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MODIS/Terra Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 500m ISIN Grid V003

Entry ID: MOD10A13

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Summary

Abstract: Snow cover products from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
(MODIS) include level 2 swath data and level 3 gridded daily and eight-day
composites, at 500 m resolution. A snow mapping algorithm, based on the
Normalized Difference Snow Index (NDSI) and other criteria tests, is used to
process MODIS data.

The daily level 3 product (MOD10A13) contains fields for snow cover and quality
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Related URL

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Description: MODIS Snow and Ice Products at NSIDC DAAC Page

Geographic Coverage

(Click for Interactive Map)

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 Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 500m ISIN Grid V003

Dataset Release Date: 2000

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

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

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/MOD10A13.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2001-05-24

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 500 m
Longitude Resolution: 500 m
Temporal Resolution: Daily

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > LAKE ICE

CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW COVER

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > LAKE ICE

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW COVER

ISO Topic Category

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

INLAND WATERS

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

Ancillary Keywords

ANTARCTIC

ARCTIC

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Originating Center

Data Center

NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html
Dataset ID: MOD10A13

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC DAAC 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: MOD10A13

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: 11.6 MB

Distribution Format: HDF-EOS

Fees: unknown

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

EOS Ground System (EGS) Systems and Operations Concept. 1996. Earth Science
Data and Information System (ESDIS), Goddard Space Flight Center, National
Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Hall, D.K., A.B. Tait, G.A. Riggs, and V.V. Salomonson. 1998.
Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD) for the MODIS Snow-, Lake
Ice- and Sea Ice-Mapping Algorithms (Version 4.0). Electronic version
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Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 1999-11-18

Last DIF Revision Date: 2004-06-04

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