Australian Moderate Resolution Satellite Products

Updated: 2019-05-17

These data collections comprise time series from satellite sensors that provide complete continental coverage approximately daily (or at least every few days). These sensors typically have a spatial resolution of 0.5 to 1km and are carried on polar orbiting satellites. Future geostationary satellite sensors are now approaching this spatial resolution also, and provide complete disc coverage many times daily. The data collections can include multiple levels of processing from a single sensor. For example for several sensors the raw data packets received from the satellite downlink are stored. These may then be accompanied by intermediate level products (so-called L1B: calibrated, geolocated top-of-atmosphere radiances), as well as higher level geophysical products and/or a variety of interpreted or classified indices. Additionally, a range of ancillary data required for processing the data, such as satellite ephemerides, or atmospheric or surface state files may be archived together with some collections. The data sets collectively underpin a range of national products that are used by CSIRO, TERN, or IMOS. The sensors include NOAA/AVHRR (Noaa-09 through Noaa-19), SeaWIFS, MERIS, MODIS Terra and Aqua. NPP/VIIRS. Potential future inclusions are ATSR* and HIMAWARI-8.