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Description

MI1B2E_004 is the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) Level 1B2 Ellipsoid Data Version 4 product. It contains Ellipsoid-projected Top-of-Atmosphere (TOA) Radiance, resampled at the surface and topographically corrected, as well as geometrically corrected by PGE22. Data collection for this product is ongoing.

MISR itself is an instrument designed to view Earth with cameras pointed in 9 different directions. As the instrument flies overhead, each piece of Earth's surface below is successively imaged by all 9 cameras, in each of 4 wavelengths (blue, green, red, and near-infrared). The goal of MISR is to improve our understanding of the affects of sunlight on Earth, as well as 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

Incremented VersionID value to 3 to indicate the new geometrically corrected L1B2 Ellipsoid product

Product Summary

Platforms
Terra
Instruments
MISR
Projects
MISR
Location
GLOBAL
Granule Spatial Representation
ORBIT
Temporal Extent
1999-12-18 to Present
Data Partner
Atmospheric Science Data Center, Science Directorate, Langley Research Center, NASA (NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC)
Concept ID
C2854334599-LARC_CLOUD
Data State
ACTIVE
Number of Files/Granules
181838
Processing Level
1B
Published
Science Keywords
Surface Pressure ,
Atmospheric Pressure ,
Atmospheric Temperature ,
VISIBLE IMAGERY ,
Surface Temperature ,
Visible Wavelengths

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 Level 1B2 Ellipsoid Data V004 [Dataset]. NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/TERRA/MISR/MI1B2E_L1.004 Date Accessed: 2026-09-12

Documents

USER'S GUIDE

PI DOCUMENTATION

ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)

DATA PRODUCT SPECIFICATION

DATA QUALITY

ANOMALIES

PRODUCTION HISTORY

PRODUCT USAGE

GENERAL DOCUMENTATION

DATA CITATION GUIDELINES

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