MISR Level 1B
Entry Title: MISR Level 1B2 Terrain Data subset for the UAE region V003
Entry ID: UAEMIB2T_3
Aerosols Clouds Radiation Budget
Description
UAEMIB2T_3 is the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) Level 1B2 Terrain Data subset for the UAE region version 3 data product. It contains Terrain-projected TOA Radiance, resampled at the surface and topographically corrected, as well as geometrically corrected by PGE22. Data collection for this product is complete. MISR itself is an instrument 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 9 cameras, in each of 4 wavelengths (blue, green, red, and near-infrared). The goal of MISR is to improve our understanding of the fate of sunlight in Earth environment, as well as 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.
Resources and Documentation
DOWNLOAD SOFTWARE
MISR Paths Tool - Direct File Download (.kml)
GET RELATED VISUALIZATION
ASDC webpage for MISR Support of Field Campaigns
ASDC webpage for MISR UAE Images
ASDC List of MISR Imagery and Articles
GOTO WEB TOOL
PROFESSIONAL HOME PAGE
PROJECT HOME PAGE
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
- NASA EOS ATB Documents: MISR
ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)
- How to cite ASDC data
DATA CITATION POLICY
- ASDC Data and Information for MISR
- ASDC Overview of MISR File Naming and Versioning Conventions
- ASDC webpage for MISR Regional UAE Imagery Overview
- Links to tools available through the ASDC
- MISR Observing Concept Fact Sheet
- Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) Overview Fact Sheet
- UAE Local Mode Sites Table
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
- ASDC MISR Acquisition Schedule for UAE2
PROCESSING HISTORY
- 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
- MISR Science Data Product Guide - May 7, 2012
PRODUCT USAGE
- ASDC List of MISR Level 1A CCD, 1B1, 1B2, and Browse Products
- ASDC Overview of MISR Data Versioning Index
- MISR Level 1 Production Report
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
Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
- VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS
- VISIBLE IMAGERY
- Near-Infrared Imagery
- Near-Infrared Wavelenghts
- Spectral Bands
- Surface Projected TOA (Top of Atmosphere) Radiance
Data Distribution
File Format(s):
HDF-EOS2
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Spatial Information

Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal
Longitude Resolution: 275 m red band
Latitude Resolution: 275 m red band
Horizontal Resolution Range: 250 meters - < 500 meters
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian
Locations
GLOBAL
Temporal Information
Temporal Coverage: 2004-07-01 - 2007-09-24
Temporal Resolution: about 15 orbits/day