Description

UAEMITCL_003 is the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) Level 2 TOA/Cloud Classifier parameters subset for the UAE region version 3. It contains the Angular Signature Cloud Mask (ASCM), Regional Cloud Classifiers, Cloud Shadow Mask, and Topographic Shadow Mask, with associated data. 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.

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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

MISR Mission Overview

MISR project home page

TERRA Overview

VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)

• NASA EOS ATB Documents: MISR

ANOMALIES

• ASDC Terra Spacecraft Loss of Accurate Orbit Data Record

DATA CITATION GUIDELINES

• How to cite ASDC data

DATA QUALITY

• MISR Level 2 Cloud Classifiers Quality Statement - October 19, 2017
• MISR Level 2 Cloud Product Quality Statement - September 14, 2012
• MISR Level 2 Top-of-Atmosphere/Cloud Products Quality Statement - December 01, 2007

GENERAL DOCUMENTATION

• ASDC Overview of MISR File Naming and Versioning Conventions
• ASDC webpage for MISR Regional UAE Imagery Overview
• ASDC webpage for MISR UAE Images
• Overview of MISR Data at the ASDC, 2023
• UAE Local Mode Sites Table

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.

PROCESSING HISTORY

• ASDC MISR Acquisition Schedule for UAE2

PRODUCT USAGE

• Data Product Specification for MISR Data Products
• Data Product Specification for Specific Products MISR Data Products
• Data Product Specification for the MISR Level 2 Cloud Product - Incorporating the Science Data Processing Interface Control Document
• Data Products Specifications for the MISRLevel 2 Classifiers Product - Incorporating the Science Data Processing Interface
• MISR Science Data Product Guide - May 7, 2012

PRODUCTION HISTORY

• ASDC List of MISR Level 2 Top of Atmosphere/Cloud Classifiers
• ASDC Overview of MISR Data Versioning Index
• MISR Level 2 Current Production Report

PUBLICATIONS

• MISR Peer-Reviewed Publications

USER'S GUIDE

• Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer Project Handbook

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