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Description

CARMIAAE_002 is the MISR L2 Aerosol Product subset for the ICARTT region V002 product. It contains aerosol optical depth and particle type, with associated atmospheric data over the region covered by the ICARTT_2004 theme.

MISR is designed to view Earth with cameras in 9 different directions. As the instrument flies overhead, all nine cameras successfully imaged each piece of Earth's surface below in 4 wavelengths (blue, green, red, and near-infrared). MISR aims to improve our understanding of the effects of sunlight on Earth and distinguish different types of clouds, particles, and surfaces. Specifically, MISR monitors the monthly, seasonal, and long-term trends in three areas: 1) amount and type of atmospheric particles (aerosols), including those formed by natural sources and by human activities; 2) amounts, types, and heights of clouds, and 3) distribution of land surface cover, including vegetation canopy structure.

Version Description

Initial Version

Product Summary

Platforms
Terra
Instruments
MISR
Projects
MISR
Spatial Extent

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Location
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
ORBIT
Temporal Extent
2004-07-31 to 2004-11-02
Data Partner
Atmospheric Science Data Center, Science Directorate, Langley Research Center, NASA (NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC) ,
Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer Team, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA (NASA/JPL/MISR)
Concept ID
C3417609165-LARC_CLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
270
Processing Level
2
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Aerosol Extinction ,
Aerosol Particle Properties ,
Particulates ,
Turbidity

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

DINER, D. A. V. I. D. (2026). MISR L2 Aerosol Product subset for the ICARTT region V002 [Dataset]. NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/AM-1/MISR_ICARTT/CARMIAAE_L2.002 Date Accessed: 2026-09-12

Documents

USER'S GUIDE

ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)

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PRODUCTION HISTORY

PRODUCT USAGE

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MICRO ARTICLE

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