AIRMISR Level 1B
Entry Title: Airborne Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (AirMISR) Data from the BARC 2001 Campaign
Entry ID: AIRMISR_BARC_2001_1
Radiation Budget Field Campaigns
Description
The AirMISR BARC 2001 data were acquired during a flight over the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) on July 21, 2001. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California provided the data. The Airborne Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (AirMISR) is an airborne instrument for obtaining multi-angle imagery similar to that of the satellite-borne Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) instrument, which is designed to contribute to studies of the Earth's ecology and climate. AirMISR flies on the NASA ER-2 aircraft. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California built the instrument for NASA. Unlike the satellite-borne MISR instrument, which has nine cameras oriented at various angles, AirMISR uses a single camera in a pivoting gimbal mount. A data run by the ER-2 aircraft is divided into nine segments, each with the camera positioned to a MISR look angle. The gimbal rotates between successive segments, such that each segment acquires data over the same area on the ground as the previous segment. This process is repeated until all nine angles of the target area are collected. The swath width, which varies from 11 km in the nadir to 32 km at the most oblique angle, is governed by the camera's instantaneous field-of-view of 7 meters cross-track x 6 meters along-track in the nadir view and 21 meters x 55 meters at the most oblique angle. The along-track image length at each angle is dictated by the timing required to obtain overlap imagery at all angles, and varies from about 9 km in the nadir to 26 km at the most oblique angle. Thus, the nadir image dictates the area of overlap that is obtained from all nine angles. A complete flight run takes approximately 13 minutes. The 9 camera viewing angles are: 0 degrees or nadir 26.1 degrees, fore and aft 45.6 degrees, fore and aft 60.0 degrees, fore and aft 70.5 degrees, fore and aft. For each of the camera angles, images are obtained at 4 spectral bands. The spectral bands can be used to identify vegetation and aerosols, estimate surface reflectance and ocean color studies. The center wavelengths of the 4 spectral bands are: 443 nanometers, blue 555 nanometers, green 670 nanometers, red 865 nanometers, near-infrared Two types of AirMISR data products are available - the Level 1 Radiometric product (L1B1) and the Level 1 Georectified radiance product (L1B2).
Resources and Documentation
DOWNLOAD SOFTWARE
AirMISR L1B2/L2AS Coregistration Tool - Direct File Download (.tar)
MISR Paths Tool - Direct File Download (.kml)
AirMISR L1B2/L2AS Coregistration Tool IDL source code - Direct File Download (.pro)
GET RELATED VISUALIZATION
ASDC List of MISR Imagery and Articles
GOTO WEB TOOL
PROJECT HOME PAGE
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
- NASA EOS ATB Documents: MISR
ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)
- ASDC's data citation policy
DATA CITATION POLICY
- ASDC Data and Information for AirMISR
- ASDC Data and Information for MISR
- Links to tools available through the ASDC
- MISR Observing Concept Fact Sheet
- Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) Overview Fact Sheet
GENERAL DOCUMENTATION
- ASDC Documents for Using AirMISR Data
- Readme to open and read AIRMISR L1B2 GP (Georectified Radiance Product) HDF-EOS data files
HOW-TO
- NASA Captures "EPIC" Earth Image Article from July 20, 2015
- NASA Earth Observatory Article: "Fiery Temperament" By Michon Scott, May 14, 2002
MICRO ARTICLE
- MISR Workshop Presentations, June 2002 - August 2010
- Obtaining MISR Data and Information, Presented by Jeff Walter Atmospheric Science Data Center - April 17, 2009 - Direct File Download (.ppt)
PI DOCUMENTATION
- Quality Summary: AirMISR BARC
PRODUCT QUALITY ASSESSMENT
- AirMISR Data Products Specifications, Rev. C, December 21, 2000
- Data Product Specification for MISR - Revision S, April 15, 2011
- MISR Science Data Product Guide - May 7, 2012
PRODUCT USAGE
PUBLICATIONS
Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
- VISIBLE RADIANCE
- INFRARED RADIANCE
- Digital Camera Output
- Radiance
- NASA ER-2
Data Distribution
File Format(s):
HDF4
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Spatial Information
Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian
Locations
MARYLAND
Temporal Information
Temporal Coverage: 2001-07-21 - 2001-07-21