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United Arab Emirates - Unified Aerosol Experiment (UAE2) 2004

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The United Arab Emirates-Unified Aerosol Experiment (UAE2) 2004 field campaign scheduled for August 1 - October 31, 2004 targets the coastal and desert regions of the United Arab Emirates. The main scientific goal is to evaluate and improve satellite derived aerosol and ocean products commonly used by the scientific community. Over 20 research laboratories are participating in the field campaign.

The Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) team defines the UAE region by the lat/lon coordinates 27N, 50E to 21N, 57E which corresponds to MISR Paths 155 - 166 and Blocks 68 - 74. MISR's mission objectives involve satellite calibration and validation of new MISR aerosol and aerosol height algorithms over dark water under mixed aerosol conditions and over bright surfaces with significant dust.

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Composite: 11 Aug 2004, orbit 24726, path 159.
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Browse | Local Mode Radiances | Cloud/Aerosol | Regional Summary

For convenience in ordering the UAE specific data products, select Shortname in the data tables below.

Browse and Geometric Products
Description Shortname (select to order) Documentation
Color browse image for each camera, 2.2 km resolution. MISBR  
Geometric parameters - sun and view angles. MIB2GEOP L1 Quality Statements

 

Local Mode Radiances (UAE Local Mode Sites)
Description Shortname (select to order) Documentation
Top of Atmosphere (TOA) radiance, ellipsoid projected for specific 300 km by 360 km UAE sites. MB2LME L1 Quality Statements
Same as MB2LME except in non-stacked block format. UAEM1LME
TOA radiance, terrain projected for specific 300 km by 360 km UAE sites. MB2LMT
Same as MB2LMT except in non-stacked block format. UAEM1LMT

 

Subset Radiance, Aerosol, Cloud, and Surface Products
[available in both stacked block and non-stacked block (conv) formats]
Description Shortname (select to order) Documentation
TOA radiance, ellipsoid projected UAEMIB2E V002 | UAEMIB2E V003 L1 Quality Statements
TOA radiance, terrain projected UAEMIB2T V002 | UAEMIB2T V003
Radiometric Camera-by-camera Cloud Mask. UAEMIRCM
Cloud classification. UAEMITCL L2 Cloud Quality Statements
Cloud albedo. UAEMITAL
Stereoscopically-derived cloud product. UAEMITST
Land surface product. UAEMIALS L2 AS Quality Statements
Aerosol product. (File version details)
File version F07_0015 has better overall particle properties.
File version F08_0016 has improved cloud screening procedure resulting in better aerosol optical depth. 		UAEMIAAE

 

Regional Summary Products
Description Shortnames (select to order) Documentation
TOA Radiances as Daily and Monthly averages UAEMRDRD, UAEMRMRD L3 Quality Statements
Land Surface products as Daily and Monthly averages UAEMRDLS, UAEMRMLS
Aerosol products as Daily and Monthly averages UAEMRDAE, UAEMRMAE

 

UAE Local Mode Sites
Location Path Block
Al_Dhafra 160 71
Al_Fujayrah 159, 160 70
Al_Qurayni 160 73
Ar_Ruways 161, 162 71
Bahrain 164 70
EastGulfOman 155, 156, 157 72
Gulf_of_Oman 158 70
Qatar 162, 163 70
Saih_Salem 159 71
SolarVillage 165, 166 71
UAE_Desert 160 72
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MISR Local Mode Sites.
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