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MODIS/Aqua Sea Ice Extent Daily L3 Global 1km EASE-Grid Night, Version 5

Entry ID: MYD29P1NV5

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Summary

Abstract: MODIS/Aqua Sea Ice Extent Daily L3 Global 1km EASE-Grid Night (MYD29P1N) data set contains fields for Ice Surface Temperature (IST) and IST Spatial Quality Assessment (QA) in Hierarchical Data Format-Earth Observing System (HDF-EOS) format, along with corresponding metadata. The field Sea Ice by Ice Surface Temperature that is in Version 4 (V004) was removed from Version 5 (V005. MOD29P1N V005, the latest version of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) data, consists of 954 x 954 km files of 1 km resolution data gridded in the Lambert Azimuth Equal Area map projection. Data are stored in HDF-EOS format, and are available from 4 July 2002 to present via FTP. Data can also be obtained in GeoTIFF format by ordering the data through the Data Pool.

Related URL

Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE

Description: MODIS DAAC Web page at NSIDC

Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE

Description: MODIS Data at NSIDC Home Web page

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: G. Riggs, D. Hall, V. Salomonson

Dataset Title: MODIS/Terra Sea Ice Extent Daily L3 Global 1km EASE-Grid Night, Version 5

Dataset Release Date: 2006-12-18

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO U.S.A.

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

Version: 5

Data Presentation Form: Digital media

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/MOD29P1NV5.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2002-07-04

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 1 km
Longitude Resolution: 1 km
Temporal Resolution: Daily

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > ICE TEMPERATURE

OCEANS > SEA ICE > ICE TEMPERATURE

ISO Topic Category

IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

Platform

TERRA > Earth Observing System, TERRA (AM-1)

Instrument

MODIS > Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer

Spectroradiometers

Project

EOS > Earth Observing System

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

CWIC > CEOS WGISS Integrated Catalog

Quality All MODIS/Aqua sea ice products are considered validated or at stage two meaning that accuracy has been assessed over a widely distributed set of locations and time periods via several ground-truth and validation campaigns. Quality indicators for MODIS sea ice data can be found in the following three places: AutomaticQualityFlag and the ScienceQualityFlag metadata objects and their corresponding ...

Ancillary Keywords

Antarctic

Arctic

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Originating Center

NSIDC_DAAC

Data Center

NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html
Dataset ID: MYD29P1NV5

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Dataset ID: MYD29P1NV5

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: FTP

Distribution Size: 0.5 - 6.0 MB

Distribution Format: GeoTIFF

Distribution Media: FTP

Distribution Size: 0.5 - 6.0 MB

Distribution Format: HDF-EOS

Personnel

DOROTHY K. HALL

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Contact Address:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)

Mail stop 614.1

City: Greenbelt

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20771

Publications/References

Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS). 1996. EOS Ground System (EGS) systems and operations concept. Greenbelt, MD: Goddard Space Flight Center.

Hall, D.K., J.L. Foster, D.L. Verbyla, A.G. Klein, and C.S. Benson. 1998. Assessment of snow cover mapping accuracy in a variety of vegetation cover densities in central Alaska. Remote Sensing of the Environment 66: 129-137.

Hall, D.K., ... Jeffrey R. Key, Kimberly A. Casey, George A. Riggs, and Donald Cavalieri. May 2004. Sea ice surface temperature product from MODIS. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 42:5.

Hall, D.K. and J. Martinec. 1985. Remote sensing of ice and snow. London: Chapman and Hall.

Hall, D.K., G.A. Riggs, and V.V. Salomonson. 1995. Development of methods for mapping global snow cover using Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS). Remote Sensing of the Environment 54(2): 127-140.

Hall, D.K., G.A. Riggs, and V.V. Salomonson. September 2001. Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD) for the MODIS Snow-, Lake Ice- and Sea Ice-Mapping Algorithms. Greenbelt, MD: Goddard Space Flight Center.

Hapke, B. 1993. Theory of reflectance and emittance spectroscopy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Key, J.R., J.B. Collins, C. Fowler, and R.S. Stone. 1997. High latitude surface temperature estimates From thermal satellite data. Remote Sensing of the Environment 61:302-309.

Key, J.R., J.A. Maslanik, T. Papakyriakou, M.C., and A.J. Schweiger. 1994. On the validation of satellite-derived sea ice surface temperature. Arctic 47: 280-287.

Markham, B.L. and J.L. Barker. 1986. Landsat MSS and TM post-calibration dynamic ranges, exoatmospheric reflectances and at-satellite temperatures. EOSAT Technical Notes 1:3-8.

MODIS Characterization and Support Team (MCST). 2000. MODIS Level-1B product user's guide for Level-1B Version 2.3.x Release 2. MCST Document #MCM-PUG-01-U-DNCN.

Pearson II, F. 1990. Map projections: theory and applications. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, Inc. Riggs, G.A., D.K. Hall, and V.V. Salomonson. February 2003. MODIS sea ice products user guide.

Riggs, G.A., D.K. Hall, and S.A. Ackerman. 1999. Sea ice extent and classification mapping with the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer Airborne Simulator. Remote Sensing of the Environment 68: 152-163.

Scambos, Ted A., Terry M. Haran, and Robert Massom. In press. Validation of AVHRR and MODIS Ice Surface Temperature Products Using In Situ Radiometers. Annals of Glaciology 44.

Wiscombe, W.J. and S.G. Warren. 1980. A model for the spectral albedo of snow I: pure snow. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 37: 2712-2733.

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Creation and Review Dates

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-05-04

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