MISR Level 3
Entry Title: MISR Level 3 Cloud Fraction by Altitude Product covering a month V001
Entry ID: MIL3MCFA_1
Clouds
Resources and Documentation
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MISR Paths Tool - Direct File Download (.kml)
GOTO WEB TOOL
MISR Order and Customization Tool
Tool to identify MISR Paths/Blocks intersecting a specified lat/lon box
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VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
- NASA EOS ATB Documents: MISR
ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)
- 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 Cloud Fraction by Altitude Product Quality Statement - January 04, 2018
- 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 MISR Data Products
- Data Product Specification for MISR Data Products
- 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
PUBLICATIONS
Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
- CLOUD FRACTION > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUDS
- CLOUD HEIGHT > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD TOP HEIGHT > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD BASE HEIGHT > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD CEILING > 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