Langley Data Center -- AirMISR Data Sets

AirMISR (Airborne Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer) is an airborne instrument for obtaining multi-angle imagery similar to that of the satellite-borne MISR instrument, which is designed to contribute to studies of the Earth's ecology and climate. AirMISR flies on the NASA-owned ER-2 aircraft. The instrument was built for NASA by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.

AirMISR utilizes a single camera in a pivoting gimbal mount to obtain data in four spectral bands at nine viewing angles. A data run by the NASA ER-2 aircraft is divided into nine segments, each with the camera positioned to one of these angles. The nine angles are 0° or nadir, 26.1° fore and aft, 45.6° fore and aft, 60.0° fore and aft and 70.5° fore and aft. The center wavelength for the spectral bands are blue at 443 nanometers (nm), green at 555 nm, red at 670 nm and near-infrared at 865 nm.

For convenience in ordering a specific data product, select the data set name in the data table below.

Documentation	Tools and Ordering Data	Relevant Links
Using AirMISR Data. Data Products Specifications (DPS) - Vital for Understanding Data Files: - DPS Rev. C (12/20/2002) (PDF, 204 KB) for F04 data sets. - DPS Rev. A (07/24/2001) (PDF, 151 KB) for F02 data sets. - DPS (12/21/2000) (PDF, 143 KB) for F01 data sets. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR) article on aerosol properties (PDF) - Includes data correction and calibration procedures. JGR article on sensitivity of multiangle imaging (PDF) - Provides important background for science users of AirMISR data.	AirMISR Read Software L1B2/L2AS Coregistration Tool MISR Browse Tool MISR Orbit/Date Conversion MISR Lat/Lon to Path/Block Conversion MISR Software ASDC Web Ordering Tool	AirMISR Home Page MISR Home Page KONVEX Information SAFARI Home Page CLAMS Home Page MISR Data Table

**Parameters by File Type**
File Type	Parameters
Level 1B1 Radiometric Product (L1B1)	digital camera output scaled and conditioned to radiance values
Level 1B2 Georectified Radiance Product (L1B2)	radiances resampled to a 27.5 meter spatial resolution and mapped into a standard Universal Transverse Mercator map projection
Level 2AS Land Surface Product (L2AS)	retrieved surface parameters: hemispherical-directional reflectance factor(HDRF), bi-hemispherical reflectance (BHR), Raman-Pinty-Verstraete (RPV) model parameters, bidirectional reflectance factor (BRF), directional hemispherical reflectance (DHR)

Data Set Name (Select name to order)	Browse Images	Readme / Sample Software	File Type	Temporal Coverage	Spatial Coverage	MISR Coverage (Orbit/Path)
AIRMISR_BARC_2001. Quality Summary	GIFs	Readme \| IDL Code	L1B1, L1B2	July 21, 2001	Beltsville, Maryland Lat. (38.73 to 39.31) Lon. (-77.21 to -76.46)	Not Available
AIRMISR_BARTLETT_2003. Quality Summary	PNGs and JPEGs	Readme \| IDL Code	L1B1, L1B2	August 24, 2003	Bartlett Forest, New Hampshire Lat. (43.80 to 44.28) Lon. (-71.60 to -70.92)	19591/15
AIRMISR_CLAMS_2001. Quality Summary, ER-2 Flight Tracks	GIFs	Readme \| IDL Code	L1B1, L1B2	July 12, 17, & August 1-2, 2001	Chesapeake Lighthouse Lat. (35.64 to 39.99) Lon. (-78.82 to -74.01)	8305/14, 8334/12, 8407/15, 8436/13, 8538/14, 8640/15
AIRMISR_HARVARD_2003. Quality Summary	PNGs and JPEGs	Readme \| IDL Code	L1B1, L1B2	August 24, 2003	Harvard Forest, Massachusetts Lat. (42.28 to 42.78) Lon. (-72.45 to -71.81)	19591/15
AIRMISR_HOWLAND_2003. Quality Summary	PNGs and JPEGs	Readme \| IDL Code	L1B1, L1B2, L2AS	August 28, 2003	Howland Forest, Maine Lat. (45.01 to 45.43) Lon. (-68.35 to -68.98)	19649/11
AIRMISR_KONVEX. Quality Summary	GIFs	Readme \| IDL Code	L1B1, L1B2	July 13, 1999	Kansas Prairie Lat. (38.8 to 39.3) Lon. (-96.9 to -96.2)	Not Available
AIRMISR_LUNAR_LAKE_2000. Quality Summary	GIFs	Readme \| IDL Code	L1B1, L1B2	June 11, 2000	Lunar Lake, Nevada Lat. (37.76 to 39.22) Lon. (-116.20 to -115.76)	2569/40
AIRMISR_LUNAR_LAKE_2001. Quality Summary	GIFs	Readme \| IDL Code	L1B1, L1B2	June 30, 2001	Lunar Lake, Nevada Lat. (38.13 to 38.73) Lon. (-116.32 to -115.36)	8161/40
AIRMISR_MONTEREY_1999. Quality Summary	GIFs	Readme \| IDL Code	L1B1, L1B2	June 29, 1999	Monterey, California Lat. (35.1 to 37.4) Lon. (-123.3 to -120.9)	Not Available
AIRMISR_MORGAN_MONROE_2003. Quality Summary	PNGs and JPEGs	Readme \| IDL Code	L1B1, L1B2	August 19, 2003	Morgan Monroe State Forest, Indiana Lat. (39.05 to 39.60) Lon. (-86.76 to -86.03)	Not Available
AIRMISR_ROGERS_LAKE_2001. Quality Summary	GIFs	Readme \| IDL Code	L1B1, L1B2	June 6, 2001	Rogers Lake, California Lat. (34.75 to 35.33) Lon. (-118.06 to -117.51)	Not Available
AIRMISR_SAFARI. Quality Summary, ER-2 Flight Tracks	GIFs	Readme \| IDL Code	L1B1, L1B2	Sept. 6, 7, 13 & 14, 2000	Southern Africa Lat. (-24.69 to -15.18) Lon. (9.08 to 31.49)	3830/178, 3844/169, 3932/179, 3946/170
AIRMISR_SERC_2003. Quality Summary	PNGs and JPEGs	Readme \| IDL Code	L1B1, L1B2	August 20, 2003	Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Maryland Lat. (38.60 to 39.06) Lon. (-76.85 to -76.28)	Not Available
AIRMISR_SNOW_ICE_2001. Quality Summary	GIFs	Readme \| IDL Code	L1B1, L1B2	March 8, 2001	Yampa Valley, Colorado Lat. (36.27 to 40.75) Lon. (-114.40 to -106.38)	Not Available
AIRMISR_WISCONSIN_2000. Quality Summary	GIFs	Readme \| IDL Code	L1B1, L1B2	March 3, 2000	Wisconsin Lat. (35.92 to 43.79) Lon. (-97.94 to -90.23)	1112/28