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

Entry ID: MOD08_D3

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Summary

Abstract: MODIS was launched aboard the Terra satellite on December 18, 1999
(10:30 am 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 ...

Related URL

Link: GET DATA > LAADS

Description: Web site for MODIS Collection 5 L1B, Geo and atmosphere data ordering.
Web site for MODIS Collection 4 atmosphere data ordering

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: MODIS Atmosphere Team

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

Version: Collection 004 and 005

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

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2000-02-24

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

OCEANS

Platform

RRS DISCOVERY

Project

IMBER > Integrated Marine Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Research

Access Constraints It is NERC policy to ensure that "individual scientists, principal investigator teams and participants in programmes will be permitted a reasonable period to work exclusively on, and publish the results of, the data collected by such individuals and teams". Nevertheless, as the AMT programme develops, there is necessarily a sequential widening of access to data and samples. This process has ...

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Data Center

British Oceanographic Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, United Kingdom

Data Center URL: http://www.bodc.ac.uk/