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MODIS/Aqua Aerosol 5-Min L2 Swath 10km (Collection 004 and 005)
Entry ID: MYD04_L2

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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
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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: MODIS Atmosphere Team
Dataset Title: MODIS/Aqua Aerosol 5-Min L2 Swath 10km V004
Version: Collection 004 and 005
Online Resource: http://modis-atmos.gsfc.nasa.gov/MOD04_L2/
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2002-07-04
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Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 10 km
Longitude Resolution: 10 km
Horizontal Resolution Range: 10 km - < 50 km or approximately .09 degree - < .5 degree
Temporal Resolution: 5-minute
Temporal Resolution Range: 1 minute - < 1 hour
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Access Constraints None
Use Constraints The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), Tufts University's Fletcher
School of Law and Diplomacy (FSLD), British Columbia Ministry of Environment,
Lands and Parks (BCMELP), Antarctic Research Center (ARC), American Society of
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Ancillary Keywords
CIESIN > Agriculture and Food Security > Agricultural Diseases > Animal Diseases
CIESIN > Agriculture and Food Security > Agricultural Diseases > Plant Diseases
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Data Set Progress
IN WORK
Originating Center
NASA/GISS
Data Center
Goddard Institute for Space Studies, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.giss.nasa.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: WILLIAM B. ROSSOW
Email: william.b.rossow at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA/Goddard Institute for Space Studies
2880 Broadway
City: New York
Province or State: NY
Postal Code: 10025
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: online WWW
Fees: none
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2002-09-25
Last DIF Revision Date: 2009-08-26

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