MISR Level 3
Entry Title: MISR Level 3 Cloud Fraction by Altitude Product covering a month V001
Entry ID: MIL3MCFA_1
Aerosols Clouds Radiation Budget
Resources and Documentation
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MISR Paths Tool - Direct File Download (.kml)
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ASDC List of MISR Imagery and Articles
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VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
- NASA EOS ATB Documents: MISR
ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)
- How to cite ASDC data
DATA CITATION POLICY
- MISR Quality Statements - September 30, 2014
- MISR Quality Statements - September 30, 2014
DATA QUALITY
- ASDC Data and Information for MISR
- ASDC Overview of MISR File Naming and Versioning Conventions
- Links to tools available through the ASDC
- MISR Observing Concept Fact Sheet
- Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) Overview Fact Sheet
GENERAL DOCUMENTATION
- MISR Workshop Presentations, June 2002 - August 2010
- Obtaining MISR Data and Information, Presented by Jeff Walter Atmospheric Science Data Center - April 17, 2009 - Direct File Download (.ppt)
PI DOCUMENTATION
- MISR Level 3 Cloud Fraction by Altitude Product Quality Statement - January 04, 2018
PRODUCT QUALITY ASSESSMENT
- Data Product Specification for MISR Data Products
- Data Product Specification for MISR V4.2 Software Delivery Updates - Revision P, November 19, 2007
- Data Product Specification for Specific Products MISR Data Products
- Data Products Specifications - Incorporating the Science Data Processing Interface Control Document
- Data Products Specifications for the MISR Cloud Fraction by Altitude Product, July 24, 2019
- MISR Science Data Product Guide - May 7, 2012
PRODUCT USAGE
- ASDC List of MISR Level 3 Cloud Fraction by Altitude Versioning for Cloud Fraction by Altitude Product (CFbA) - Daily, Monthly, Quarterly, and Yearly Products
- ASDC Overview of MISR Data Versioning Index
PRODUCTION HISTORY
- MISR Peer-Reviewed Publications
- NASA Earth Observatory Article: Looking at the Moon to Better See Earth - Terra satellite performs manuver that allows all nine of MISR's camera to capture images of the moon.
- NASA Earth Observatory Article: Squeezing Water from Rock - Survivors of the New Madrid earthquakes reported not only intense ground shaking and land movement, but also an unfamiliar phenomenon of water and sand spouting up through cracks in the Earth's surface.
- NASA Earth Observatory Article: Tracking Clouds - Tune in to the evening weather report on any given day, and you'll no doubt see satellite images of clouds.
- 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.
- NASA JPL Photojournal: New Images of Irma's Towering Clouds - MISR passes over Irma over the Dominican Republic as a Category 5 hurricane.
PUBLICATIONS
- NASA Earthdata Forum - MISR Project Specific Forum
USER FEEDBACK PAGE
Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
- CLOUD TOP HEIGHT > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD CEILING > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUDS
- CLOUD FRACTION > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD BASE HEIGHT > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD HEIGHT > CLOUD PROPERTIES
Data Distribution
File Format(s):
HDF-EOS2
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Spatial Information

Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal
Longitude Resolution: 0.5 degree
Latitude Resolution: 0.5 degree
Horizontal Resolution Range: 50 km - < 100 km or approximately .5 degree - < 1 degree
Vertical Resolution Range: 100 meters - < 1 km
Vertical Resolution: 500 km
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian
Locations
GLOBAL LAND
Temporal Information
Temporal Coverage: 2000-03-01 - Present
Temporal Resolution: Monthly