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MODIS/Terra Sea Ice Extent Daily L3 Global 1km EASE-Grid Night, Version 4
Entry ID: MOD29P1N

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Summary
Abstract: MODIS/Terra Sea Ice Extent Daily L3 Global 1km EASE-Grid Night (MOD29P1N) contains the following fields: ice surface temperature (IST), IST spatial QA, and sea ice by IST in HDF-EOS format along with corresponding metadata. Version 4 (V004) is the latest version of MODIS data available. MODIS/Terra V004 data extend from 24 February 2000 to present. The sea ice algorithm uses a Normalized ... 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: D. Hall, V. Salomonson
Dataset Title: MODIS/Terra Sea Ice Extent Daily L3 Global 1km EASE-Grid Night, 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/mod29p1n.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2000-02-24
Stop Date: 2006-12-31
Location Keywords
Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 4 km
Longitude Resolution: 4 km
Horizontal Resolution Range: 1 km - < 10 km or approximately .01 degree - < .09 degree
Temporal Resolution: 16 orbits per day
Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Platform
TRMM > Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission Ancillary Description
Instrument
PR > TRMM Precipitation Radar Ancillary Description
Project
Quality Scan Status is provided containing scan-by-scan information on quality,
platform and instrument control data, and fractional orbit number. Status
Flag is also provided indicating whether the data are obtained over sea or
land and the degree of data reliability.
Access Constraints None
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
IN WORK
Originating Center
GSFC_DAAC
Data Center
Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (formerly Goddard DAAC), Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: GES DISC HELP DESK SUPPORT GROUP
Phone: 301-614-5224
Fax: 301-614-5268
Email: gsfc-help-disc at lists.nasa.gov
Contact Address:
Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center
Code 610.2
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 15-16 files/day; 6600-6700 KB/file
Distribution Format: HDF
Fees: none
Personnel
JUN AWAKA
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 81-115-71-5111
Fax: 81-115-71-7879
Email: awaka at de.htokai.ac.jp
Contact Address:
Hokkaido Tokai University
Department of Electronics and Information Engineering
Minami-ku, Minami-sawa, 5-1-1-1
City: Sapporo
Province or State: Hokkaido
Postal Code: 005-8601
Country: JAPAN
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Publications/References
Awaka, J., T. Iguchi, and K. Okamoto, 1998: "Early results on rain type
classification by the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM)
precipitation radar," Proc. 8th URSI Commission F Open Symp., Aveiro,
Portugal, pp. 143-146.

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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2006-07-13
Last DIF Revision Date: 2009-05-08

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