Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer

E402087

Earth observation instrument radiometer spaceborne imaging spectroradiometer

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) is a key Earth-observing sensor aboard NASA satellites that collects multispectral data for monitoring global dynamics such as land cover, oceans, and the atmosphere.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
MODIS	6
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer canonical	5
MOD35 cloud mask	1
MOD43 BRDF and albedo	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Earth observation instrument ⓘ radiometer ⓘ spaceborne imaging spectroradiometer ⓘ
abbreviation	Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: MODIS
application	aerosol optical depth retrieval ⓘ carbon cycle studies ⓘ climate change research ⓘ cloud property retrieval ⓘ fire detection ⓘ land cover classification ⓘ ocean color monitoring ⓘ sea surface temperature retrieval ⓘ snow and ice monitoring ⓘ surface albedo estimation ⓘ vegetation monitoring ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dataArchive	NASA Distributed Active Archive Centers ⓘ surface form: NASA Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center ⓘ surface form: NASA Level-1 and Atmosphere Archive and Distribution System
dataProduct	MOD09 surface reflectance ⓘ MOD11 land surface temperature ⓘ MOD13 vegetation indices ⓘ MOD14 active fire ⓘ MOD15 leaf area index ⓘ MOD17 gross primary productivity ⓘ Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: MOD35 cloud mask Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: MOD43 BRDF and albedo Ocean Colour Monitor ⓘ surface form: MODIS ocean color products
dataType	multispectral data ⓘ
designedBy	Goddard Space Flight Center ⓘ surface form: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
launchDateOnAqua	2002-05-04 ⓘ
launchDateOnTerra	1999-12-18 ⓘ
mission	NASA Earth Observing System ⓘ
operator	NASA ⓘ
orbitType	sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ
platform	Aqua ⓘ Terra ⓘ
purpose	Earth observation ⓘ atmospheric monitoring ⓘ land surface monitoring ⓘ monitoring global dynamics ⓘ ocean monitoring ⓘ
revisitTime	daily global coverage ⓘ
spatialResolution	1000 metres ⓘ 250 metres ⓘ 500 metres ⓘ
spectralBands	36 ⓘ
spectralRange	0.4 to 14.4 micrometres ⓘ
successor	Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite ⓘ
swathWidth	2330 kilometres ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aqua satellite → instrumentFullName → Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer ⓘ

subject surface form: Aqua

Terra satellite → instrument → Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer ⓘ

subject surface form: Terra