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Table 1.

Characteristics of satellite data used in this study

Platform/sensor	Launch date	Equatorial crossing time	Spatial resolution		Temporal resolution
Platform/sensor	Launch date	Equatorial crossing time	SR bands (m)	TIR bands	Temporal resolution
Landsat 8	Feb. 11, 2013	10:00 a.m.	30	100	16 day
Sentinel-2A	Jun. 23, 2015	10:30 a.m.	10–20	–	10 day
Sentinel-2B	Mar. 7, 2017	10:30 a.m.	10–20 m	–	10 day
ECOSTRESS	Jun. 29, 2018	–	–	~ 70	1–5 day
VIIRS	Oct. 28, 2011	1:30 p.m.	(I bands) 375	375	~ daily
VIIRS	Oct. 28, 2011	1:30 p.m.	(M bands) 750	750	~ daily
MODIS	(Terra) Dec. 18, 1999	10:30 a.m.	250–500	1000	A few times per day
MODIS	(Aqua) May 5, 2002	1:30 p.m.	250–500	1000	A few times per day