The Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer ( MISR ) is a scientific instrument on the Terra satellite launched by NASA on December 18, 1999.

The data gathered by MISR are useful in climatological studies concerning the disposition of the solar radiation flux in the Earth's system.

* 1999 – NASA launches into orbit the Terra platform carrying five Earth Observation instruments, including ASTER, CERES, MISR, MODIS and MOPITT.

He was Director of the Makerere Institute of Social Research ( MISR ) from 1994 to 1996.

MISR is specifically designed to monitor the monthly, seasonal, and long-term trends of atmospheric aerosol particle concentrations including those formed by natural sources and by human activities, upper air winds and cloud cover, type, height, as well as the characterization of land surface properties, including the structure of vegetation canopies, the distribution of land cover types, or the properties of snow and ice fields, amongst many other biogeophysical variables.

* IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing ( July 2002 ) Special issue on MISR, Volume 40, No. 7.

* Remote Sensing of the Environment ( March 2007 ) Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer ( MISR ) Special Issue, Volume 107, Issues 1-2.

This MISR image was acquired by the instrument's vertical-viewing ( nadir ) camera on June 12, 2001.

MISR Mystery Image Quiz " series.

) Photo credit NASA / GSFC / LaRC / JPL, MISR Team.

These Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer ( MISR ) images of the Mississippi delta were acquired on April 26, 2000.

The instrument is shown in Fig. 1 and consists essentially of a hard, sharp, tungsten carbide knife which is pushed along the substrate to remove the coating.

The substance of an indictment or other charging instrument is usually the same, regardless of the jurisdiction: it consists of a short and plain statement of where, when, and how the defendant allegedly committed the offense.

* The second is the agentic state theory, wherein, per Milgram, " the essence of obedience consists in the fact that a person comes to view themselves as the instrument for carrying out another person's wishes, and they therefore no longer see themselves as responsible for their actions.

First and foremost, a drummer is a musician that performs music on the multi-percussion instrument known as the drum set, which usually consists of a bass drum ( with pedal ), a floor tom, tom-toms, a snare drum, hi-hats, a ride cymbal, and a crash cymbal.

The instrument consists of two thin leaves of gold foil suspended from an electrode.

The moving system of the instrument consists of two vanes that are magnetized by the current coil.

Such a model consists of ( possibly simplified ) laws of physics that govern the sound production, and will typically have several parameters, some of which are constants that describe the physical materials and dimensions of the instrument, while others are time-dependent functions that describe the player's interaction with it, such as plucking a string, or covering toneholes.

Some common group settings include music for Full Orchestra ( consisting of just about every instrument group ), Wind Ensemble ( or Concert Band, which consists of larger sections and greater diversity of wind, brass and percussion instruments than are usually found in the orchestra ), or a chamber group ( a small number of instruments, but at least two ).

The xylophone ( from the Greek words — xylon, " wood " + — phonē, " sound, voice ", meaning " wooden sound ") is a musical instrument in the percussion family that consists of wooden ( not steel ) bars struck by mallets.

The rhythm section of a jazz band consists of the percussion, double bass or bass guitar, and usually at least one instrument capable of playing chords, such as a piano, guitar, Hammond organ or vibes ; most will usually have more than one of these.

In African music, the mbira ( also known as likembe, mbila, thumb piano, mbira huru, mbira njari, mbira nyunga nyunga, sansu, zanzu, karimbao or kalimba ) is a musical instrument that consists of a wooden board to which staggered metal keys have been attached.

The instrument consists of at least 23 cast bronze, cup-shaped bells, which are played serially to play a melody, or sounded together to play a chord.

The theme song, written by the show's co-writer David Croft and composer Ronnie Hazlehurst, consists of a lift girl ( whose voice was provided by Stephanie Gathercole ) announcing each floor over the musique concrète sounds of a cash register ( which basically serves as the only percussion instrument ) and a simple musical accompaniment.

ToothbrushesThe toothbrush is an oral hygiene instrument used to clean the teeth and gums that consists of a head of tightly clustered bristles mounted on a handle, which facilitates the cleansing of hard-to-reach areas of the mouth.

The bones are a musical instrument ( more specifically, a folk instrument ) which, at the simplest, consists of a pair of animal bones, or pieces of wood or a similar material.

