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A key instrument of the NASA’s Earth Observing System (EOS) Terra and Aqua missions, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) was designed to take measurements in a broad spectral range at three spatial resolutions and with a wide field of view. In addition to many new features, MODIS extends a number of heritage sensors’ data sets that are essential for understanding global environmental changes (Salomonson et al., 1989; Barnes and Salomonson, 1992). Algorithms developed by the researchers and scientists of the MODIS Science Team are used to generate approximately 40 science products that are used in formulating a wide range of parameters that are needed for the short- and long-term studies of the Earth’s land, oceans, and atmosphere. Both Terra and Aqua MODIS are currently operating on-orbit and making continuous global observations (Salomonson et al., 2002; Barnes et al., 2003).
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Xiong, X., Isaacman, A., Barnes, W. (2006). MODIS Level-1B Products. In: Qu, J.J., Gao, W., Kafatos, M., Murphy, R.E., Salomonson, V.V. (eds) Earth Science Satellite Remote Sensing. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-37293-6_3
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