MISR Level 1B2: Ellipsoid-Projected Radiance for VBBE Region

VBEMIB2E_003 is a Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) Level 1B2 Ellipsoid Product subset for the VBBE region. It contains top-of-atmosphere radiance data, resampled and topographically corrected, captured by nine cameras at different angles in four spectral bands. The dataset is produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze atmospheric particle types and trends based on multi-angle radiance measurements.
• Classify cloud types and heights based on spectral and angular reflectance data.
• Monitor land surface cover and vegetation canopy structure based on multi-spectral, multi-angle observations.
• Study the angular reflectance properties of Earth's surface for climate modeling.

Strengths

• Data is geometrically and topographically corrected, suggesting a processed, analysis-ready state.
• Provides multi-angle observations from nine cameras at 0, 26.1, 45.6, 60.0, and 70.5-degree view angles.
• Includes four spectral bands centered at 443, 555, 670, and 865 nm, covering blue, green, red, and near-infrared wavelengths.

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.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Data collected by the MISR instrument on a satellite platform, processed by PGE22.

Time Range

Global coverage is achieved in nine days, but specific temporal coverage for this subset is not stated.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 00:14:04.156087; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Subset for the VBBE region; global coverage capability is mentioned.