MISR UAEM1LMT_002: Multi-Angle Satellite Radiance Data for the UAE Region

UAEM1LMT_002 is a subset of the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) Level 1B2 Local Mode Terrain Radiance Data for the United Arab Emirates region. The dataset contains terrain-projected top-of-atmosphere radiance from a single local mode scene, resampled at the surface and topographically corrected. It was produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Monitoring atmospheric aerosol types and amounts based on multi-angle radiance measurements.
• Analyzing cloud amounts, types, and heights using radiance data from nine different view angles.
• Studying land surface cover and vegetation canopy structure distribution from four spectral bands.
• Investigating the angular reflectance properties of surfaces in the blue, green, red, and near-infrared wavelengths.

Strengths

• Data is topographically corrected and terrain-projected, which likely improves surface analysis.
• Provides radiance measurements from nine cameras at view angles of 0, 26.1, 45.6, 60.0, and 70.5 degrees.
• Captures data in 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 is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is a single scene subset for the UAE region, limiting geographic scope.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Collected by the MISR instrument, which consists of nine push-broom cameras on a satellite platform.

Time Range

The description mentions monitoring of monthly, seasonal, and long-term trends, but a specific temporal range for this subset is not provided.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 00:39:57.977328; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Arab Emirates region.