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MODIS/Aqua Snow Cover 5-Min L2 Swath 500m, Version 4

Entry ID: MYD10_L2

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Summary

Abstract: MODIS/Aqua Snow Cover 5-Min L2 Swath 500m (MYD10_L2) contains snow cover and quality assurance (QA) data, latitudes, and longitudes in HDF-EOS format, along with corresponding metadata. Latitude and longitude geolocation fields are at 5 km resolution, while all other fields are at 500 m resolution. Version 4 (V004), the latest version of MODIS data available, has two separate snow cover fields: ...

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Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE

Description: MODIS DAAC page at NSIDC

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Caption: MYD10_L2 Version 4 data, 15 January 2004

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: D. Hall, V. Salomonson

Dataset Title: MODIS/Aqua Snow Cover 5-Min L2 Swath 500m, Version 4

Dataset Release Date: 2000-09-01

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO

Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)

Version: 4

Data Presentation Form: Digital media

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/myd10_l2.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2002-07-04

Stop Date: 2006-12-31

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL LAND

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 500 m
Longitude Resolution: 500 m
Temporal Resolution: 5 min

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > LAKE ICE

CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW COVER

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

Access Constraints none

Use Constraints none

Ancillary Keywords

8-MIN COUNTS

APAPANE

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

USGS/BRD/PIERCE

Data Center

Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center, Biological Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior

Data Center URL: http://biology.usgs.gov/pierc/

Data Center Personnel
Name: RONALD E. KERNER Phone: 808-985-6077 Fax: 808-967-8568 Email: ron_kerner at usgs.gov Contact Address: Biological Resources Division Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center U.S. Geological Survey Kilauea Field Station P.O. Box 44 City: Hawaii National Park Province or State: Hawaii Postal Code: 96718 Country: USA

Personnel

STEVEN G. FANCY

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: (970) 225-3571

Email: steve_fancy at nps.gov

Contact Address:

National Park Service

Natural Resource Information Division

1201 Oak Ridge Drive, Suite 150

City: Fort Collins

Province or State: CO

Postal Code: 80525-5589

Country: USA

TYLER B. STEVENS

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: (301) 614-6898

Fax: 301-614-5268

Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov

Contact Address:

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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City: Greenbelt

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20771

Country: USA

Publications/References

C.John Ralph and Steven G. Fancy. 1995. Demography and movements of Apapane
and Iiwi in Hawaii, The Condor, 97, The Cooper Ornithological Society, pp.
729-742.

Creation and Review Dates

Last DIF Revision Date: 2005-02-16

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