ASTER Level 1 Precision Terrain Corrected Registered At-Sensor Radiance V031

Description

The Terra Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) Level 1 Precision Terrain Corrected Registered At-Sensor Radiance (AST_L1T) Version 3.1 data contains calibrated at-sensor radiance, which corresponds with the ASTER Level 1B AST_L1B (https://doi.org/10.5067/ASTER/AST_L1B.003), that has been geometrically corrected and rotated to a north-up UTM projection. The AST_L1T V3.1 is created from a single resampling of the corresponding ASTER L1A AST_L1A (https://doi.org/10.5067/ASTER/AST_L1A.003) product. Radiometric calibration coefficients Version 5 (RCC V5) are applied to this product to improve the degradation curve derived from vicarious and lunar calibrations. The bands available in the AST_L1T V3.1 depend on the bands in the AST_L1A and can include up to three Visible and Near Infrared (VNIR) bands, six Shortwave Infrared (SWIR) bands, and five Thermal Infrared (TIR) bands. The AST_L1T V3.1 dataset does not include the aft-looking VNIR band 3. The 3.1 version uses a precision terrain correction process that incorporates GLS2000 digital elevation data with derived ground control points (GCPs) to achieve topographic accuracy for all daytime scenes where correlation statistics reach a minimum threshold. Alternate levels of correction are possible (systematic terrain, systematic, or precision) for scenes acquired at night or that otherwise represent a reduced quality ground image (e.g., cloud cover). For daytime images, if the VNIR or SWIR telescope collected data and precision correction was attempted, each precision terrain corrected image will have an accompanying independent quality assessment. It will include the geometric correction available for distribution in both a text file and a single band browse image with the valid GCPs overlaid. This multi-file product also includes georeferenced full resolution browse images. The number of browse images and the band combinations of the images depend on the bands available in the corresponding AST_L1A dataset. The AST_L1T V3.1 data product is only available through NASA’s Earthdata Search. The ASTER L1T V3.1 Order Instructions provide step-by-step directions for ordering this product.

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Name Format Description Link
22 Browse image for Earthdata Search https://e4ftl01.cr.usgs.gov/WORKING/BRWS/Browse.001/2021.07.06/pg-BR1A0000-2021070601_023_001.1.TIR.jpg
21 The LP DAAC website provides detailed information on discovery, distribution, access, and support of land data products. https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/
20 Earthdata Search allows users to search, discover, visualize, refine, and access NASA Earth Observation data. https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=C2052604735-LPDAAC_ECS
33 ASTER L1T Quick Reference Guide https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/documents/1335/AST_L1T_Quick_Reference_Guide_V2.pdf
33 The technical information in the User's Guide enables users to interpret and use the data products. https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/documents/647/AST__L1T_User_Guide_V3.pdf
21 The ASTER home page is maintained through NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and documents various aspects of the ASTER mission. http://asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov/
33 The ATBD provides physical theory and mathematical procedures for the calculations used to produce the data products. https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/documents/1400/AST_L1T_ATBD_V1.pdf
33 The ASTER Level-1T Product Specification provides a description of the data file. https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/documents/1401/ASTER_L1T_Product_Specification_v1.pdf
21 The LP DAAC product page provides information on Science Data Set layers and links for user guides, ATBDs, data access, tools, customer support, etc. https://doi.org/10.5067/ASTER/AST_L1T.031
33 The ASTER L1T V3.1 Order Instructions provide step-by-step directions for downloading data. https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/documents/1045/ASTER_L1T_Earthdata_Search_Order_Instructions.pdf
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.5067%2FASTER%2FAST_L1T.031

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  • infrared-wavelengths
  • national-geospatial-data-asset
  • visible-wavelengths
  • ngda
  • spectral-engineering
  • earth-science

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