MISR Level 2 Land Surface Parameters for the UAE Region

Nine push-broom cameras on the MISR instrument capture land surface data in four spectral bands across nine different view angles. This subset for the UAE region contains directional reflectance, albedos, fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation (FPAR), and terrain-referenced geometric parameters. The dataset is produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling land surface reflectance anisotropy based on multi-angle camera data.
• Estimating vegetation productivity and health based on FPAR and spectral albedo parameters.
• Analyzing atmospheric aerosol types and distributions based on directional radiance measurements.
• Monitoring long-term trends in land cover and surface radiative properties for the UAE region.

Strengths

• Data is captured from nine cameras at distinct view angles (0, 26.1, 45.6, 60.0, and 70.5 degrees), providing multi-angular information.
• Measurements are taken in four spectral bands centered at 443, 555, 670, and 865 nm.
• The dataset is produced by the authoritative National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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

Collected by the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) instrument on a satellite platform.

Time Range

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 00:12:50.770410; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Subset for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) region.