Retrieval of surface reflectance and atmospheric properties

Spectral aerosol optical depths and surface hemispherical directional reflectance factors and bihemispherical reflectances are retrieved using multi-angle imagery taken by the Airborne Advanced Solid-State Array Spectroradiometer (ASAS). The retrievals were performed using algorithms being devised for use by the Multiangle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) which will fly on the EOS-AM1 spacecraft in 1998. As part of its science mission MISR will produce global coverage of both aerosol amounts and surface reflection properties. ASAS imagery are unique datasets for use in testing the efficacy of the MISR retrieval algorithms