MISR Level 2 TOA/Cloud Height and Motion parameters V001
MIL2TCSP_1 is the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) Level 2 TOA/Cloud Height and Motion parameters Version 1 product. It contains the Stereo Heights, Stereoscopically Derived Cloud Mask (SDCM) and Cloud Motion Vectors with associated data. 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 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.
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Data Product Specification for MISR - Revision S, April 15, 2011
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Earthdata Search for MIL2TCSP_1 (NASA Application to search, discover, visualize, refine, and access NASA Earth Observation data)
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Data Product Specification for the MISR Level 2 Cloud Product - Incorporating the Science Data Processing Interface Control Document
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MISR Level 2 Cloud Product Quality Statement - September 14, 2012
DOI data set landing page for MIL2TCSP_1
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NASA Earthdata Forum - MISR Project Specific Forum
MISR Paths Tool - Direct File Download (.kml)
MISR Science Data Product Guide - May 7, 2012
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MISR Workshop Presentations, June 2002 - August 2010
Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) Overview Fact Sheet
Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer Project Handbook
Obtaining MISR Data and Information, Presented by Jeff Walter Atmospheric Science Data Center - April 17, 2009 - Direct File Download (.ppt)
Tool to identify MISR Paths/Blocks intersecting a specified lat/lon box
ASDC Direct Data Download for MIL2TCSP_1
NASA Earthdata Content Delivery Network (CDN) Article: Smoke over Athens - The effects of forest fires show up in a multi-satellite view of pollution.
NASA Earthdata Content Delivery Network (CDN) Article: Aerosols over Australia - Researchers explore the links between atmospheric aerosols, climate change, and ultraviolet rays.
NASA Earthdata Content Delivery Network (CDN) Article: Cloudy with a chance of Drizzle - By analyzing data from the MISR instrument, scientists discover that a unique type of cloud formation is much more prevalent than was previously believed.
NASA Earthdata Content Delivery Network (CDN) Article: Following the World Trade Center plume - Remote sensing helps track the drift of harmful pollutants following the World Trade Center collapse.
NASA Earth Observatory Article: Looking at the Moon to Better See Earth - Terra satellite performs manuver that allows all nine of MISR's camera to capture images of the moon.
NASA JPL Photojournal: New Images of Irma's Towering Clouds - MISR passes over Irma over the Dominican Republic as a Category 5 hurricane.
NASA Earth Observatory Article: Squeezing Water from Rock - Survivors of the New Madrid earthquakes reported not only intense ground shaking and land movement, but also an unfamiliar phenomenon of water and sand spouting up through cracks in the Earth's surface.
NASA Earth Observatory Article: Tracking Clouds - Tune in to the evening weather report on any given day, and you'll no doubt see satellite images of clouds.
NASA JPL Images: Tropical Storm Harvey over Texas - After making landfall as a Category 4 hurricane the day before, striking images are captured by MISR as the storm maintained a dangerous tropical storm status.
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ASDC Terra Spacecraft Loss of Accurate Orbit Data Record
ASDC Versioning for the MISR Level 2 Cloud Product
ASDC Overview of MISR File Naming and Versioning Conventions
ASDC Overview of MISR Data Versioning Index
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MISR Quality Statements - September 30, 2014
Data Product Specification for MISR Data Products
Data Product Specification for Specific Products MISR Data Products
Data Product Specification for MISR V4.2 Software Delivery Updates - Revision P, November 19, 2007