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North Atlantic Deep Water Production 70-130 KYrBP

Entry ID: NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_1998-013

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Summary

Abstract: The MODIS/Terra Snow Cover Monthly L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG (MOD10CM) data set, new for Version 5 (V005), contains snow cover and Quality Assessment (QA) data in Hierarchical Data Format- Earth Observing System (HDF-EOS) format, and corresponding metadata. This data set consists of 7200 column by 3600 row global arrays of snow cover in a 0.05 deg Climate Modeling Grid (CMG). MODIS snow cover data are based on a snow mapping algorithm that employs a Normalized Difference Snow Index (NDSI) and other criteria tests. Monthly average snow cover is calculated from the daily global products for the month. Data are stored in HDF-EOS format, and are available from March 2000 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: The MODIS Project Home Web page.

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

Description: The MODIS Data 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: Dorothy Hall, Vincent Salomonson, George Riggs

Dataset Title: MODIS/Terra Snow Cover Monthly L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG, Version 5

Dataset Series Name: MODIS

Dataset Release Date: 2006-12-18

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA

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

Version: V005

Data Presentation Form: Digital media

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/MOD10CMV5.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2000-03-01

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL LAND

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 0.05 degrees
Longitude Resolution: 0.05 degrees
Temporal Resolution: Monthly

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW COVER

CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW COVER

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SNOW/ICE

ISO Topic Category

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

Platform

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

Instrument

MODIS > Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer

Spectroradiometers

Project

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

CWIC > CEOS WGISS Integrated Catalog

Quality Quality indicators for MODIS snow data can be found in the following places: AutomaticQualityFlag and the ScienceQualityFlag metadata objects and their corresponding explanations; AutomaticQualityFlagExplanation and ScienceQualityFlagExplanation located in the CoreMetadata.0 global attributes; Custom local attributes associated with each Scientific Data Set, for example, Snow Cover; and the Snow ...

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: MOD10CMV5

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: MOD10CMV5

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: 1.0 - 50.00 MB

Distribution Format: GeoTIFF

Fees: None

Distribution Media: FTP

Distribution Size: 1.0 - 50.00 MB

Distribution Format: HDF-EOS

Fees: None

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

VINCE V. SALOMONSON

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

GEORGE A. RIGGS

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

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: 2012-05-13

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