) In a fundamental sense, capital consists of any produced thing that can enhance a person's power to perform economically useful work — a stone or an arrow is capital for a caveman who can use it as a hunting instrument, and roads are capital for inhabitants of a city.

The Sanskrit word ( m .; also n. mantram ) consists of the root man-" to think " ( also in manas " mind ") and the suffix-tra, designating tools or instruments, hence a literal translation would be " instrument of thought ".

In its simplest electronic form, the instrument consists of an air bottle connected to the external atmosphere through a sensitive air flow meter.

The present instrument consists of 189 ranks and 10, 647 pipes.

Here, the class that consists of T's children would be closed at the time of the instrument as it is impossible for T to have any children after T dies.

The class that consists of T's grandchildren is NOT a valid measuring life as T's children are free to reproduce after T dies, meaning the class is not closed at the time of the instrument.

The index mainly consists of sound effects and musical instrument samples.

The instrument consists of a chanter which plays the melody, drones which play a constant unchanging harmony, a bag which holds the air to blow drones and chanter, and a set of bellows to supply air to the bag.

The instrumentation of a DMA consists of a displacement sensor such as a linear variable differential transformer, which measures a change in voltage as a result of the instrument probe moving through a magnetic core, a temperature control system or furnace, a drive motor ( a linear motor for probe loading which provides load for the applied force ), a drive shaft support and guidance system to act as a guide for the force from the motor to the sample, and sample clamps in order to hold the sample being tested.

In 1930 – 32, the spectacularly innovative and hard to use Rhythmicon was realized by Leon Theremin at the request of Henry Cowell, who wanted an instrument with which to play compositions whose multiple rhythmic patterns, based on the overtone series, were far too hard to perform on existing keyboard instruments.

He is usually considered the most innovative jazz trombone stylist of the pre-bebop era, and did much to expand the role of the instrument beyond the old tailgate style role of the early New Orleans brass bands.

The Cenci was a commercial failure, although it employed innovative sound effects — including the first theatrical use of the electronic instrument the Ondes Martenot -- and had a set designed by Balthus.

Like many other musical instrumentalists, turntablists compete to see who can develop the fastest, most innovative and most creative approaches to their instrument.

Guitarist Zanzibar added foam rubber to the bridge of his guitar, which made the instrument sound more like a balafon than before, and was more aggressive and innovative than previous musicians.

The StingRay bass was an innovative early instrument.

) In 2003 and 2004 BD introduced several innovative products: BD FACSAria Cell Sorterthe — first entirely new instrument in the next-generation portfolio of flow cytometers ( 2003 ), BD Accuspray — a nasal drug delivery system for administering vaccines ( 2003 ), BD. id — a patient identification system designed to limit the potential for medical errors in specimen collection ( 2003 ), and the world's first " intelligent " insulin pump and glucose monitoring system, a wireless system consisting of a Medtronic MiniMed Paradigm 512 Insulin Pump and Paradigm Link Blood Glucose Monitor, co-developed with BD.

The band attracted special attention for its innovative use of the harmonica as a lead instrument.

A mild facelift in autumn 1986 resulted in a revised range when the 1. 7 litre engine was introduced and a new interior which simplified the dashboard, and lost the innovative moveable instrument binnacle.

The band was formed by Jean-Marie Ahanda, and included the guitarist Zanzibar, who remains well known for innovative attachment of foam rubber to the bridge of his guitar, which made the instrument sound like a traditional balafon.

Lee Perry and his studio were also formative in creating the highly innovative reggae sub-genre called dub, in which the producer / engineer becomes the focus of the music, manipulating a pre-recorded track and creating something entirely new using his or her mixing console as nothing less than an instrument.

It is undocumented where he learned his clockmaking skills, but eventually he became the most innovative clock and scientific instrument maker of his time.

David L. Day, who had been the chief acoustical designer at Fairbanks became general manager of the Vega stringed instrument division and continued to develop innovative and successful banjo designs.

This innovative instrument opens a new frontier in the financing of the fight against poverty and endemic diseases ,” said Padoa-Schioppa, whose ministry has led the drive to adopt the AMC pilot.

Designed to be an innovative instrument to ensure protection and foster sustainable development of this outstanding region and living environment, the Convention is willing to improve the quality of life, to strengthen local economies and communities.