What will MISR measure about the ocean surface?
The concentrations of chlorophyll “a” and phaeophytin “a” pigments in phytoplankton have been used to estimate the rate of biological productivity in ocean waters. The determination of phytoplankton pigment concentration is based on water-leaving radiances, known as ocean color, in several spectral bands in the visible and near-infrared. The primary instrument for assessing ocean productivity on the EOS spacecraft is MODIS. However, due to sun glint over a portion of the MODIS swath as the satellite passes over the equator, some imagery will be lost. This gap in the ocean color data will be partially filled by MISR.
