An overview of the Earth Observing System MODIS instrument and associated data systems performance

The MODIS instrument on the EOS Terra Mission has completed over 2 years of successful operation. Excellent data products have been developed and a full year or more of these products are now available. Validation of these products is continuing and efforts to improve product availability and access are underway. The MODIS on the EOS Aqua satellite is projected to become operational in 2002.

I. INTRODUCTION

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Earth Observing System (EOS) Terra Mission began to produce data in February 2000. Now a little over 2 years from that time, the instrument continues to produce good data. Nearly 40 land, oceans, and atmospheres products are achieving maturity for science and applications studies. This paper summarizes the status of the instrumentand the status of processing, archiving and dissemination of MODIS products