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MODIS/Terra Snow Cover 5-Min L2 Swath 500m, Version 5

Entry ID: MOD10_L2V5

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Summary

Abstract: The MODIS/Terra Snow Cover 5-Min L2 Swath 500m (MOD10_L2) data set contains snow cover and Quality Assessment (QA) data, latitudes and longitudes in compressed Hierarchical Data Format-Earth Observing System (HDF-EOS) format, and corresponding metadata. Latitude and longitude geolocation fields are at 5 km resolution while all other fields are at 500 m resolution. Version 5 (V005), the latest ...

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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: Hall, D. K., G. A. Riggs, and V. V. Salomonson

Dataset Title: MODIS/Terra Snow Cover 5-Min L2 Swath 500m V005

Dataset Release Date: 2006-12-18

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO

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

Version: 5

Data Presentation Form: Digital Media

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/mod10_l2v5.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2000-02-24

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > AFRICA

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

Science Keywords

CLIMATE INDICATORS > ATMOSPHERIC/OCEAN INDICATORS > TELECONNECTIONS > ANTARCTIC OSCILLATION

CLIMATE INDICATORS > ATMOSPHERIC/OCEAN INDICATORS > TELECONNECTIONS

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

GROUND STATIONS

Ancillary Keywords

Climate Diagnostics

Data Center

Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State University

Data Center URL: http://bprc.osu.edu/

Data Center Personnel
Name: RYAN L. FOGT Email: ryan.fogt at noaa.gov

Publications/References

Jones, J. M., and M. Widmann, 2003: Instrument-and tree-ring estimates of the Antarctic Oscillation. J. Climate, 16, 3511-3524.
Marshall, G. J., 2003: Trends in the Southern Annular Mode from observations and reanalyses. J. Climate, 16, 4134-4143.

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2010-10-14

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-02-15

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