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ASTER Spectral Library Version 1.2

Data available
The ASTER spectral library includes data from three other spectral libraries: the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Spectral Library the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Spectral Library, and the United States Geological Survey (USGS - Reston) Spectral Library.
Developer
Simon J. Hook, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasedena, CA, USA
Scientific documentation
Selected references (included in CD-ROM and at http://speclib.jpl.nasa.gov/documents/jhu_desc)
  • Salisbury, J. W. and D'Aria, D. M., 1992, Emissivity of terrestrial materials in the 8-14 µm atmospheric window: Remote Sensing of Environment, v. 42, p. 83-106.
  • Salisbury, J. W., and D'Aria, D. M., 1994, Emissivity of terrestrial materials in the 3-5 µm atmospheric window: Remote Sensing of Environment, v. 47, p. 345-361.
  • Salisbury, J. W., D'Aria, D. M., and Wald, A., 1994, Measurements of thermal infrared spectral reflectance of frost, snow, and ice: Jour. of Geophys. Res., v. 99, p. 24,235-24,240.
How to access information
Entire library available on CD-ROM by submitting an order through the web site
Format information
Data is in ascii format with README accompanying files on CD-ROM.
Date project began or when data was first available
1998
Date information last updated and by whom
Howard Tan, 24 Sep2002