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SAFARI 2000 MODIS MOD04_L2 AEROSOL DATA, GRANT FORMAT, FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA

Entry ID: s2k_modis_mod04_aero

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Summary

Abstract: The subset of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) MOD04_L2 aerosol product provided in this data set represents the swaths that coincide with known times of the South African Weather Bureau/Service (SAWS) Aerocommanders JRA and JRB research aircraft missions to support aerosol research and validation activities for the SAFARI 2000 region. The MODIS aerosol product monitors ...

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Description: SAFARI 2000 MODIS MOD04_L2 AEROSOL DATA, GRANT FORMAT, FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 10.08

S: -42.28

E: 50.52

W: -20.64

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: KAUFMAN, Y.J.REMER, L.A.TANRE, D.

Dataset Title: SAFARI 2000 MODIS MOD04_L2 AEROSOL DATA, GRANT FORMAT, FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA

Dataset Release Date: 2005

Dataset Release Place: Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.A.

Dataset Publisher: Oak Ridge National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center

Data Presentation Form: Online Files

Dataset DOI: doi:10.3334/ORNLDAAC/813

Online Resource: http://mercury.ornl.gov/ornldaac/send/query?term2=813&term2attribut...

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2000-08-20

Stop Date: 2000-09-26

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > AFRICA > SOUTHERN AFRICA

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS

ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > AEROSOL PARTICLE PROPERTIES

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

ENVIRONMENT

Platform

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

Instrument

MODIS > Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer

Project

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

SAFARI 2000 > The Southern African Regional Science Initiative Project

CWIC > CEOS WGISS Integrated Catalog

Ancillary Keywords

CCN

MODIS

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC)

Data Center URL: http://daac.ornl.gov/
Dataset ID: 813

Data Center Personnel
Name: ORNL DAAC USER SERVICES OFFICE Phone: (865) 574-7447 Email: uso at daac.ornl.gov Contact Address: ORNL DAAC User Services Office Oak Ridge National Laboratory City: Oak Ridge Province or State: TN Postal Code: 37831-6407 Country: USA