MISR Level 2 TOA/Cloud Albedo parameters V002

Description

Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) 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. MISR Level 2 TOA/Cloud Albedo parameters V002 contains local, restrictive, and expansive albedo, with associated data.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.5067%2FTerra%2FMISR%2FMIL2TCAL_L2.002
21 The product quality assessment may be downloaded directly from this link http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/PRODOCS/misr/Quality_Summaries/L2_Cloud_Products.html

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  • atmospheric-radiation
  • atmosphere
  • clouds
  • earth-science

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