MISR Level 1A
Entry Title: MISR Level 1A Calibration Data V002
Entry ID: MI1AC_2
Aerosols Clouds Radiation Budget
Description
MI1AC_2 is the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) Level 1A Calibration data in DN. The data numbers have been commuted from 12-bit to 16-bit, byte-aligned half-word version 2. The MISR instrument consists of nine push-broom cameras that measure radiance in four spectral bands. Global coverage is achieved in nine days. The cameras are arranged with one camera pointing toward the nadir, four forward, and four aftward. It takes seven minutes for all nine cameras to view the same surface location. The view angles relative to the surface reference ellipsoid are 0, 26.1, 45.6, 60.0, and 70.5 degrees. The spectral band shapes are nominally Gaussian, centered at 443, 555, 670, and 865 nm.
Resources and Documentation
DOWNLOAD SOFTWARE
MISR Paths Tool - Direct File Download (.kml)
GOTO WEB TOOL
MISR Order and Customization Tool
Tool to identify MISR Paths/Blocks intersecting a specified lat/lon box
MISR Level 1 Production Report
MISR Level 1 Production Report
HOME PAGE
PROJECT HOME PAGE
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
- NASA EOS ATB Documents: MISR
ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)
- Data Product Specification for MISR V4.2 Software Delivery Updates - Revision P, November 19, 2007
DATA PRODUCT SPECIFICATION
- MISR Level 1 Products Quality Statement - August 29, 2007
- MISR Quality Statements - September 30, 2014
DATA QUALITY
- 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 MISR Data Products
- Data Product Specification for Specific Products MISR Data Products
- MISR Science Data Product Guide - May 7, 2012
PRODUCT USAGE
- ASDC List of MISR Level 1A Calibration Data
- ASDC Overview of MISR Data Versioning Index
PRODUCTION HISTORY
- MISR Peer-Reviewed Publications
PUBLICATIONS
Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
- SENSOR COUNTS
- VISIBLE IMAGERY
- Calibration Data
Data Distribution
File Format(s):
HDF-EOS2
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Spatial Information

Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: No_Spatial
Locations
GLOBAL
Temporal Information
Temporal Coverage: 1999-12-18 - Present