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This new dataset termed the Combined ASTER MODIS Emissivity over Land (CAMEL), is created by the merging of the UW\u2013Madison MODIS baseline-fit emissivity dataset (UWIREMIS) and JPL\u2019s ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset v4 (GEDv4). CAMEL consists of a monthly, 0.05\u00b0 resolution emissivity for 13 hinge points within the 3.6\u201314.3 \u00b5m region and is extended to 417 infrared spectral channels using a principal component regression approach. An uncertainty product is provided for the 13 hinge point emissivities by combining temporal, spatial, and algorithm variability as part of a total uncertainty estimate. Part 1 of this paper series describes the methodology for creating the CAMEL emissivity product and the corresponding high spectral resolution algorithm. This paper, Part 2 of the series, details the methodology of the CAMEL uncertainty calculation and provides an assessment of the CAMEL emissivity product through comparisons with (1) ground site lab measurements; (2) a long-term Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer (IASI) emissivity dataset derived from 8 years of data; and (3) forward-modeled IASI brightness temperatures using the Radiative Transfer for TOVS (RTTOV) radiative transfer model. 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