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MODIS Airborne Simulator (MAS)

Campaign Summary Information

CAMPAIGN SUMMARY INFORMATION

Campaign Details
  • Experiment Name: Central Equatorial Pacific Experiment
  • Dates Spanned: 09 March 1993 - 08 April 1993
  • Location: Central Equatorial Pacific Ocean
  • Science Objective: The overall scientific goal of CEPEX is to establish
    the respective roles of cirrus radiative effects and surface evaporation
    in limiting maximum surface temperature in the equatorial Pacific.
    Direct in-situ measurement of radiation fluxes, cirrus microphysics,
    evaporation rates, and water-vapor distributions must be obtained over
    a range of SSTs, from regions where SST is just below the convection
    threshold temperature to regions where SST exceeds it.

Spectral Band Configuration

Level-1B Data Processing Status

  • Days (Flights) Processed: 10 of 10
  • Version Number: 9
  • Status: Done!

Browse Imagery

    IMPORTANT:
    Due to leaky liquid nitrogen dewars on MAS during CEPEX, channel 7 goes dead roughly 3 hours after take-off, all other NIR and IR channels die roughly 4.5 hours after take-off. Only the 2 visible channels are unaffected, since they are not liquid nitrogen cooled. The symptom of a dying channel, as observed in the browse imagery, is a scene with increasing numbers of black streaks that eventually obliterate the image and can be observed on several of the infrared browse images offered below.

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