Dataset
YET TO BE ARCHVIED: MISR Level 2 TOA/Cloud Albedo Data (MIL2TCAL)
Abstract
Data products produced from the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR), on-board EOS Terra. MISR is a unique instrument that has 9 cameras all pointing towards different directions, taking images in each of blue, green, red and infra-red band spectrum (centre wavelengths are 446, 558, 672 and 867 nm respectively). The information is used to investigate how sunlight scatters in the atmosphere in different natural conditions, and distinguish types of clouds, atmospheric particles and surfaces. The red and infra-red bands are used for vegetated surface identification and marine aerosol studies. The green band is used to study the albedo, while the blue band aids in the determination of particle size of the aerosol. EOS Terra is a satellite in the Earth Observation System, a group of polar-orbiting satellites which are dedicated to study Earth's climate.
NOTE 29/10/2015 GAP: this record has been created in anticipation of these data coming over from the QA4ECV group workspace. It may never arrive.
Details
| Previous Info: |
No news update for this record
|
|---|---|
| Previously used record identifiers: |
No related previous identifiers.
|
| Access rules: |
Access to these data is available to any registered CEDA user. Please Login or Register for an account to gain access.
Use of these data is covered by the following licence: https://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/citing-asdc-data. When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record. |
| Data lineage: |
The data were obtained by the MISR Science Team, which were then downloaded and made available by the Quality Assurance for Essential Climate Variable (QA4ECV) Team to the NEODC for archiving after completeness checks had been carried out using MD5 checksums to ensure bitwise complete transfers. |
| File Format: |
Not defined
|
Related Documents
Process overview
Instrument/Platform pairings
| Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) | Deployed on: Terra Satellite, part of the Earth Observation System Morning Constellation (EOS-AM) |
Mobile platform operations
| Mobile Platform Operation 1 | Terra Satellite orbit details |
Computation Element: 1
| Title | DETAILS NEEDED - COMPUTATION CREATED FOR SATELLITE COMPOSITE. deployed on Terra Satellite, part of the Earth Observation System Morning Constellation (EOS-AM) |
| Abstract | This computation involved: DETAILS NEEDED - COMPUTATION CREATED FOR SATELLITE COMPOSITE. deployed on Terra Satellite, part of the Earth Observation System Morning Constellation (EOS-AM). |
| Input Description | None |
| Output Description | None |
| Software Reference | None |
| Output Description | None |
No variables found.
Temporal Range
2000-02-24T00:00:00
Ongoing
Geographic Extent
90.0000° |
||
-180.0000° |
180.0000° |
|
-90.0000° |