MISR Level 3 Cloud Top Height-Optical Depth Product covering a quarter (seasonal)
MIL3QCOD_1 is the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) Level 3 Cloud Top Height-Optical Depth Product covering a quarter (seasonal) version 1. 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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| Spatial Extent: | Bounding Rectangle: N: 90.0 S: -90.0 E: 180.0 W: -180.0 |
Data Format(s): | Distribution: HDF-EOS2 |
| Temporal Extent: | Platform(s): | Terra | |
| Data Center(s): | NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC | Instrument(s): | MISR |
| Version: | 1 | ||
- DATA CITATION POLICY: https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/citing-data, How to cite ASDC data
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/project/MISR, ASDC Data and Information for MISR
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/tools-and-services, Links to tools available through the ASDC
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/misr/observing_concept.pdf, MISR Observing Concept Fact Sheet
- USER'S GUIDE: https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/misr/ASDC_MISR_Overview_2015.pdf, Overview of MISR Data at the ASDC, 2015
- PI DOCUMENTATION: https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/misr/misr_workshop.pdf, MISR Workshop Presentations, June 2002 - August 2010
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/misr/overview_misr.pdf, Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) Overview Fact Sheet
- USER'S GUIDE: https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/misr/guide/misr_ov2.pdf, Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer Project Handbook
- ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD): https://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/atbd-category/45, NASA EOS ATB Documents: MISR
- PI DOCUMENTATION: https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/misr/obtaining_misr_data.ppt, Obtaining MISR Data and Information, Presented by Jeff Walter Atmospheric Science Data Center - April 17, 2009 - Direct File Download (.ppt)
- ANOMALIES: https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/misr/terra-maneuvers.html, ASDC Terra Spacecraft Loss of Accurate Orbit Data Record
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/misr/version/file_descriptions.html, ASDC Overview of MISR File Naming and Versioning Conventions
Collection Information
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Version Description
Initial Version of Product -
DOI
10.5067/TERRA/MISR/MIL3QCOD.001
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Data Identification
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Processing Level
3
- Quality
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Collection Progress
Active
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Access Constraints
4.0
No access constraints
Data Dates
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Acquisition Information
Projects
| Project Short Name | Campaigns | Project Dates |
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| MISR | No campaigns listed. | No dates provided. |
Temporal Information
Spatial Information
| Coverage Type | Zone Identifier | Geometry | Granule Representation |
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| HORIZONTAL | CARTESIAN | CARTESIAN |
Location Keywords
Data Centers
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NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC
ARCHIVERAtmospheric Science Data Center, Science Directorate, Langley Research Center, NASA
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Data Contacts
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DAVID, DR. Diner
InvestigatorDAVID, DR. Diner
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena, CA 91109-8099
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ASDC USER SERVICES
Data Center ContactASDC USER SERVICES
NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC-
NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center
User and Data Services
NASA Langley Research Center
Hampton, VA 23681-2199
757-864-8656
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Archive And Distribution Information
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Format: HDF-EOS2
Format Type: Native