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CAR INTEXB BRDF Measurements L1 V2 (CAR_INTEXB_BRDF) at GES DISC	2	J-31	CAR	2006-03-03 to 2006-03-19	N: 22.1784 S: 19.1145 E: -93.9624 W: -99.451
CAR INTEX-B Long-range Pollution Transportation L1 V1 (CAR_INTEXB_L1C) at GES DISC	1	J-31	CAR	2006-03-03 to 2006-03-19	N: 22.3245 S: 19.0542 E: -93.5934 W: -99.451
CAR Kuwait Oil Fire BRDF V2 (CAR_KUWAITOILFIRE_BRDF) at GES DISC	2	C-131A	CAR	1991-05-18 to 1991-06-02	N: 28.602 S: 27.8542 E: 49.3732 W: 46.9617
CAR Kuwait Oil Fire Spectral Reflectance L1 V1 (CAR_KUWAITOILFIRE_L1C) at GES DISC	1	C-131A	CAR	1991-05-18 to 1991-06-02	N: 28.7545 S: 26.2602 E: 50.7998 W: 46.9617
CAR LEADEX Arctic Sea Ice and Tundra BRDF Measurements L1 V2 (CAR_LEADEX_BRDF) at GES DISC	2	C-131A	CAR	1992-04-14 to 1992-04-14	N: 73.2009 S: 73.1663 E: -146.8518 W: -146.9726
CAR LEADEX Arctic Sea Ice and Tundra Radiation Measurements L1 V1 (CAR_LEADEX_L1C) at GES DISC	1	C-131A	CAR	1992-04-07 to 1992-04-19	N: 73.9717 S: 69.4298 E: -142.975 W: -155.433
CAR Safari BRDF Measurements L1 V2 (CAR_SAFARI_BRDF) at GES DISC	2	Convair-580	CAR	2000-08-20 to 2000-09-16	N: -14.8019 S: -26.025 E: 32.9708 W: 13.0812
CAR Safari South African Biogeophysics and Biogeochemistry L1 V1 (CAR_SAFARI_L1C) at GES DISC	1	Convair-580	CAR	2000-08-20 to 2000-09-16	N: -14.6484 S: -26.6243 E: 35.3494 W: 11.9202
CAR SCAR-A Sulfates, Clouds, and Radiation-Atlantic BRDF Measurements BRDF V2 (CAR_SCARA_BRDF) at GES DISC	2	C-131A	CAR	1993-07-16 to 1993-07-28	N: 39.92937 S: 36.4796 E: -74.3712 W: -76.4707
CAR SCAR-A Sulfates, Clouds, and Radiation-Atlantic L1 V1 (CAR_SCARA_L1C) at GES DISC	1	C-131A	CAR	1993-07-12 to 1993-07-28	N: 39.9294 S: 36.2555 E: -73.429 W: -77.1809
CAR SCAR-B BRDF Measurements L1 V2 (CAR_SCARB_BRDF) at GES DISC	2	C-131A	CAR	1995-08-18 to 1995-09-06	N: -8.0747 S: -12.7274 E: -47.9698 W: -62.6517
CAR SCAR-B Smoke, Clouds, and Radiation-Brazil L1 V1 (CAR_SCARB_L1C) at GES DISC	1	C-131A	CAR	1995-08-17 to 1995-09-07	N: -7.2875 S: -16.4624 E: -47.9686 W: -63.8871
CAR SKUKUZA BRDF Measurements L1 V2 (CAR_SKUKUZA_BRDF) at GES DISC	2	AC-690A	CAR	2005-05-18 to 2007-01-01	N: -24.7593 S: -25.1111 E: 31.8365 W: 31.3266
CAR Skukuza South African Ecosystems L1 V1 (CAR_SKUKUZA_L1C) at GES DISC	1	AC-690A	CAR	2005-05-18 to 2005-05-20	N: -24.7505 S: -25.4833 E: 31.8365 W: 30.9191
CAR SnowEx17 BRDF Measurements L1 V2 (CAR_SNOWEX17_BRDF) at GES DISC	2	NRL P-3	CAR	2017-02-16 to 2017-02-22	N: 39.3067 S: 37.85813 E: -105.7035 W: -108.24156
CAR SnowEx17 Snow Mass and Energy Measurements L1 V1 (CAR_SNOWEX17_L1C) at GES DISC	1	NRL P-3	CAR	2017-02-16 to 2017-03-04	N: 40.2003 S: 37.6731 E: -78.1139 W: -108.41
CAR TARFOX Tropospheric Aerosol Experiment BRDF V2 (CAR_TARFOX_BRDF) at GES DISC	2	C-131A	CAR	1996-07-27 to 1996-07-27	N: 37.8228 S: 37.7832 E: -72.6308 W: -72.6963
CAR TARFOX Tropospheric Aerosol Radiative Forcing Observational Experiment L1 V1 (CAR_TARFOX_L1C) at GES DISC	1	C-131A	CAR	1996-07-10 to 1996-07-27	N: 39.7427 S: 36.4875 E: -72.576 W: -76.2847
CERES and MISR Along-Track Footprint Radiances, Fluxes, and Clouds Terra-FM1	1	Terra	MODIS, CERES-FM1, CERES SCANNER, MISR, CERES-FM2	2000-04-12 to 2004-11-02		HDF4
CERES and MISR Along-Track Footprint Radiances, Fluxes, and Clouds Terra-FM2	1	Terra	MODIS, CERES-FM1, CERES SCANNER, MISR, CERES-FM2	2000-04-12 to 2005-02-28		HDF4
CERES A-Train Integrated CALIPSO, CloudSat, CERES, and MODIS (CCCM) Merged Release B1	RelB1	CALIPSO, Aqua, CloudSat	CALIOP, MODIS, CERES SCANNER, CERES-FM3, CloudSat-CPR	2006-07-01 to 2011-04-30		HDF4
CERES A-Train Integrated CALIPSO, CloudSat, CERES, and MODIS (CCCM) Merged Release D1	RelD1	CALIPSO, Aqua, CloudSat	CALIOP, CERES-FM3, MODIS, CloudSat-CPR	2006-07-01 to 2011-04-30		HDF4
CERES A-Train Integrated CALIPSO, CloudSat, CERES, and MODIS (CCCM) Merged Release D2	RelD2	CALIPSO, Aqua, CloudSat	CALIOP, CERES-FM3, MODIS, CloudSat-CPR	2006-07-01 to 2017-12-31		HDF4
CERES Clouds and Radiative Swath Aqua FM3 MODIS Edition4A	Edition4A	Aqua	CERES-FM3, MODIS	2018-01-01 to Present		HDF4
CERES Clouds and Radiative Swath Terra FM1 MODIS Edition2B	Edition2B	Terra	CERES-FM1	2000-05-01 to 2006-06-30		HDF4

Featured Surface Radiative Properties Observation Method: OLI

The Operational Land Imager (OLI) flies aboard NASA's Landsat 8 satellite, and an identical instrument, OLI-2, flies aboard Landsat 9. It measures in the visible, near infrared, and shortwave infrared portions of the spectrum, covering wide areas of Earth's landscape. Data products derived from OLI include a surface reflectance product.

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