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HyTES Level 1 Radiance Overlays, Facility Instrument Collection

Overview

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/2466
Version1
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Published2026-08-07

Description

This dataset contains geocorrected image overlays derived from Level 1 radiance imagery from the Hyperspectral Thermal Emission Spectrometer (HyTES) instrument. These composite RGB overlays were derived from radiance bands 150 (10.1 microns), 100 (9.2 microns), and 58 (8.5 microns) and are provided in compressed Keyhole Markup Language (KMZ) format. This is the NASA Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) facility instrument archive of these data. The NASA HyTES is an airborne imaging spectrometer with 256 spectral channels between 7.5 and 12 micrometers in the thermal infrared part of the electromagnetic spectrum and 512 pixels cross-track. HyTES has been deployed on NASA's Twin Otter, Earth Resources ER-2, and GulfStream V aircraft and completed its first flights in July 2012. HyTES was designed to provide high spectral and spatial resolution thermal infrared (TIR) data as a precursor for NASA's planned Hyperspectral Infrared Imager (HyspIRI) orbital mission. It is useful for a number of applications, including high-resolution surface temperature and emissivity measurements, point sources of air pollution, and volcano observations. The overlays are provided in compressed Keyhole Markup Language (KMZ) format.

Science Keywords

  • SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING
  • INFRARED WAVELENGTHS
  • INFRARED RADIANCE
  • SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING
  • VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS
  • VISIBLE RADIANCE

Data Use and Citation

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Hook, S.J., G.C. Hulley, T.T. La, G. Rivera, W.R. Johnson, and B.T. Eng. 2026. HyTES Level 1 Radiance Overlays, Facility Instrument Collection. ORNL DAAC, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/2466

This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the NASA Earthdata Data Use Guidance.

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