Title
An overview of MODIS capabilities for ocean science observations
Abstract
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) will add a significant new capability for investigating the 70% of the Earth's surface that is covered by oceans, in addition to contributing to the continuation of a decadal scale time series necessary for climate change assessment in the oceans. Sensor capabilities of particular importance for improving the accuracy of ocean products include high SNR and high stability for narrow or spectral bands, improved onboard radiometric calibration and stability monitoring, and improved science data product algorithms. Spectral bands for resolving solar-stimulated chlorophyll fluorescence and a split window in the 4-μm region for SST will result in important new global ocean science products for biology and physics. MODIS will return full global data at 1-km resolution. The complete suite of Levels 2 and 3 ocean products is reviewed, and many areas where MODIS data are expected to make significant, new contributions to the enhanced understanding of the oceans' role in understanding climate change are discussed. In providing a highly complementary and consistent set of observations of terrestrial, atmospheric, and ocean observations, MODIS data will provide important new information on the interactions between Earth's major components
Year
DOI
Venue
1998
10.1109/36.701076
Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions
Keywords
Field
DocType
oceanographic techniques,remote sensing,EOS,IR imaging,MODIS,Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer,capability,infrared,measurement technique,ocean,ocean science observations,satellite remote sensing,visible
Radiometric calibration,Atmosphere,Moderate-resolution imaging spectroradiometer,Climate change,Remote sensing,Ocean observations,Radiometry,Spectral bands,Radiance,Mathematics
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
36
4
0196-2892
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
19
10.23
2
Authors
13
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Wayne E. Esaias11910.57
M. R. Abbott21910.57
Ian Barton31910.23
Brown, Otis B.43515.63
Janet W. Campbell51910.23
Kendall L. Carder62011.12
Dennis K. Clark71910.57
Robert H. Evans83715.96
Frank Hoge92410.95
Howard R. Gordon1018674.22
William M. Balch113511.34
Richard Letelier121910.23
Peter J. Minnett134729.20