MISR V002: Land Surface Reflectance and Albedo for VBBE Region

VBEMI2LS_002 is a Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) Level 2 Land Surface Product subset for the VBBE region. It contains data on land directional reflectance, spectral and PAR-integrated albedos, fraction of absorbed PAR, and terrain-referenced geometric parameters, collected by NASA's MISR instrument which uses nine cameras at four spectral bands. The instrument achieves global coverage in nine days, with view angles at 0, 26.1, 45.6, -60.0, and -70.5 degrees relative to the surface.

Use Cases

• Modeling land surface bidirectional reflectance distribution functions based on multi-angle directional reflectance properties.
• Estimating vegetation productivity and health based on fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation (FPAR) data.
• Analyzing surface energy balance and climate impacts based on spectral and PAR-integrated albedos.
• Monitoring atmospheric particle (aerosol) trends based on associated radiation parameters.
• Studying land cover distribution and changes based on terrain-referenced geometric parameters.

Strengths

• Data is collected from nine cameras at four spectral bands (443, 555, 670, 865 nm), providing multi-angle and multi-spectral information.
• The instrument achieves global coverage in nine days, suggesting a systematic observation schedule.
• Product includes derived parameters like albedos and FPAR, which are directly useful for analysis.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is a subset for the VBBE region, which may limit geographic generalizability.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Collected by the MISR instrument's nine push-broom cameras on a satellite platform.

Time Range

Likely contains data from the MISR instrument's operational period; specific temporal coverage for this subset is not stated.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 00:12:14.152604; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Subset for the VBBE region; the instrument provides global coverage.