Measurements and Applications
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.
Full Name
Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Multiple direction/polarisation radiometers 
Geometry
Push-broom scanning
Instrument Technology
Multi-channel/direction/polarisation radiometer
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
HDF-EOS
Resolution
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]
Swath
380 km common overlap of all 9 cameras
[Max Swath: 380 km]
Accuracy
0.03% hemispherical albedo, 10% aerosol opacity, 1-2% angle to angle accuracy in bidirectional reflectance
Waveband
VIS: 0.44 µm, 0.56 µm, 0.67 µm, NIR: 0.86 µm
| UV (~0.01 µm - ~0.40 µm) |
| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |
Terra - Terra (formerly EOS AM-1) (1999 - 2027) |