MISR Level 2
Entry Title: MISR L2 TOA/Cloud Stereo Product subset for the SAMUM region V002
Entry ID: SAMMI2ST_2
Clouds Radiation Budget
Description
SAMMI2ST_2 is the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) Level 2 TOA/Cloud Stereo Product subset for the SAMUM region Version 2 . It contains the Stereoscopically Derived Cloud Mask (SDCM), cloud winds, Reflecting Level Reference Altitude (RLRA), with associated data for the SAMUM_2006 theme.
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VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
- NASA EOS ATB Documents: MISR
ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)
- How to cite ASDC data
DATA CITATION POLICY
- ASDC Overview of MISR File Naming and Versioning Conventions
- Overview of MISR Data at the ASDC, 2023
GENERAL DOCUMENTATION
- NASA Earthdata Content Delivery Network (CDN) Article: Aerosols over Australia - Researchers explore the links between atmospheric aerosols, climate change, and ultraviolet rays.
- 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.
- 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.
- NASA Earthdata Content Delivery Network (CDN) Article: Smoke over Athens - The effects of forest fires show up in a multi-satellite view of pollution.
- 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.
MICRO ARTICLE
- Data Product Specification for MISR Data Products
- Data Product Specification for Specific Products MISR Data Products
- Data Product Specification for the MISR Level 2 Cloud Product - Incorporating the Science Data Processing Interface Control Document
- MISR Science Data Product Guide - May 7, 2012
PRODUCT USAGE
- ASDC Overview of MISR Data Versioning Index
PRODUCTION HISTORY
- MISR Peer-Reviewed Publications
PUBLICATIONS
Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
- LAND USE CLASSES
- CLOUD HEIGHT > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUDS
- LAND USE/LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION
- SURFACE RADIATIVE PROPERTIES
- CLOUD FREQUENCY > CLOUD PROPERTIES
Data Distribution
File Format(s):
HDF-EOS2
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Spatial Information
Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian
Temporal Information
Temporal Coverage: 2006-05-12 - 2006-06-14
Temporal Resolution: about 15 orbits/day