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MODIS Ocean Products
Entry ID: MODIS_OCEAN_PARENT

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Summary
Abstract: The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) is the key instrument
aboard the Terra (EOS AM) and Aqua (EOS PM) satellites. It is an optical
scanner that views the Earth in 36 channels with spatial resolution ranging
from 250 meters to 1 kilometer.

MODIS-Aqua Level-2 and Level-3 Ocean Color and Sea Surface Temperature (SST)
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 90.0   S: -90.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2000-02-18

Start Date: 2002-07-04
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Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 4 KM, 9 KM
Longitude Resolution: 4 KM, 9 KM
Horizontal Resolution Range: 1 km - < 10 km or approximately .01 degree - < .09 degree
Temporal Resolution: Monthly Climatology
Temporal Resolution Range: Monthly Climatology
Science Keywords
ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > AEROSOL BACKSCATTER > AEROSOL REFLECTANCE Parameter Definition
ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > AEROSOL EXTINCTION Parameter Definition
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Project
Originating Center
Desert Research Institute, Reno, Nevada, United States
Data Center
Norwegian Polar Institute, Norway Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.npolar.no

Data Center Personnel
Name: STEIN TRONSTAD
Phone: 7775 0564
Fax: +47 7775 0501
Email: stein at npolar.no
Contact Address:
Norwegian Polar Institute (Norsk Polarinstitutt)
Polar Environmental Centre
City: Tromsø
Province or State: Troms
Postal Code: N-9296
Country: Norway
Personnel
ROSS EDWARDS
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: +61 08 92663458
Email: r.edwards at curtin.edu.au
Contact Address:
Curtin University, Imaging and Applied Physics, Kent st
City: Bentley
Province or State: WA
Postal Code: 6102
Country: Australia
Publications/References
Bisiaux, M. M., Edwards, R., et al. (2011), Variability of black carbon deposition to the East Antarctic Plateau, AD 1800–2000, Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 11, 31091–31114, doi:10.5194/acpd-11-31091-2011.
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2012-03-14
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-03-21

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