ASDC | MIL3YRD

MISR Level 3

Entry Title: MISR Level 3 Component Global Radiance Product covering a year V005

Entry ID: MIL3YRD_005

Radiation Budget

Description

MIL3YRD_005 is the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) Level 3 Component Global Radiance Product covering a year version 5 data product. It contains a statistical summary of spectral top-of-atmosphere (TOA) Bidirectional Reflectance Factor (BDRF) for various sub-region classifications and a statistical summary of spectral expansive albedos for several sky classifications. This data product is a global summary of related Level 1 radiance parameters averaged over a year, from December of the previous through November of the current year, and is 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 successively imaged by all nine cameras in each of 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/MIL3YRD_L3.005

Citation Styles for this Dataset

Publications which Cite this Collection

Gao, Chloe Yuchao; Naik, Vaishali; Horowitz, Larry W.; Ginoux, Paul; Paulot, Fabien; Dunne, John; Mills, Michael; Aquila, Valentina; Colarco, Peter (2023). Volcanic Drivers of Stratospheric Sulfur in GFDL ESM4.

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ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)

NASA EOS ATB Documents: MISR

ANOMALIES

ASDC Terra Spacecraft Loss of Accurate Orbit Data Record

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DATA QUALITY

GENERAL DOCUMENTATION

ASDC Overview of MISR File Naming and Versioning Conventions
Overview of MISR Data at the ASDC, 2023

MICRO ARTICLE

PRODUCT USAGE

PRODUCTION HISTORY

ASDC Overview of MISR Data Versioning Index
ASDC Overview of MISR Level 3 Radiance Versioning

PUBLICATIONS

MISR Peer-Reviewed Publications

USER'S GUIDE

Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer Project Handbook

From GCMD Science Keywords:

VISIBLE IMAGERY
POLARIZED REFLECTANCE
ALBEDO

Data Distribution

File Format(s):

HDF-EOS2

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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: 1999-12-01 - Present

Platforms

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