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Description

MI3MAER_2 is the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) Level 3 Component Global Aerosol Regional public Product covering a month version 2. It contains a monthly statistical summary of aerosol optical depth (AOD) and single scattering albedo (SSA) model parameters. Data collection for this product was complete in August 2007.

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

This version was created for the public data produced by MISR Level 3 PGEs.

Product Summary

Platforms
Terra
Instruments
MISR
Projects
MISR
Spatial Extent

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

Spatial Resolution
0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
Location
,
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
2002-03-01 to 2007-09-30
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
C3422083896-LARC_CLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
5
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Aerosol Particle Properties ,
Turbidity ,
Aerosols ,
Aerosol Extinction ,
Air Quality ,
Particulates

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 3 Component Global Aerosol Regional public Product covering a month V002 [Dataset]. NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/TERRA/MISR/MI3MAER_L3.002 Date Accessed: 2026-09-15

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USER'S GUIDE

ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)

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