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MISR Level 3

Entry Title: MISR Level 3 Component Global Aerosol product in netCDF format covering a day V004

Entry ID: MIL3DAEN_004

Clouds

Description

This file contains the MISR Level 3 Component Global Aerosol product in netCDF format covering a day.

MIL3DAEN_004 is the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) Level 3 Component Global Aerosol product in netCDF format covering a day version 4 data product. It contains a statistical summary of column aerosol 555-nanometer optical depth and a monthly aerosol compositional type frequency histogram. This data product is a global summary of the Level 2 aerosol parameters of interest averaged over a day and reported on a geographic grid with a resolution of 0.5 degrees by 0.5 degrees. Data collection for this product is ongoing.

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.

MISR is designed to view Earth with cameras pointed in 9 different directions. As the instrument flies overhead, each piece of Earth's surface below is successfully imaged by all nine cameras in 4 wavelengths (blue, green, red, and near-infrared). The goal of MISR is to improve our understanding of the effects of sunlight on Earth and 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.

DOI

10.5067/Terra/MISR/MIL3DAEN_L3.004

Citation Styles for this Dataset

Publications which Cite this Collection

Ge, Jinming; Li, Wenxue; Huang, Jianping; Mu, Qingyu; Li, Qinghao; Zhao, Qingyun; Su, Jing; Xie, Yongkun; Alam, Khan; Zhu, Zeen; Hu, Xiaoyu (2024). Dust Accelerates the Life Cycle of High Clouds Unveiled Through Strongly‐Constrained Meteorology.

Povey, Adam C.; Grainger, Roy G. (2015). Toward More Representative Gridded Satellite Products.

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Data Distribution

File Format(s):

netCDF-4

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Spatial Information

Spatial Coverage: (S: -90, N: 90), (W: -180, E: 180)
Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian

Locations

GLOBAL

Temporal Information

Temporal Coverage: 1999-12-18 - Present

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Earth Observation Satellites

Terra

Earth Observing System, Terra (AM-1)

MISR

Multi-Angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer

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Metadata Dates

Last updated on 2015-04-27