Description

RICMIRCM_004 is the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) Level 1B3 Radiometric Camera-by-camera Cloud Mask Product subset for the RICO region version 4. This file contains the Radiometric camera-by-camera Cloud Mask dataset over the RICO region. It is used during geophysical parameter retrievals to determine whether a scene is classified as clear or cloudy. A new parameter has been added to indicate dust over ocean. This version of the ESDT is used by MISR PGE 13. In the TOA/Cloud Product, RCCM is combined with stereoscopically derived cloud mask to 1) establish values of the Reflecting Level Reference Altitude, 2) determine how a scene is classified for choosing angular integration coefficients for establishing TOA albedos, and 3) calculate regional scene classifiers. Retrieval of Aerosol/Surface Product properties requires the absence of clouds, for retrieval assumptions to be valid.

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Citation Styles for this Dataset

Resources and Documentation

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Earthdata Forum

DOWNLOAD SOFTWARE

MISR Paths Tool - Direct File Download (.kml)

GOTO WEB TOOL

Tool to identify MISR Paths/Blocks intersecting a specified lat/lon box

HOME PAGE

PROJECT HOME PAGE

NCAR UCAR EOL overview of the RICO Project

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TERRA Overview

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ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)

• NASA EOS ATB Documents: MISR

ANOMALIES

• ASDC Terra Spacecraft Loss of Accurate Orbit Data Record

DATA QUALITY

• MISR Level 1 Products Quality Statement - August 29, 2007

GENERAL DOCUMENTATION

• ASDC Overview of MISR File Naming and Versioning Conventions
• ASDC webpage for MISR RICO Images
• Overview of MISR Data at the ASDC, 2023

MICRO ARTICLE

• 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.

PRODUCT USAGE

• Data Product Specification for MISR Data Products
• Data Product Specification for Specific Products MISR Data Products
• MISR Science Data Product Guide - May 7, 2012

PRODUCTION HISTORY

• ASDC Overview of MISR Data Versioning Index

PUBLICATIONS

• MISR Peer-Reviewed Publications

USER'S GUIDE

• Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer Project Handbook

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