| Abstract: | The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched Terra, the Earth Observing System‘s (EOS) flagship satellite platform on December 18, 1999. The polar-orbiting Terra contains five remote sensing instruments, which enable the scientific study and analyses of global terrestrial processes and manifestations of global change. One of the five instruments is the multispectral Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER), which is built in Japan by a consortium of government, industry, and research groups. It has three spectral bands in the visible near-infrared region (VNIR), six bands in the shortwave infrared region (SWIR), and five bands in the thermal infrared region (TIR), with 15-, 30-, and 90-meter ground resolutions, respectively. This combination of wide spectral coverage and high spatial resolution allows ASTER to discriminate among a wide variety of surface materials. The VNIR subsystem also has a backward-viewing telescope for high-resolution (15-meter) stereoscopic observation in the along-track direction, which facilitates the generation of digital elevation models (DEM). |
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| Citation Author: | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
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| Citation Publisher: | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
| Citation Series: | Fact Sheet |
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| Citation Series Number: | 2008-3066 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) Overview; 2008; FS; 2008-3066; Geological Survey (U.S.) |
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| Text: | Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) Overview; 2008; FS; 2008-3066; Geological Survey (U.S.) |
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| Date Other: | Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00 -0500 |
| Publisher: | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
