MISR Level 3
Entry Title: MISR Level 3 Component Global Aerosol Product covering a month V004
Entry ID: MIL3MAE_4
Aerosols
Publications which Cite this Collection
Rowland, George H.; Robinson, Laura F.; Hendry, Katharine R.; Ng, Hong Chin; McGee, David; McManus, Jerry F. (2022). The Spatial Distribution of Aeolian Dust and Terrigenous Fluxes in the Tropical Atlantic Ocean Since the Last Glacial Maximum.
Zheng, Bo; Chevallier, Frederic; Ciais, Philippe; Yin, Yi; Wang, Yilong (2022). On the Role of the Flaming to Smoldering Transition in the Seasonal Cycle of African Fire Emissions.
Ocko, Ilissa B.; Ginoux, Paul A. (2021). Comparing multiple model-derived aerosol optical properties to spatially collocated ground-based and satellite measurements.
Ma, Po-Lun; Rasch, Philip J.; Chepfer, Hélène; Winker, David M.; Ghan, Steven J. (2020). Observational constraint on cloud susceptibility weakened by aerosol retrieval limitations.
Cordero, R. R.; Damiani, A.; Laroze, D.; MacDonell, S.; Jorquera, J.; Sepúlveda, E.; Feron, S.; Llanillo, P.; Labbe, F.; Carrasco, J.; Ferrer, J.; Torres, G. (2019). Effects of soiling on photovoltaic (PV) modules in the Atacama Desert.
Li, Wenzhao; El-Askary, Hesham; Qurban, Mohamed; Proestakis, Emmanouil; Garay, Michael; Kalashnikova, Olga; Amiridis, Vassilis; Gkikas, Antonis; Marinou, Eleni; Piechota, Thomas; Manikandan, K. (2019). An Assessment of Atmospheric and Meteorological Factors Regulating Red Sea Phytoplankton Growth.
Potter, Stefano; Solvik, Kylen; Erb, Angela; Goetz, Scott J.; Johnstone, Jill F.; Mack, Michelle C.; Randerson, James T.; Román, Miguel O.; Schaaf, Crystal L.; Turetsky, Merritt R.; Veraverbeke, Sander; Walker, Xanthe J.; Wang, Zhuosen; Massey, Richard; Rogers, Brendan M. (2017). Climate change decreases the cooling effect from postfire albedo in boreal North America.
Yin, Xiao-Mei; Dai, Tie; Xin, Jin-Yuan; Gong, Dao-Yi; Yang, Jing; Teruyuki, Nakajima; Shi, Guang-Yu (2016). Estimation of aerosol properties over the Chinese desert region with MODIS AOD assimilation in a global model.
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- NASA EOS ATB Documents: MISR
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- How to cite ASDC data
DATA CITATION GUIDELINES
- Data Product Specification for MISR V4.2 Software Delivery Updates - Revision P, November 19, 2007
DATA PRODUCT SPECIFICATION
- MISR Level 3 Component Products Quality Statement - December 1, 2005
- MISR Level 3 Joint Aerosol Product Quality Statement - October 15, 2012
- MISR Quality Statements for Current Products
DATA QUALITY
- ASDC Overview of MISR File Naming and Versioning Conventions
- Overview of MISR Data at the ASDC, 2015
- 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 the MISR Level 3 Component Global Aerosol Product - Incorporating the Science Data Processing Interface Control Document
- 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 Overview of MISR Data Versioning Index
- ASDC overview of MISR Level 3 Land Surface and Aerosol Versioning
PRODUCTION HISTORY
- MISR Peer-Reviewed Publications
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Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
- AEROSOL EXTINCTION
- AEROSOLS
- AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS
- AIR QUALITY
- TURBIDITY
- PARTICULATES
- AEROSOL PARTICLE PROPERTIES
- Cirrus Optical Depth
- Column Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD)
- Stratospheric Aerosol Optical Depth
Data Distribution
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Spatial Information
Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian
Locations
GLOBAL
Temporal Information
Temporal Coverage: 2000-02-01 - 2017-05-31