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MODIS/Terra Snow Cover 8-Day L3 Global 500m Grid, Version 4
Entry ID: MOD10A2

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Summary
Abstract: MODIS/Terra Snow Cover 8-Day L3 Global 500m Grid (MOD10A2) contains data fields for maximum snow cover extent over an 8-day compositing period and a chronology of snow occurrence observations in HDF-EOS format, along with corresponding metadata. MOD10A2 consists of 1200 km by 1200 km tiles of 500 m resolution data gridded in a sinusoidal map projection. MODIS/Terra V004 data extend from 24 ... 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 4
Dataset Release Date: 2000-09-01
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO U.S.A.
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Version: 4
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/mod10a2.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2000-02-24
Stop Date: 2006-12-31
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, and custom local attributes associated with each Scientific Data Set (SDS), for example, ... View entire text
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Data Center
NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html
Dataset ID: MOD10A23, MOD10A24

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: upon request
Distribution Size: 11.3 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
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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
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2003-05-21
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-05-13

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