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MODIS/Aqua Aerosol Cloud Water Vapor Ozone Daily L3 Global 1Deg CMG (Collection 004 and 005)

Entry ID: MYD08_D3

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Summary

Abstract: MODIS was launched aboard the Aqua satellite on May 04, 2002
(1:30 pm equator crossing time) as part of NASA's Earth Observing
System (EOS) mission. MODIS with its 2330 km viewing swath width
provides almost daily global coverage. It acquires data in 36 high
spectral resolution bands between 0.415 to 14.235 micron with ...

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Link: GET DATA > LAADS

Description: Access Collection 5 data set MYD08_D3 from the LAADS FTP server.

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: King, M., Y. Kaufman, P. Menzel, D.Tanre, B. Gao

Dataset Title: MODIS/Aqua Aerosol Cloud Water Vapor Ozone Daily L3 Global 1Deg CMG

Version: Collection 4 and 5

Online Resource: http://modis-atmos.gsfc.nasa.gov/MOD08_D3/

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2002-07-04

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 1 deg.
Longitude Resolution: 1 deg.
Horizontal Resolution Range: 100 km - < 250 km or approximately 1 degree - < 2.5 degrees
Temporal Resolution: Daily
Temporal Resolution Range: Daily - < Weekly

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > AEROSOL BACKSCATTER

ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > AEROSOL EXTINCTION

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

BOUNDARIES

ELEVATION

Quality Compiled from trimetrogon air photography 1956-1960. Coastline, rock/ice interface, rock contours and spot heights on ice have been produced from aerial photography dated January, September and November 1960. Contours on ice have been derived from Soviet Maps.

Access Constraints Data stored as shapefiles. Stored as geographicals with a projection file. This data were removed from the Australian Antarctic Data Centre download site on the 21 July 2003 but is available from the Data Centre on request. This dataset has been superceded by the &Larsemann Hills - Mapping from aerial photography captured February 1998& dataset and the &Larsemann Hills - Mapping from Landsat imagery captured January 2000& dataset.

Use Constraints This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

Ancillary Keywords

GIS

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

Data Center

Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia

Data Center URL: http://data.aad.gov.au

Data Center Personnel
Name: DATA OFFICER AADC Phone: +61 3 6232 3244 Fax: +61 3 6232 3351 Email: metadata at aad.gov.au Contact Address: Australian Antarctic Division 203 Channel Highway City: Kingston Province or State: Tasmania Postal Code: 7050 Country: Australia

Personnel

URSULA HARRIS

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: +61 3 6232 3519

Fax: +61 3 6232 3351

Email: metadata at aad.gov.au

Contact Address:

Australian Antarctic Division

203 Channel Highway

City: Kingston

Province or State: Tasmania

Postal Code: 7050

Country: Australia

ANGELA BENDER

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: +61 3 6232 3246

Fax: +61 3 6232 3351

Email: gis at aad.gov.au

Contact Address:

Australian Antarctic Division

203 Channel Highway

City: Kingston

Province or State: Tasmania

Postal Code: 7050

Country: Australia

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 1999-10-07

Last DIF Revision Date: 2008-04-10

Future DIF Review Date: 2000-10-07

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