Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer
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The Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer is a satellite-borne imaging instrument that observes Earth’s atmosphere, clouds, and surface from multiple viewing angles to study climate, aerosols, and land surface properties.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer canonical | 3 |
| MISR | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Earth observation instrument
ⓘ
imaging spectroradiometer ⓘ satellite instrument ⓘ |
| abbreviation | MISR ⓘ |
| application |
aerosol characterization
ⓘ
air quality studies ⓘ climate research ⓘ cloud property retrievals ⓘ land cover studies ⓘ surface BRDF modeling ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataArchive |
NASA Distributed Active Archive Centers
ⓘ
surface form:
NASA GES DISC
NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Langley ASDC
|
| dataAvailability | publicly available ⓘ |
| dataProduct |
aerosol optical depth
ⓘ
cloud-top height ⓘ land surface albedo ⓘ surface bidirectional reflectance distribution function ⓘ surface radiance ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
|
| launchDate | 1999-12-18 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Vandenberg Air Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle |
Atlas II
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlas IIAS
|
| locatedOnSpacecraft | Terra satellite ⓘ |
| measures |
reflected solar radiation
ⓘ
upwelling radiance ⓘ |
| mission |
Terra satellite
ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Terra mission
|
| numberOfSpectralBands | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfViewingAngles | 9 ⓘ |
| observes |
Earth’s atmosphere
ⓘ
Earth’s surface ⓘ aerosols ⓘ clouds ⓘ land surface ⓘ |
| onboardPlatform |
EOS AM-1
ⓘ
surface form:
EOS AM-1 (Terra)
|
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitType | sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ |
| partOf | NASA Earth Observing System ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
observe aerosols
ⓘ
observe clouds ⓘ observe land surface properties ⓘ study Earth’s climate ⓘ |
| spaceAgency |
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
|
| spatialResolution |
1.1 kilometers
ⓘ
275 meters ⓘ |
| spectralRange |
near-infrared
ⓘ
visible ⓘ |
| swathWidth | approximately 360 kilometers ⓘ |
| uses | pushbroom imaging ⓘ |
| viewingGeometry | multi-angle ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Terra
this entity surface form:
MISR