Earth  ID: 1122

A Comparison of MODIS with AVHRR

Visualizations by Stuart A. Snodgrass Released on April 19, 2000
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Looking at the Chesapeake Bay, a side by side comparision of data collected by the AVHRR and MODIS instruments.
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Video slate image reads,
"AVHRR vs MODIS
MODIS improves upon higher spatial resolution and greater spectral resolution, enabling more detailed analyses of the Earth."

Visualization Credits

Stuart A. Snodgrass (GST): Lead Animator
Yoram Kaufman (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

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Mission:
Terra

Data Used:
NOAA/AVHRR
2000/03
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Terra/MODIS
2000/03
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This item is part of this series:
Terra First Light

Keywords:
DLESE >> Physical geography
GCMD >> Location >> North America
NASA Science >> Earth

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0