MISR
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Terra instruments - MISR
MISR (Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer) will measure the variation of surface and cloud properties, and particles in the atmosphere, with cameras pointed in nine simultaneous different viewing directions. MISR will monitor monthly, seasonal, and long-term interactions between sunlight and these components of Earth's environment. Over a seven-minute period, points on the Earth within a 224 mile (360 kilometer) wide swath will be observed successively at all nine angles.
Vibrant reds, emerald greens, brilliant whites, and pastel blues adorn this view of the area surrounding the Jakobshavn Glacier on the western coast of Greenland. The image is a false-color (near-infrared, green, blue) view acquired by the MISR's nadir camera. The brightness of vegetation in the near-infrared contributes to the reddish hues; glacial silt gives rise to the green color of the water; and blue-colored melt ponds are visible in the bright white ice. [1]
