MISR Level 2
Entry Title: MISR L2 Aerosol Product subset for the C-MARE Region V002
Entry ID: CMRMIAAE_002
Aerosols
Description
CMRMIAAE_002 is the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) Level 2 Aerosol Product subset for the C-MARE Region version 2. It contains aerosol optical depth, ancillary meteorological data, and related parameters on a 17.6 km grid for the CMARE_2004 theme. To study the magnitude and natural variability in space and time of sunlight and cloud interactions with aerosols in the earth's atmosphere and to determine their effect on climate; to improve knowledge of sources, sinks and regional budgets of aerosols; and to provide atmospheric correction inputs for surface imaging data acquired by MISR and other instruments that are simultaneously viewing the same portion of the Earth, for the purpose of making better quantitative estimates of surface reflectance.
Resources and Documentation
DOWNLOAD SOFTWARE
MISR Paths Tool - Direct File Download (.kml)
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VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
- NASA EOS ATB Documents: MISR
ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)
- ASDC Terra Spacecraft Loss of Accurate Orbit Data Record
- MISR V2.1.4 L2AS Detailed Release Description - September 27, 2001
- MISR V2.2 L2AS Detailed Release Description - April 15, 2002
- MISR V2.2_i6 L2AS Detailed Release Description - November 27, 2002
ANOMALIES
- How to cite ASDC data
DATA CITATION GUIDELINES
- ASDC Overview of MISR File Naming and Versioning Conventions
- Overview of MISR Data at the ASDC, 2023
GENERAL DOCUMENTATION
- NASA Earthdata Content Delivery Network (CDN) Article: Aerosols over Australia - Researchers explore the links between atmospheric aerosols, climate change, and ultraviolet rays.
- NASA Earthdata Content Delivery Network (CDN) Article: Cloudy with a chance of Drizzle - By analyzing data from the MISR instrument, scientists discover that a unique type of cloud formation is much more prevalent than was previously believed.
- NASA Earthdata Content Delivery Network (CDN) Article: Following the World Trade Center plume - Remote sensing helps track the drift of harmful pollutants following the World Trade Center collapse.
- NASA Earthdata Content Delivery Network (CDN) Article: Smoke over Athens - The effects of forest fires show up in a multi-satellite view of pollution.
- NASA JPL Images: Tropical Storm Harvey over Texas - After making landfall as a Category 4 hurricane the day before, striking images are captured by MISR as the storm maintained a dangerous tropical storm status.
MICRO ARTICLE
- Data Product Specification for MISR Data Products
- Data Product Specification for Specific Products MISR Data Products
- Data Product Specification for the MISR Level 2Aerosol Product - Incorporating the Science Data Processing Interface Control Document
- MISR Science Data Product Guide - May 7, 2012
PRODUCT USAGE
- ASDC Overview of MISR Data Versioning Index
PRODUCTION HISTORY
- MISR Peer-Reviewed Publications
PUBLICATIONS
Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
- AIR QUALITY
- PARTICULATES
- TURBIDITY
- AEROSOL EXTINCTION
- AEROSOL PARTICLE PROPERTIES
- Cirrus Optical Depth
- Column Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD)
- Stratospheric Aerosol Optical Depth
Data Distribution
File Format(s):
HDF-EOS2
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Spatial Information
Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal
Longitude Resolution: 1.1 km - 17.6 km
Latitude Resolution: 1.1 km - 17.6 km
Horizontal Resolution Range: 10 km - < 50 km or approximately .09 degree - < .5 degree
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian
Locations
GLOBAL
Temporal Information
Temporal Coverage: 2004-09-21 - 2004-10-23
Temporal Resolution: about 15 orbits/day