MISR Level 1A
Entry Title: MISR OBC Data V002
Entry ID: MI1AOBC_2
Aerosols Clouds Radiation Budget
Description
MI1AOBC_2 is the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) OBC Data version 2. This file contains the output for the Level 1A On-board Calibrator Data and it provides the radiometry from PIN and HQE diodes and goniometer mechanism readings collected during calibration mode operations near the north and south poles and over the dark side of the Earth (or during science mode operations over the sunlit side of the Earth). The diode radiometry acquired during north and south pole calibration sequences will be used to determine brightness and reflective characteristics of a MISR diffuser panel as observed by each of the nine MISR cameras. The MISR instrument consists of nine pushbroom cameras which 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 cameras pointing forward, and four cameras pointing 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
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MISR Paths Tool - Direct File Download (.kml)
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Tool to identify MISR Paths/Blocks intersecting a specified lat/lon box
MISR Order and Customization Tool
MISR Level 1 Production Report
MISR Level 1 Production Report
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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 On-Board Calibrator Data Products
- ASDC Overview of MISR Data Versioning Index
PRODUCTION HISTORY
- MISR Peer-Reviewed Publications
PUBLICATIONS
Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
- PLATFORM CHARACTERISTICS
- SENSOR CHARACTERISTICS
- On-Board Calibrator 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: 2003-07-30 - Present