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MISR Level 2 TOA/Cloud Albedo parameters (MIL2TCAL_V2)The TOA/Cloud Albedo data contain albedo values, including finely-sampled or local (2.2 km) TOA albedos registered to the RLRA, and two coarsely-sampled (35.2 km resolution) TOA albedos projected to 30-km altitude. The local (2.2 km) albedos do not take the obscuration of cloud features into account, so they should only be treated as traditional albedos when the number of obscured pixels is low. The restrictive and expansive albedos are both available at 35.2 km resolution: the restrictive albedos are only calculated using the radiation upwelling from the pixel under consideration, whereas the expansive albedos use all the radiation emanating from the surrounding area. Therefore, the expansive albedo is closer to the traditional definition of top-of-atmosphere albedos. [Temporal_Coverage: Start_Date=2000-02-24; Stop_Date=] [Spatial_Coverage: Southernmost_Latitude=-90; Northernmost_Latitude=90; Westernmost_Longitude=-180; Easternmost_Longitude=180] [Data_Resolution: Latitude_Resolution=1.1 km; Longitude_Resolution=1.1 km; Temporal_Resolution=about 15 orbits/day].
Document ID
20080012182
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Other - Data Set
Authors
Diner, David J.
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Subject Category
Geophysics
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Keywords
AM-1
SURFACE TYPE
REFLECTING LEVEL REFERENCE ALTITUDE
CLEAR SKY ALBEDO
CLOUD TEXTURE
ISO_Topic_Category: CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
REFLECTANCE
ALBEDO
ISO_Topic_Category: OCEANS
ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION
ISO_Topic_Category: GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION
OCEAN HEAT BUDGET
SURFACE RADIATIVE PROPERTIES
CLOUDS
CLOUD TOP TEMPERATURE
CLOUD TYPES
MULTI-ANGLE IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER (MISR)

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