MISR Level 1B2 Ellipsoid Data: Multi-angle Top-of-Atmosphere Radiance

Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) Level 1B2 Ellipsoid Data Version 4 contains Ellipsoid-projected Top-of-Atmosphere Radiance, resampled and topographically corrected. The MISR instrument views Earth with 9 cameras pointed in different directions, imaging each surface piece in 4 wavelengths. Data collection for this product is ongoing.

Use Cases

• Analyze atmospheric particle types and trends based on multi-angle radiance data
• Monitor cloud amounts, types, and heights based on spectral and angular information
• Study land surface cover distribution and vegetation canopy structure based on corrected surface radiance

Strengths

• Data is geometrically corrected by PGE22 and topographically corrected
• Provides radiance data from 9 camera angles and 4 spectral wavelengths
• Designed to monitor monthly, seasonal, and long-term trends

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

Collection Method

Data is collected by the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) instrument on a satellite.

Geography

Global