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Description

Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) 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 fate of sunlight in Earth environment, 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. MISR Level 2 FIRSTLOOK TOA/Cloud Albedo parameters V001 contains local, restrictive, and expansive albedo, with associated data, produced using ancillary inputs from the previous time period.

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
2007-06-01 to Present
Data Partner
Atmospheric Science Data Center, Science Directorate, Langley Research Center, NASA (NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC)
Concept ID
C3387017704-LARC_CLOUD
Data State
ACTIVE
Number of Files/Granules
86389
Processing Level
2
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Cloud Types ,
Albedo ,
Anisotropy ,
Radiative Forcing ,
Reflectance ,
Cloud Radiative Forcing

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 2 FIRSTLOOK TOA/Cloud Albedo parameters V001 [Dataset]. NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/TERRA/MISR/MIL2TCAF_L2.001 Date Accessed: 2026-09-12

Documents

USER'S GUIDE

ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)

DATA QUALITY

ANOMALIES

PRODUCTION HISTORY

PRODUCT USAGE

GENERAL DOCUMENTATION

MICRO ARTICLE

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