MODIS Airborne Simulator (MAS)

Experiment Summary

• Name: Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study-IFC/2
• Dates: 21 July - 8 August 1994
• Location: Prince Albert National Park
• Science Objective: Improve Boreal Forest/Atmosphere Interaction. On July 21 1994, clear skies over the entire 140x60 km southern study area allowed all ten aircraft to fly sixteen research missions creating an impressive set of surface and remotely sensed data. The aircraft moved to the Northern Study Area on 26 July 1994. Fires in northern Canada caused some problems. The nearest fire to the study area was located some 30 miles north (and directly upwind) of the area, and was burning on a twenty mile front. Collecting good data under these conditions was difficult for ground teams and impossible for most of the aircraft equipped with optical remote sensing equipment. On the last morning of IFC-2, the skies cleared for just over two hours; long enough for the NASA C-130 to acquire a minimum data set.

Spectral Band Configuration

Level-1B Data Processing Status

• Days (Flights) Processed: 4 of 4
• Version Number: 9
• Status: Done!

Browse Imagery

• July 21, 1994: North east of Prince Albert, Canada
  
  • Candle Lake (Track #10) [R,G,B=.79, 0.66, 0.55 µm]
  • Candle Lake (Track #10) [R,G,B=2.14, 0.79, 0.55 µm]

Data Distribution Point

• Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
• NASA Distributive Active Archive Centers (DAACs)