MISR TASC V002: Global Terrestrial Atmosphere and Surface Climatology

MIANTASC_002 is the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer Terrestrial Atmosphere and Surface Climatology dataset version 2. It is produced by the MISR Science Computing Facility and consists of monthly HDF-EOS Grid files with a 1.0 x 1.0 degree resolution. The data originates from nine push-broom cameras measuring radiance in four spectral bands to achieve global coverage in nine days.

Use Cases

• Modeling surface reflectance anisotropy based on nine camera angles at 0, 26.1, 45.6, 60.0, and 70.5 degrees.
• Analyzing global atmospheric and land surface climatology based on monthly aggregated data.
• Developing algorithms for satellite-derived products using four spectral bands centered at 443, 555, 670, and 865 nm.
• Studying temporal changes in terrestrial indicators using data with a nine-day global revisit cycle.

Strengths

• Data is collected from nine cameras providing multi-angle observations.
• Global coverage is achieved with a nine-day revisit cycle.
• Spectral measurements are made in four bands centered at specific wavelengths (443, 555, 670, 865 nm).
• Spatial resolution is explicitly defined as 1.0 x 1.0 degrees.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration, MISR Science Computing Facility, Atmospheric Science Data Center

Collection Method

Generated from the MISR instrument's nine push-broom cameras and processed into Level 2 products.

Time Range

Monthly data files suggest ongoing temporal coverage.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 00:36:16.093337; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Global coverage.