MISR Level 3: Daily Global Land Surface Reflectance and Vegetation Indices

A daily statistical summary of land surface parameters from the MISR satellite instrument, reported on a 0.5-degree by 0.5-degree global grid. The product includes directional hemispherical reflectance (DHR), fractional absorbed photosynthetically active radiation (FPAR), and NDVI, classified into six vegetated and one non-vegetated type. Data collection is complete, produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Modeling vegetation health and productivity based on daily FPAR and NDVI values.
• Analyzing land surface reflectance anisotropy using the BRF model parameters.
• Classifying global land cover types based on the six vegetated and one non-vegetated categories.
• Studying spectral reflectance properties across four spectral bands (443, 555, 670, 865 nm).

Strengths

• Provides a daily global summary on a consistent 0.5-degree geographic grid.
• Contains multiple derived vegetation and reflectance parameters (DHR, DHR-PAR, DHR-NIR, FPAR, NDVI, BRF).
• Data collection is stated as complete, offering a finalized record.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Derived from the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) instrument's nine push-broom cameras.

Time Range

Daily coverage; global coverage achieved in nine days.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 00:10:32.692085; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Global