ASTER 20th Anniversary

Abrams, Michael J.; Yamaguchi, Yasushi

doi:10.3390/books978-3-03928-685-0

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Abrams, Michael J.

Yamaguchi, Yasushi

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English

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Abstract

The Advanced Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) is a research facility instrument on NASA’s Terra spacecraft. We celebrated the 20th anniversary of ASTER’s launch in December 1999. ASTER has been providing high spatial resolution multispectral data in the VNIR, SWIR, and TIR regions, and along-track stereo data. Starting April 2016, ASTER data have been distributed to the public at no cost. Another important and the most popular data set is the ASTER Global DEM, which covers almost the entire land surface at a 30 m grid size. ASTER data have been widely used in a variety of application areas such as land surface mapping and change detection, volcano and other natural hazard monitoring, mineral exploration, and urban heat island monitoring. This Special Issue consists of 12 papers (2 reviews, 9 articles, and 1 technical note) and covers topics including development of new techniques to process ASTER data, calibration activities to ensure long-term consistency of ASTER data, validation of the ASTER data products, and scientific achievements using ASTER data.

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https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/41465

Keywords

emissivity; n/a; vicarious calibration; digital elevation model; optical sensor; loess; Terra ASTER; land-surface temperature; lithological mapping; sediment transport pathways; Mosaic; validation; thermal infrared; Terra MODIS; True Color imagery; ASTER multispectral data; fluvial; water body detection; morphology; MOD35; lunar calibration; cloud coverage; volcanic processes; Wudalianchi volcano; Ming Dynasty; Artificial Neural Network; permafrost; ASTER; Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER); stereo; erosion; Mako; geologic mapping; Algodones; future concepts; 3D perspective view; observation scheduler; earthen Great Wall; thermal infrared data; lithology; mineral exploration; VNIR; cloud mask; cloud avoidance; aeolian; phase change; mission operations; temperature; global database; zero curtain effect; image archive; mineral system; deposition; DEM; MODIS; success rate; uncertain flag; TES algorithm; ASTER instrument; radiometric calibration; mineral mapping; atmospheric correction; TIR