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MODIS/Terra Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity Monthly L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V041

Entry ID: MOD11C341

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Summary

Abstract: The MODIS/Terra Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity (LST/E) products provide per-pixel temperature and emissivity values in a sequence of swath-based to grid-based global products. The MODIS/Terra LST/E Monthly L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG (Short name: MOD11C3) is configured on a 0.05º latitude/longitude climate modeling grid (CMG).

The MODIS/Terra version-041 (V41) products use a modified version-4 ... (V4) LST algorithm and version-5 (V5) data inputs. The V41 products primarily address underestimation problems in the V5 Climate Modeling Grid (CMG) products. Recent validation activities reveal that the V5 CMG products underestimate LSTs up to 6K especially in desert and semi-arid regions. The production date for this collection starts with MODIS/Terra data acquisition from 2007-001. This beginning date is driven by the availability of the MODIS V5 data inputs (level-1B radiance data, geolocation data, cloud mask, atmospheric profiles, and land and snow cover data).

The MODIS/Terra V41 LST/E Monthly L3 Global CMG product (Short name: MOD11C3) is a monthly composited average, derived from the MOD11C1 daily global product, and stored as clear-sky LST values during a month’s period in a 0.05º (5600 meters) geographic CMG. MOD11C3, therefore, inherits all the structural features of its MOD11C1 parent except for the temporal configuration. Please refer to the MOD11C1 product documentation for all algorithm-related details.

The V41 MOD11C3 product comprises the following Science Data Set (SDS) layers for daytime and nighttime observations: LSTs, quality control assessments, observation times, view zenith angles, clear sky coverages, and emissivities for Bands 20, 22, 23, 29, 31, and 32.

The V41 Terra/MODIS LST/E products, including MOD11C3, are validated to Stage-2 with well-defined uncertainties over a range of representative conditions. Further details regarding MODIS land product validation for the LST/E products are available from the MODIS land team validation site.

The V41 MOD11C3 product’s acquisition range started January 1, 2007 (2007-001), and will continue until the V6 reprocessing completes in 2011. The V41 LST products from 2007-001 will remain consistent with similar products from V4, and hence are amenable to combine them in a time series analysis. Users should exercise caution, and not mix the V4.x (i.e., V4 and V41) and V5 LST products in their analysis.

Data Set Characteristics
Area Global
Image Dimensions 3600 x 7200 (Rows/Columns)
Map Projection Latitude/Longitude Grid
File Size (Average) 593 MB
Data Format HDF-EOS
Number of Science Data Sets (SDS) 16

Related URL

Link: GET DATA > ON-LINE ARCHIVE

Description: The Data Pool (On-line Archive) provides access to all MODIS products, and a rolling archive of the ASTER level-1B products that cover the U.S. and its Territories.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 81.0

S: -81.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: U.S. Geological Survey

Dataset Title: Geophysical Terranes of the Great Basin and Parts of Surrounding Provinces

Dataset Series Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report

Dataset Release Date: 2004

Dataset Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Version: 1.0

Data Presentation Form: maps, tables

Online Resource: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/1008/

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > WESTERN REGION

Science Keywords

BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > AGRICULTURAL LANDS

BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > DESERTS

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

Use Constraints The research group is continuing to work with these data. Use by outside personnel is only by permission of principal investigator.

Data Center

GenBank Genetic Sequence Database, National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, U. S. Department of Health and Human Services

Data Center URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genbank/
Dataset ID: Antarctic Mirounga leonina mtDNA data

Data Center Personnel
Name: BRENDA HALL Phone: 207-581-2190 Fax: 207-581-1203 Email: BrendaH at maine.edu Contact Address: Climate Change Institute University of Maine 303 Bryand Global Science Center City: Orono Province or State: Maine Postal Code: 04469 Country: USA