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Description

CAR mission Skukuza measured bidirectional reflection functions over different natural surfaces and ecosystems in southern Africa. The measurements were conducted to characterize surface anisotropy in support of the CAR SAFARI mission and to validate products from NASA's Earth Observing System satellites.

This data set consists of observations made with the CAR instrument and includes values for bidirectional reflectance factor at varying spectral bands.

Product Summary

Platforms
AC-690A
Instruments
CAR
Spatial Extent

N: -24.7593 S: -25.1111 E: 31.8365 W: 31.3266

Geographic Region
ATLANTIC OCEAN ,
VIRGINIA
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2005-05-18 to 2007-01-01
Data Partner
Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (formerly Goddard DAAC), Terrestrial Information Systems Laboratory, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA (NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/TISL/GESDI
Concept ID
C1617621694-GES_DISC
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
55
Processing Level
1
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Reflectance ,
Reflectance ,
Reflectance

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

Gatebe, C. (2018). CAR SKUKUZA BRDF Measurements V2 [Data set]. NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/3NEABMVV58N2 Date Accessed: 2025-12-16

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