Description
Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) is designed to view Earth with cameras pointed in 9 different directions. As the instrument flies overhead, each piece of Earth's surface below is successfully imaged by all nine cameras in 4 wavelengths (blue, green, red, and near-infrared). The goal of MISR is to improve our understanding of the fate of sunlight in Earth's environment 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. MISR Level 2 TOA/Cloud Height and Motion parameters V002 contains the Stereo Heights, Stereoscopically Derived Cloud Mask (SDCM), and Cloud Motion Vectors with associated data.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
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| View this dataset's data citation policy | HTML | How to cite ASDC data | Open resource |
| Download this dataset | HTML | ASDC Direct Data Download for MIL2TCSP_002 | Open resource |
| View documentation related to this dataset | Overview of MISR Data at the ASDC, 2023 | Open resource | |
| View this dataset's product usage | Data Product Specification for the MISR Level 2 Cloud Product - Incorporating the Science Data Processing Interface Control Document | Open resource | |
| View this dataset's product usage | Data Product Specification for MISR Data Products | Open resource | |
| View this dataset's product usage | Data Product Specification for Specific Products MISR Data Products | Open resource | |
| View this dataset's user's guide | Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer Project Handbook | Open resource | |
| View this dataset's product usage | MISR Science Data Product Guide - May 7, 2012 | Open resource | |
| View this dataset's data quality document | MISR Quality Statements for New Products | Open resource | |
| View this dataset's data quality document | MISR Level 2 Cloud Product Quality Statement - September 14, 2012 | Open resource | |
| View this dataset's documented anomalies | ASDC Terra Spacecraft Loss of Accurate Orbit Data Record | Open resource | |
| Downloadable software applications | KML | MISR Paths Tool - Direct File Download (.kml) | Open resource |
| View documentation related to this dataset | ASDC Overview of MISR File Naming and Versioning Conventions | Open resource | |
| View this dataset's production history | ASDC Overview of MISR Data Versioning Index | Open resource | |
| View this dataset's production history | ASDC Versioning for the MISR Level 2 Cloud Product | Open resource | |
| Visit this dataset's data center's home page | HTML | ASDC Data and Information for MISR | Open resource |
| View a micro article on this dataset | 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. | Open resource | |
| View a micro article on this dataset | NASA Earthdata Content Delivery Network (CDN) Article: Aerosols over Australia - Researchers explore the links between atmospheric aerosols, climate change, and ultraviolet rays. | Open resource | |
| View a micro article on this dataset | NASA Earthdata Content Delivery Network (CDN) Article: Smoke over Athens - The effects of forest fires show up in a multi-satellite view of pollution. | Open resource | |
| View a micro article on this dataset | 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. | Open resource | |
| This dataset's landing page | HTML | DOI data set landing page for MIL2TCSP_002 | Open resource |
| View this dataset's algorithm theoretical basis document | HTML | NASA EOS ATB Documents: MISR | Open resource |
| View this dataset's production history | HTML | MISR Level 2 New Production Report | Open resource |
| Use this dataset in a web based tool | HTML | MISR Order and Customization Tool | Open resource |
| Use this dataset in a web based tool | HTML | Tool to identify MISR Paths/Blocks intersecting a specified lat/lon box | Open resource |
| The dataset's project home page | HTML | MISR project home page | Open resource |
| View this dataset's publications | HTML | MISR Peer-Reviewed Publications | Open resource |
| Use OPeNDAP to access the dataset's data | HTML | OPeNDAP data access for MIL2TCSP_002 | 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 MIL2TCSP_002 (NASA Application to search, discover, visualize, refine, and access NASA Earth Observation data)" | Open resource |
| The dataset's project home page | HTML | TERRA Overview | Open resource |
| View a micro article on this dataset | HTML | 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. | Open resource |