MISR Radiometric Cloud Mask for UAE Region from Nine Camera Angles

Nine push-broom cameras on NASA's MISR instrument capture radiance in four spectral bands to classify scenes as clear or cloudy. The instrument achieves global coverage in nine days, viewing each surface location from multiple angles over seven minutes. This version 3 subset for the UAE region supports monitoring of atmospheric aerosols, cloud properties, and land surface cover trends.

Use Cases

• Classifying scenes as clear or cloudy based on multi-angle radiance data.
• Analyzing cloud type and height distributions using the nine different camera view angles.
• Monitoring atmospheric aerosol trends over the UAE region from the four spectral bands.
• Studying land surface cover and vegetation structure via near-infrared and visible wavelength data.

Strengths

• Data is captured from nine distinct view angles (0, 26.1, 45.6, 60.0, and 70.5 degrees), providing multi-perspective observations.
• Spectral information is collected in four bands centered at 443, 555, 670, and 865 nm.
• Produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), indicating an authoritative source.

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 a regional subset (UAE), which may limit generalizability for global models.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

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

Time Range

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 00:36:37.438621; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Subset for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) region.