MISR Level 2
Entry Title: MISR L2 Surface Product subset for the SAMUM region V002
Entry ID: SAMMI2LS_002
Radiation Budget
Description
SAMMI2LS_002 is the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) Level 2 Surface Product subset for the SAMUM region version 2. It contains information about land directional reflectance properties, albedos (spectral and PAR integrated), FPAR, associated radiation parameters and terrain-referenced geometric parameters for the SAMUM_2006 theme.
Resources and Documentation
DOWNLOAD SOFTWARE
MISR Paths Tool - Direct File Download (.kml)
GOTO WEB TOOL
Tool to identify MISR Paths/Blocks intersecting a specified lat/lon box
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PROJECT HOME PAGE
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
- NASA EOS ATB Documents: MISR
ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)
- How to cite ASDC data
DATA CITATION GUIDELINES
- ASDC Overview of MISR File Naming and Versioning Conventions
- 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 Specific Products MISR Data Products
- Data Product Specification for the MISR Level 2 Land Surface Product - Incorporating the Science Data Processing Interface Control Document
- MISR Science Data Product Guide - May 7, 2012
PRODUCT USAGE
- ASDC Overview of MISR Data Versioning Index
PRODUCTION HISTORY
- MISR Peer-Reviewed Publications
PUBLICATIONS
Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
- VEGETATION COVER
- LAND USE CLASSES
- SURFACE RADIATIVE PROPERTIES
- PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
- VEGETATION
- PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION
- LAND USE/LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION
- LAND USE/LAND COVER
- REFLECTANCE
- CANOPY CHARACTERISTICS
Data Distribution
File Format(s):
HDF-EOS2
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Spatial Information
Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian
Temporal Information
Temporal Coverage: 2006-05-12 - 2006-06-14
Temporal Resolution: about 15 orbits/day