MISR Level 1B2: Multi-Angle Satellite Radiance for the UAE Region

A version 3 subset of Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) Level 1B2 Ellipsoid Data for the United Arab Emirates region, last updated in March 2026. It contains top-of-atmosphere radiance data from nine cameras at different angles, projected to an ellipsoid and corrected for topography and geometry. The data, produced by NASA's PGE22 processor, measures radiance in four spectral bands (443, 555, 670, and 865 nm) to monitor aerosols, clouds, and land surface cover.

Use Cases

• Analyze aerosol types and concentrations based on multi-angle radiance measurements.
• Classify cloud types and heights using the nine different camera view angles.
• Monitor vegetation canopy structure and land surface cover distribution via four spectral bands.
• Study the angular reflectance properties of surfaces in the UAE region.

Strengths

• Data is topographically and geometrically corrected, likely improving spatial accuracy.
• Provides radiance measurements from nine distinct view angles (0 to 70.5 degrees).
• Captures data in four spectral bands (blue, green, red, near-infrared) for spectral analysis.

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.
• Data is a regional subset, limiting global analysis.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Collected by the MISR instrument's nine push-broom cameras on a satellite platform, processed by PGE22.

Time Range

Global coverage is achieved in nine days; specific temporal coverage for the subset is not stated.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 00:13:59.868854; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Subset for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) region.