Scheduled Observations

Once a week the ECOSTRESS team uploads two weeks’ worth of acquisition schedules, posted here. While we try to acquire everything in the schedule, occasionally scenes are dropped due to connection or downlink issues. The files are in KML format and you can use the Google Earth application to view the scenes.

Below are descriptions and examples of each of the fields in the tooltips.

Field	Description	Example
Mode	Mode of the observation. Indicates how many bands the observation collects.	radiometer_mode_5_bands
Campaigns	List of the campaigns that the observation covers. Space separated.	global_map_campaign_day_100 global_map_campaign_day_3 global_map_campaign_day_4 global_map_campaign_day_5 ocean_campaign
Start time (UTC)	UTC time at which the observation is scheduled to start.	2023-05-08T10:37:45
End time (UTC)	UTC time at which the observation is scheduled to end.	2023-05-08T10:40:21
Phase angle	Angle between the ISS, the center point of the swath, and the Sun. In degrees.	68.604851 deg
Solar angle	Angle between the local zenith vector and the vector from the center pint of the swath to the Sun. In degrees.	60.422513 deg
Emission angle	Angle between the ISS, the center point of the swath, and the local zenith. In degrees.	23.744503 deg
Local solar time	Local solar time for the center point of the swath.	8:07:18
Distance	Distance of the ISS from  the center point of the swath. In kilometers.	456.856325 km
Spacecraft altitude	Altitude of the spacecraft above the closest point on the Earth. In kilometers.	420.683095 km