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

Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) data provides radiance measurements from nine camera angles in four spectral wavelengths. This subset, processed by NASA, contains topographically and geometrically corrected, ellipsoid-projected Top-of-Atmosphere radiance for the GoMACCS region. MISR aims to monitor long-term trends in atmospheric aerosols, cloud properties, and land surface vegetation.

Use Cases

• Classifying cloud types and heights based on multi-angle radiance data
• Tracking aerosol particle distribution and sources over time
• Analyzing vegetation canopy structure and land surface cover changes
• Developing models for sunlight interaction with Earth's atmosphere and surface

Strengths

• Data is geometrically and topographically corrected, enhancing spatial accuracy
• Provides observations from nine different viewing angles for enhanced scene analysis
• Captures four spectral wavelengths (blue, green, red, near-infrared) for multispectral analysis
• Produced by the authoritative source NASA

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 observations from the MISR instrument, processed by PGE22 software.

Time Range

Likely contains monthly, seasonal, and long-term trend data, but specific temporal coverage is not stated.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 00:14:40.111860; freshness should be verified

Geography

Subset for the GoMACCS region; specific geographic bounds are not detailed.