CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- MISR
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Full Name
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Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer
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Status
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Operational
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Instrument Agencies
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NASA
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Maturity
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Instrument Type
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Multiple direction/polarisation radiometers 
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Geometry
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Push-broom scanning
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Instrument Technology
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Multi-channel/direction/polarisation radiometer
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Sampling
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Imaging
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Data Access
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Open Access
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Data Format
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HDF-EOS
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Measurements and Applications
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Measurements of global surface albedo, aerosol and vegetation properties. Also provides multi-angle bidirectional data (1% angle-to-angle accuracy) for cloud cover and reflectances at the surface and aerosol opacities. Global and local modes.
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Resolution Summary
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275 m, 550 m or 1.1 km, Summation modes available on selected cameras/bands: 1 x 1, 2 x 2, 4 x 4, 1 x 4. 1 pixel = 275 x 275 m
[Best Resolution: 275m]
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Swath Summary
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380 km common overlap of all 9 cameras
[Max Swath: 380 km]
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Accuracy Summary
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0.03% hemispherical albedo, 10% aerosol opacity, 1-2% angle to angle accuracy in bidirectional reflectance
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Waveband Summary
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VIS: 0.44 µm, 0.56 µm, 0.67 µm, NIR: 0.86 µm
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| UV (~0.01 µm - ~0.40 µm) |
| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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