Description
DSOCVR EPIC_L2 MAIAC-Daily_01 contains plots of data generated from DSCOVR_EPIC_L2_MAIAC_03, the DSCOVR EPIC L2 Multi-Angle Implementation of Atmospheric Correction (MAIAC) Version 03 data product. Data collection for this product is ongoing.
The datasets visualized include Aerosol Layer Height (ALH), Aerosol Optical Depth, and Single Scattering Albedo at 340nm, 388nm, 443nm, 551 nm, 680nm, and 780nm.
Level 2 Multi-Angle Implementation of Atmospheric Correction (MAIAC) provides an interdisciplinary suite of products for the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC). The current version 3 reports the following products:
a) Atmosphere: cloud mask, global aerosol optical depth at 443nm and 551nm, fine mode fraction (over the ocean), aerosol layer height (ALH) globally, and spectral aerosol absorption for detected biomass burning or mineral dust aerosols. The absorption information includes single scattering albedo at 340-780nm range, imaginary refractive index at 680nm (k0), and Spectral Absorption Exponent (SAE) characterizing spectral increase of imaginary refractive index from Red towards UV wavelengths. The aerosol optical properties {AOD, ALH, k0, SAE} are retrieved simultaneously by matching EPIC measurements in the UV-NIR range, including atmospheric oxygen A- and B-bands.
b) Land: atmospherically corrected spectral bidirectional reflectance factors (BRF) along with Lambertian surface reflectance and bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF) for the backscattering view geometries of EPIC. The BRDF is represented by three parameters of the Ross-Thick Li-Sparse model.
c) Ocean: Water leaving reflectance (non-dimensional) at Ultraviolet-Visible (UV-Vis) bands.
The parameters are provided at 10 km resolution on a zonal sinusoidal grid with a 1—to 2-hour temporal frequency. MAIAC version 03 also provides gap-filled global composite products for the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) over land and water, leaving reflectance in 5 UV-Vis bands over the global ocean. The composite products represent a weighted running average where the weight of the latest observation is maximized towards the local noon and low aerosol conditions.
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| The dataset's project home page | HTML | ASDC Data and Information for DSCOVR | Open resource |
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| This dataset's landing page | HTML | DOI data set landing page for DSCOVR_EPIC_L2_MAIAC-DAILY_01 | Open resource |
| The dataset's project home page | HTML | EPIC URL | Open resource |
| The dataset's project home page | HTML | Publications Listing for DSCOVR EPIC | Open resource |
| Google Scholar search results | HTML | Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. | Open resource |
| Download this dataset through Earthdata Search | HTML | Earthdata Search for DSCOVR_EPIC_L2_MAIAC-DAILY_01 (NASA Application to search, discover, visualize, refine, and access NASA Earth Observation data) | Open resource |