MISR Level 2 TOA/Cloud Aerosol Product subset for the VBBE region V002

Description

VBEMI2AE_002 is the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) Level 2 TOA/Cloud Aerosol Product subset for the VBBE region version 2. It contains Aerosol optical depth and particle type, with associated atmospheric data. The MISR instrument consists of nine push-broom cameras that measure radiance in four spectral bands. Global coverage is achieved in nine days. The cameras are arranged with one camera pointing toward the nadir, four forward, and four aftward. It takes seven minutes for all nine cameras to view the same surface location. The view angles relative to the surface reference ellipsoid are 0, 26.1, 45.6, 60.0, and 70.5 degrees. The spectral band shapes are nominally Gaussian, centered at 443, 555, 670, and 865 nm. MISR is designed to view Earth with cameras in 9 different directions. As the instrument flies overhead, all nine cameras successfully imaged each piece of Earth's surface below in 4 wavelengths (blue, green, red, and near-infrared). MISR aims to improve our understanding of the effects of sunlight on Earth and 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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33 specific_products.pdf https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/misr/dps/specific_products.pdf
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33 vbbe.pdf https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/misr/field_campaign_imagery/vbbe.pdf
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33 NASA_SOP_2009_Smoke_over_Athens.pdf https://cdn.earthdata.nasa.gov/conduit/upload/1240/NASA_SOP_2009_Smoke_over_Athens.pdf
33 NASA_SOP_2007_Following_the_World_Trade_Center_plume.pdf https://cdn.earthdata.nasa.gov/conduit/upload/1187/NASA_SOP_2007_Following_the_World_Trade_Center_plume.pdf
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33 DPS_AEROSOL_V023.20180125.pdf https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/misr/DPS_AEROSOL_V023.20180125.pdf
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33 L2TC_Cloud_Product.pdf https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/misr/quality_summaries/L2TC_Cloud_Product.pdf
33 vbbe_calendar.pdf https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/misr/vbbe/vbbe_calendar.pdf
21 overview.html https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/misr/field_campaign_imagery/vbbe/regional/overview.html
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33 vbbe.pdf https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/misr/field_campaign_imagery/vbbe.pdf
33 DPS_Cloud_V001.pdf https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/misr/DPS_Cloud_V001.pdf
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33 L2TC_Cloud_Product.pdf https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/misr/quality_summaries/L2TC_Cloud_Product.pdf
33 pge9.pdf https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/misr/version/pge9.pdf
33 vbbe_calendar.pdf https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/misr/vbbe/vbbe_calendar.pdf
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