<s>
The	O
multi-angle	B-Algorithm
imaging	I-Algorithm
spectroradiometer	I-Algorithm
(	O
MISR	B-Algorithm
)	O
is	O
a	O
scientific	O
instrument	O
on	O
the	O
Terra	O
satellite	O
launched	O
by	O
NASA	O
on	O
18	O
December	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MISR	B-Algorithm
instrument	O
consists	O
of	O
an	O
innovative	O
configuration	O
of	O
nine	O
separate	O
digital	B-Device
cameras	I-Device
that	O
gather	O
data	O
in	O
four	O
different	O
spectral	O
bands	O
of	O
the	O
solar	O
spectrum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
data	O
gathered	O
by	O
MISR	B-Algorithm
are	O
useful	O
in	O
climatological	O
studies	O
concerning	O
the	O
disposition	O
of	O
the	O
solar	O
radiation	O
flux	O
in	O
the	O
Earth	O
's	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MISR	B-Algorithm
is	O
specifically	O
designed	O
to	O
monitor	O
the	O
monthly	O
,	O
seasonal	O
,	O
and	O
long-term	O
trends	O
of	O
atmospheric	O
aerosol	O
particle	O
concentrations	O
including	O
those	O
formed	O
by	O
natural	O
sources	O
and	O
by	O
human	O
activities	O
,	O
upper	O
air	O
winds	O
and	O
cloud	O
cover	O
,	O
type	O
,	O
height	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
characterization	O
of	O
land	O
surface	O
properties	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
structure	O
of	O
vegetation	O
canopies	O
,	O
the	O
distribution	O
of	O
land	O
cover	O
types	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
properties	O
of	O
snow	O
and	O
ice	O
fields	O
,	O
amongst	O
many	O
other	O
biogeophysical	O
variables	O
.	O
</s>
