Description

GOMI2LS_002 is the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) Level 2 Land Surface Product subset for the GoMACCS region Version 2 product. It contains information on land directional reflectance properties; albedos (spectral and photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) integrated); fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation (FPAR); associated radiation parameters; and terrain-referenced geometric parameters. MISR itself is an instrument designed to view Earth with cameras pointed in 9 different directions. As the instrument flies overhead, each piece of Earth's surface below is successively imaged by all 9 cameras, in each of 4 wavelengths (blue, green, red, and near-infrared). The goal of MISR is to improve our understanding of the fate of sunlight in Earth environment, as well as distinguish different types of clouds, particles and surfaces. Specifically, MISR monitors the monthly, seasonal, and long-term trends in three areas: 1) amount and type of atmospheric particles (aerosols), including those formed by natural sources and by human activities; 2) amounts, types, and heights of clouds, and 3) distribution of land surface cover, including vegetation canopy structure.

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Citation Styles for this Dataset

Resources and Documentation

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Earthdata Forum

DOWNLOAD SOFTWARE

MISR Paths Tool - Direct File Download (.kml)

GOTO WEB TOOL

HOME PAGE

PROJECT HOME PAGE

MISR Mission Overview

MISR project home page

TERRA Overview

TexAQS / GoMACCS 2006 (Texas Air Quality Study - Gulf of Mexico Atmospheric Composition and Climate Study) Project Home Page

VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)

• NASA EOS ATB Documents: MISR

ANOMALIES

• ASDC Terra Spacecraft Loss of Accurate Orbit Data Record

DATA CITATION GUIDELINES

• How to cite ASDC data

GENERAL DOCUMENTATION

• ASDC Overview of MISR File Naming and Versioning Conventions
• ASDC webpage for MISR GoMACCS Images
• ASDC webpage for MISR Regional GoMACCS Imagery Overview
• GOMACCS Local Mode Sites Table
• Overview of MISR Data at the ASDC, 2023

MICRO ARTICLE

• 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.

PROCESSING HISTORY

• ASDC MISR Acquisition Schedule for GoMACCS

PRODUCT USAGE

• Data Product Specification for MISR Data Products
• Data Product Specification for Specific Products MISR Data Products
• Data Product Specification for the MISR Level 2 Land Surface Product - Incorporating the Science Data Processing Interface Control Document
• MISR Science Data Product Guide - May 7, 2012

PRODUCTION HISTORY

• ASDC Overview of MISR Data Versioning Index

PUBLICATIONS

• MISR Peer-Reviewed Publications

USER'S GUIDE

• Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer Project Handbook

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