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MODIS/Terra Snow Cover 8-Day L3 Global 500m Grid, Version 5
Entry ID: MOD10A2V5

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Summary
Abstract: The MODIS/Terra Snow Cover 8-Day L3 Global 500m Grid (MOD10A2) data set contains data fields for maximum snow cover extent over an eight-day compositing period and a chronology of snow occurrence observations in compressed Hierarchical Data Format-Earth Observing System (HDF-EOS) format, along with corresponding metadata. MOD10A2 consists of 1200 km by 1200 km tiles of 500 m resolution data ... View entire text
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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 K. Hall, Vincent V. Salomonson, and George A. Riggs
Dataset Title: MODIS/Terra Snow Cover 8-Day L3 Global 500m Grid, Version
Dataset Release Date: 2006-12-18
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Version: 5
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/mod10a2v5.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2000-02-24
Location Keywords
Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 500 m
Longitude Resolution: 500 m
Temporal Resolution: 8 days
Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Platform
TERRA > Earth Observing System, TERRA (AM-1) Ancillary Description
Instrument
MODIS > Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer Ancillary Description
Spectroradiometers Ancillary Description
Project
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
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Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
IN WORK
Data Center
NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html

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
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Distribution
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 0.05 - 3 MB
Distribution Format: GeoTIFF

Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 0.05 - 3 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
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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 ... View entire text
Extended Metadata Properties
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2008-03-23
Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-03-13

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