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Table 4 : General Characteristics of MODIS and GLI


 

quantity MODIS GLI
orbit height 705 km 803 km
orbit type 10:30 am descending 10:30 am descending
  sun-synchronous  
  circular  
  98.2o inclination  
scan rate 20.3 rpm  
swath 2330 km x 10 km 1600 x 12 km
quantization 12 bits 12 bits
spatial resolution 250 m (bands 1-2) 250 m
  500 m (bands 3-7)  
  1000 m (bands 8-36) 1000 m
launch date Dec 18 1999 2000
data rate 11 Mbps 4.1 Mbps (1000 m)
12 Mbps (250 m)

Documented by Jasmine S. Bartlett, COAS, Oregon State University.