Ten years of MISR observations from Terra: Looking back, ahead, and in between

Author

Diner, David J. ; Ackerman, Thomas P. ; Braverman, Amy J. ; Bruegge, Carol J. ; Chopping, Mark J. ; Clothiaux, Eugene E. ; Davies, Roger ; Di Girolamo, Larry ; Kahn, Ralph A. ; Knyazikhin, Yuri ; Liu, Yang ; Marchand, Roger ; Martonchik, John V. ; Muller,

Author_Institution

Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA

fYear

2010

fDate

25-30 July 2010

Firstpage

1297

Lastpage

1299

Abstract

The Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) instrument has been collecting global Earth data from NASA´s Terra satellite since February 2000. With its nine along-track view angles, four visible/near-infrared spectral bands, intrinsic spatial resolution of 275 m, and stable radiometric and geometric calibration, no instrument that combines MISR´s attributes has previously flown in space. The more than 10-year (and counting) MISR data record provides unprecedented opportunities for characterizing long-term trends in aerosol, cloud, and surface properties, and includes 3-D textural information conventionally thought to be accessible only to active sensors.

Keywords

calibration; geometry; geophysical image processing; radiometers; Terra satellite; active sensor; geometric calibration; multiangle imaging spectro radiometer instrument; Aerosols; Clouds; Imaging; Instruments; USA Councils; Wind; Remote sensing; aerosols; clouds; surfaces;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2010 IEEE International

Conference_Location

Honolulu, HI

ISSN

2153-6996

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-9565-8

Electronic_ISBN

2153-6996

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2010.5649389

Filename

5649389