MISR L2 Aerosol Product: Atmospheric Data for the SAMUM Region

SAMMI2AE_002 is a subset of the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer Level 2 Aerosol Product for the SAMUM_2006 theme. It contains aerosol optical depth, particle type, and associated atmospheric data collected by NASA's MISR instrument, which uses nine cameras at different angles to measure radiance in four spectral bands. The dataset was last updated on March 13, 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling aerosol optical depth distribution based on multi-angle satellite measurements
• Classifying aerosol particle types based on spectral band data centered at 443, 555, 670, and 865 nm
• Analyzing atmospheric conditions for the SAMUM_2006 regional theme
• Studying satellite-derived air quality parameters from nine push-broom cameras

Strengths

• Data originates from NASA's MISR instrument, an authoritative source for satellite-based Earth observation
• Provides multi-angle measurements from nine cameras at view angles of 0, 26.1, 45.6, 60.0, and 70.5 degrees
• Includes measurements across four spectral bands centered at 443, 555, 670, and 865 nm

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Satellite data collected by the MISR instrument's nine push-broom cameras

Time Range

Associated with the SAMUM_2006 theme

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 00:40:52.743880; freshness should be verified

Geography

Subset for the SAMUM region