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Description

RICMIAAE_002 is the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) Level 2 Aerosol Product subset for the RICO region version 2. It contains Aerosol optical depth and particle type, with associated atmospheric data over the RICO region.

The MISR instrument consists of nine push-broom cameras that measure radiance in four spectral bands. Global coverage is achieved in nine days. The cameras are arranged with one camera pointing toward the nadir, four forward, and four aftward. It takes seven minutes for all nine cameras to view the same surface location. The view angles relative to the surface reference ellipsoid are 0, 26.1, 45.6, 60.0, and 70.5 degrees. The spectral band shapes are nominally Gaussian, centered at 443, 555, 670, and 865 nm.

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
2000-11-01 to 2005-02-01
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
C3417609406-LARC_CLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
42
Processing Level
2
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Aerosol Extinction ,
Aerosol Particle Properties ,
Particulates ,
Turbidity

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 L2 Aerosol Product subset for the RICO region V002 [Dataset]. NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/TERRA/MISR/RICMIAAE_L2.002 Date Accessed: 2026-09-10

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USER'S GUIDE

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