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MODIS/Terra Snow Cover Monthly L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG, Version 5

Entry ID: MOD10CMV5

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Summary

Abstract: The MODIS/Terra Snow Cover Monthly L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG (MOD10CM) data set, new for Version 5 (V005), contains snow cover and Quality Assessment (QA) data in Hierarchical Data Format- Earth Observing System (HDF-EOS) format, and corresponding metadata. This data set consists of 7200 column by 3600 row global arrays of snow cover in a 0.05 deg Climate Modeling Grid (CMG). MODIS snow cover data are based on a snow mapping algorithm that employs a Normalized Difference Snow Index (NDSI) and other criteria tests. Monthly average snow cover is calculated from the daily global products for the month. Data are stored in HDF-EOS format, and are available from March 2000 to present via FTP. Data can also be obtained in GeoTIFF format by ordering the data through the Data Pool.

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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 90.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Dorothy Hall, Vincent Salomonson, George Riggs

Dataset Title: MODIS/Terra Snow Cover Monthly L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG, Version 5

Dataset Series Name: MODIS

Dataset Release Date: 2006-12-18

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA

Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)

Version: V005

Data Presentation Form: Digital media

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/MOD10CMV5.html

Parent DIF

This data set description is a member of a collection. The collection is described in
SOLAS
SOLAS_DOGEE_SEASAW1

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2006-11-07

Stop Date: 2006-12-06

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

Science Keywords

OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > CARBON DIOXIDE

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS > CARBON DIOXIDE

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

ENVIRONMENT

OCEANS

Platform

SHIPS

Project

SOLAS > Surface Ocean Lower Atmosphere Study

DOGEE > Deep Ocean Gas Exchange Experiment

SEASAW > Field Observations of Sea Spray, Gas Fluxes and Whitecaps

Originating Center

SOLAS International Project Office, UEA, UK

Data Center

British Oceanographic Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, United Kingdom

Data Center URL: http://www.bodc.ac.uk/

Data Center Personnel
Name: BODC ENQUIRIES OFFICER Phone: +44 (0) 151 795 4884 Fax: +44 (0) 151 795 4912 Email: enquiries at bodc.ac.uk Contact Address: British Oceanographic Data Centre Joseph Proudman Building 6 Brownlow Street City: Liverpool Postal Code: L3 5DA Country: UK