MISR Level 2
Entry Title: MISR Level 2 FIRSTLOOK TOA/Cloud Albedo parameters V001
Entry ID: MIL2TCAF_001
Clouds Radiation Budget
Resources and Documentation
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VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
- NASA EOS ATB Documents: MISR
ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)
- MISR Level 2 Cloud Product Quality Statement - September 14, 2012
- MISR Level 2 Top-of-Atmosphere/Cloud Products Quality Statement - December 01, 2007
- MISR Quality Statements for Current Products
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 Specific Products MISR Data Products
- Data Product Specification for the MISR Level 2 Cloud 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
- ASDC Versioning for the MISR Level 2 Top of Atmosphere/Cloud Albedo Products
- MISR Level 2 Current Production Report
PRODUCTION HISTORY
- MISR Peer-Reviewed Publications
PUBLICATIONS
Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
- RADIATIVE FORCING
- CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING > CLOUD RADIATIVE TRANSFER
- ANISOTROPY
- ALBEDO
- CLOUD TYPES
- CLOUDS
- ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION
- CLOUD TOP TEMPERATURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- REFLECTANCE
- Clear-Sky Albedo
- Cloud Texture
- Expansive Albedo Values and Statistics
- Local Albedo Values and Statistics
- Reflecting Level Reference Altitude
- Restrictive Albedo Values and Statistics
- Surface Type
Data Distribution
File Format(s):
HDF-EOS2
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Spatial Information
Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal
Longitude Resolution: 35.2 km
Latitude Resolution: 35.2 km
Horizontal Resolution Range: 10 km - < 50 km or approximately .09 degree - < .5 degree
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian
Locations
GLOBAL LAND
Temporal Information
Temporal Coverage: 2001-05-29 - Present
Temporal Resolution: about 15 orbits/day
Platforms
Earth Observation Satellites
Terra
Earth Observing System, TERRA (AM-1)
MISR
Multi-Angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer
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Created on 2019-07-08
Last updated on 2022-01-31