)
10.25 to 10.95
90
60
16
Band 14 (TIR)
10.95 to 11.65
90
60
16
CERES (Clouds and Earth's Radiant Energy System)
Information
NASA Goddard - NPP/JPSS instruments
Data ordering
NASA EarthData - Search
NASA PMM - TRMM & GPM data access
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band 1 (SWIR)
0.3 to 5
20000 (10000)
Band 2 (TIR)
8 to 12
20000 (10000)
Band 3 (Other)
0.3 to 100
20000 (10000)
MISR (Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer)
Information
DLR - World Data Center Atmosphere
IOCCG - Historical Ocean-Colour Sensors
NASA JPL - MISR website
Data ordering
NASA - LANCE FIRMS Near-real time data
NASA EarthData - Search
NASA Giovanni (data and visualisation)
NASA JPL - MISR data
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band 1 (VIS)
0.446
0.0419
0.275 (1.1)
360
9
Band 2 (VIS)
0.557
0.0286
0.275 (1.1)
360
9
Band 3 (VIS)
0.671
0.0219
0.275 (1.1)
360
9
Band 4 (NIR)
0.866
0.0397
0.275 (1.1)
360
9
MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (PFM on Terra, FM1 on Aqua))
Information
DLR - World Data Center Atmosphere
IOCCG - Current Ocean-Colour Sensors
LP DAAC - MODIS Product Table
LPDAAC - MODIS LDOPE Tools
MODIS Land Data Team
NASA Goddard - MODIS
NASA Goddard - MODIS Data Products
Data ordering
Copernicus - Marine env. & monit. Service
LP DAAC - Data Pool
MODIS Land Global Browse Images (e.g.MOD09, MOD11)
NASA - LANCE FIRMS Near-real time data
NASA EarthData - Search
NASA Giovanni (data and visualisation)
NASA Goddard - Ocean Color Web
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band 1 (VIS)
0.62 to 0.67
250
2330 (10)
2
Band 2 (NIR)
0.841 to 0.876
250
2330 (10)
2
Band 3 (VIS)
0.459 to 0.479
500
2330 (10)
2
Band 4 (VIS)
0.545 to 0.565
500
2330 (10)
2
Band 5 (NIR)
1.23 to 1.25
500
2330 (10)
2
Band 6 (SWIR)
1.628 to 1.652
500
2330 (10)
2
Band 7 (SWIR)
2.105 to 2.155
500
2330 (10)
2
Band 8 (VIS)
0.405 to 0.42
1000
2330 (10)
2
Band 9 (VIS)
0.438 to 0.448
1000
2330 (10)
2
Band 10 (VIS)
0.483 to 0.493
1000
2330 (10)
2
Band 11 (VIS)
0.526 to 0.536
1000
2330 (10)
2
Band 12 (VIS)
0.546 to 0.556
1000
2330 (10)
2
Band 13 (VIS)
0.662 to 0.672
1000
2330 (10)
2
Band 14 (VIS)
0.673 to 0.683
1000
2330 (10)
2
Band 15 (VIS)
0.743 to 0.753
1000
2330 (10)
2
Band 16 (NIR)
0.862 to 0.877
1000
2330 (10)
2
Band 17 (NIR)
0.89 to 0.92
1000
2330 (10)
2
Band 18 (NIR)
0.931 to 0.941
1000
2330 (10)
2
Band 19 (NIR)
0.915 to 0.965
1000
2330 (10)
2
Band 20 (MWIR)
3.66 to 3.84
1000
2330 (10)
2
Band 21 (MWIR)
3.929 to 3.989
1000
2330 (10)
2
Band 22 (MWIR)
3.929 to 3.989
1000
2330 (10)
2
Band 23 (MWIR)
4.02 to 4.08
1000
2330 (10)
2
Band 24 (MWIR)
4.433 to 4.498
1000
2330 (10)
2
Band 25 (MWIR)
4.482 to 4.549
1000
2330 (10)
2
Band 26 (SWIR)
1.36 to 1.39
1000
2330 (10)
2
Band 27 (TIR)
6.535 to 6.895
1000
2330 (10)
2
Band 28 (TIR)
7.175 to 7.475
1000
2330 (10)
2
Band 29 (TIR)
8.4 to 8.7
1000
2330 (10)
2
Band 30 (TIR)
9.58 to 9.88
1000
2330 (10)
2
Band 31 (TIR)
10.78 to 11.28
1000
2330 (10)
2
Band 32 (TIR)
11.77 to 12.27
1000
2330 (10)
2
Band 33 (TIR)
13.185 to 13.485
1000
2330 (10)
2
Band 34 (TIR)
13.485 to 13.785
1000
2330 (10)
2
Band 35 (TIR)
13.785 to 14.085
1000
2330 (10)
2
Band 36 (TIR)
14.085 to 14.385
1000
2330 (10)
2
MOPITT (Measurement of carbon monoxide in the troposphere)
Information
CSA - MOPITT
DLR - World Data Center Atmosphere
University of Toronto - MOPITT
Data ordering
CSA - Open atmospheric data
NASA - LANCE FIRMS Near-real time data
NASA EarthData - Search
NASA Giovanni (data and visualisation)
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band (Other)
22000
600
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