MODIS/Aqua Snow Cover 8-Day L3 Global 500m Grid, Version 4
Entry ID:
MYD10A2
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Summary
Abstract:
MODIS/Aqua Snow Cover 8-Day L3 Global 500m Grid (MYD10A2) contains data fields for maximum snow cover extent over an eight-day compositing period and a chronology of snow occurrence observations in HDF-EOS format, along with corresponding metadata. MYD10A2 consists of 1200 km by 1200 km tiles of 500 m resolution data gridded in a sinusoidal map projection. Data extend from 04 July 2002 to present. ... MODIS snow cover data are based on a snow mapping algorithm that employs a Normalized Difference Snow Index (NDSI) and other criteria tests. The only data available for Version 4 (V004) is the Golden Month, which is a sample of V004 data covering the time period 29 August 2002 (day of year 241) through 7 October 2002 (day of year 280). The Golden Month is only available by special request by contacting NSIDC User Services. Please note that NSIDC now has a complete series of Version 5 data, which is the highest version number now available and represents the best quality of data. 
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MYD10A2 Version 4 data, 4-11 July 2002
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates
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N: 90.0
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S: -90.0
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E: 180.0
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W: -180.0
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator:
G. Riggs, D. Hall, V. Salomonson
Dataset Title:
MODIS/Aqua Snow Cover 8-Day L3 Global 500m Grid
Dataset Release Date:
2004-01-01
Dataset Release Place:
Boulder, CO U.S.A.
Dataset Publisher:
National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Version:
4
Online Resource:
http://nsidc.org/data/myd10a2.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date:
2002-07-04
Stop Date:
2007-01-03
Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution:
500 m
Longitude Resolution:
500 m
Temporal Resolution:
8 Days
Quality
Quality indicators for MODIS snow data are represented by 'AutomaticQualityFlag' and 'ScienceQualityFlag' metadata objects, and their corresponding explanations ('AutomaticQualityFlagExplanation' and 'ScienceQualityFlagExplanation') in the CoreMetadata.0 global attribute; and also in the 'Snow Cover PixelQA' data field. These are generated during production or in post-product scientific and quality checks of the data product.
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Distribution
Distribution Media:
upon request
Distribution Size:
11.3 MB
Distribution Format:
HDF-EOS
Fees:
unknown
Personnel
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
Role:
INVESTIGATOR
Phone:
801-585-9492
Email:
vincent.salomonson at utah.edu
Contact Address:
University of Utah
Department of Meteorology
135 S 1460 E, Rm 809
City:
Salt Lake City
Province or State:
UT
Postal Code:
84112
Country:
US
Role:
INVESTIGATOR
Phone:
301-614-5650
Email:
George.A.Riggs at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
Science Systems and Applications, Inc.
Code 614.1
City:
Greenbelt
Province or State:
MD
Postal Code:
20771
Country:
USA
Role:
TECHNICAL CONTACT
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
Publications/References
Diner, D.J., J.V. Martonchik, C. Borel, S.A.W. Gerstl, H.R. Gordon, Y. Knyazikhin, R. Myneni, B. Pinty, and M.M. Verstraete. 1999. MISR Level-2 surface retrieval Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document. Pasadena, CA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory. 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., 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.
Hall, D.K. and J. Martinec. 1985. Remote sensing of ice and snow. London: Chapman and Hall.
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., J.L. Foster, V.V. Salomonson, A.G. Klein, and J.Y.L. Chien. 2001. Development of a technique to assess snow-cover mapping accuracy from space. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 39(2): 232-238.
Hapke, B. 1993. Theory of reflectance and emittance spectroscopy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Klein, A. MODIS Snow Albedo Prototype. 2003.
Klein, A.G., and J. Stroeve. 2002. Development and validation of a snow albedo algorithm for the MODIS instrument. Annals of Glaciology 34: 45-52.
Klein, A.G., D.K. Hall, and G.A. Riggs. 1998. Improving snow-cover mapping in forests through the use of a canopy reflectance model. Hydrologic Processes 12(10-11): 1723-1744.
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. MODIS Science and Instrument Team. MODIS Web. July 2003. http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/.
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. January 2003. MODIS snow products user guide for collection 4 data products. United States Geological Survey. 'Sinusoidal Equal Area.' Map Projections. 2003. http://egsc.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/MapProjections/projections.html#sinus....
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.
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2004-01-20
Last DIF Revision Date:
2012-05-04
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