MISR Level 2 Land Surface Product for the GoMACCS Region

The GoMACCS region subset of the MISR Level 2 Land Surface Product contains information on land directional reflectance, albedos, fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation (FPAR), and terrain-referenced geometric parameters. The data is produced by NASA's Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR), which captures Earth's surface in 9 directions and 4 spectral wavelengths. The dataset was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling land surface albedo and reflectance based on multi-angle spectral data.
• Analyzing vegetation canopy structure and FPAR for ecological studies.
• Monitoring atmospheric aerosols and cloud properties over the GoMACCS region.
• Studying long-term trends in land surface cover and radiative properties.

Strengths

• Data is captured from 9 different viewing angles, providing multi-perspective observations.
• Includes measurements across 4 spectral wavelengths (blue, green, red, near-infrared).
• Produced by NASA, an authoritative source for Earth science data.

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.
• Data is specific to the GoMACCS region, limiting geographic generalizability.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Collection Method

Satellite remote sensing via the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) instrument.

Time Range

Likely contains time-series data for monitoring monthly, seasonal, and long-term trends.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 00:39:32.325976; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Subset for the GoMACCS region.