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MISR Level 2 TOA/Cloud Versioning

MISR Level 2 Top of Atmosphere/Cloud Albedo Product

Processing Status

ESDT Product File Name Prefix Current Quality Designations
MIL2TCAL
MIL2TCAF		 MISR_AM1_TC_ALBEDO
  • Stage 1 Validated: Local, Restrictive and Expansive Albedos (except at high latitudes), texture indices
  • Provisional: Broadband Albedos, other albedos over snow-ice
MISR maturity level definitions | Quality Summary

Ver. # Production
Start Date		 Product Updates Quality Transition
Current
F05_0010		 06/01/2007 Data Product Specification Rev P.

This version marks the beginning of FIRSTLOOK vs. FINAL processing.
Software failures with previous version (due to floating-point round-off in TASC indexing) corrected. Minimal change in science results from version F05_0009.
The Broadband Albedos are incorrect and should not be used!

New ancillary files:
  • MISR_AM1_PGE8C_PCS_CONFIG_F02_0006.txt
  • MISR_AM1_TASC_<month>__<year>_F02_03.hdf
  • MISR_AM1_ADMCERES_F01_0001.hdf
  
F05_0009 06/01/2007 Data Product Specification Rev O.

This version marks the beginning of FIRSTLOOK vs. FINAL processing.
Clear-Sky albedos are now calculated using CERES' Angular Distribution Models.
LocalAlbedoBroadband was added to the product.
The Broadband Albedos are incorrect and should not be used!.

New ancillary files:
  • MISR_AM1_PGE8C_PCS_CONFIG_F02_0006.txt
  • MISR_AM1_TASC_<month>__<year>_F02_03.hdf
  • MISR_AM1_ADMCERES_F01_0001.hdf
  
F04_0008 02/21/2006 Data Product Specification Rev N.

Errors in TC_STEREO data corrected.

  
F04_0007 12/01/2005 All version F04_0007 files covering orbits 31669 to 32870 have been affected by errors in the TC_STEREO data. See Quality Statement for details.
Use with caution!		  
F04_0007 11/28/2004 Data Product Specification Rev L.

Broadband albedos implemented. Grey level difference vectors now properly normalized.

New ancillary files:
  • MISR_AM1_TC_AL_SCI_CONFIG_F05_0007.txt
  • MISR_AM1_PGE8C_PCS_CONFIG_F02_0005.txt
  • MISR_AM1_CSSC_F01_04.hdf
  • Provisional: Broadband albedos
F03_0006 02/04/2004 Data Product Specification Rev J.

Radiometric errors corrected.

  
F03_0005 12/08/2003

All version F03_0005 files covering orbits 15707-16930 and 21023-21823 were removed from the archive because they were processed with radiometric errors.
Do not use!

  
F03_0005 08/13/2003 Data Product Specification Rev J.

Grey-Level Difference Vectors implemented. Block Center Times for AN camera added to product. New ancillary files:

  • MISR_AM1_TC_AL_SCI_CONFIG_F04_0006.txt
  • Stage 1 Validated: Texture Indices
F02_0004 11/12/2002 Data Product Specification Rev G.

Restrictive and Expansive albedos turned back on. Reflecting Level Parameters use new backwards projection algorithm. WithoutWinds version of RLRA and StereoHeight data used in albedo calculation. Level 1 Orbit-QA flag added to file.

New ancillary files:
  • MISR_AM1_TC_AL_SCI_CONFIG_F03_0004.txt
  • Stage 1 Validated: All Albedos (except at high latitudes), BRF's registered to RLRA
F01_0003 04/15/2002

No software change. The quality designation of some of the Albedo fields was changed as a result of improvements in the quality of the Stereo Heights input.

New ancillary files:
  • MISR_AM1_TC_AL_SCI_CONFIG_F02_0003.txt
  • Provisional: Local Albedo
Baseline:
F01_0003		 09/27/2001

Initial baseline for Level 2 TC Albedo public release. Includes only Local Albedo portion of the product at this time.

Baseline ancillary files:
  • MISR_AM1_ARP_INFLTCAL_T009_F02_0001.hdf
  • MISR_AM1_ARP_CONFIG_F02_0002.hdf
  • MISR_AM1_ARP_PRFLTCAL_F02_0004.hdf
  • MISR_AM1_ARP_PRFLTCHAR_F02_0002.hdf
  • MISR_AM1_AGP_Pxxx_F01_24.hdf
  • MISR_AM1_CSSC_T001_F01_03.hdf
  • MISR_AM1_AZM_F01_01.hdf
  • Beta: all parameters

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