ISLSCP II MODIS (Collection 4) Albedo, 2002

Description

This International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project (ISLSCP II) MODerate resolution Image Spectroradiometer (MODIS) dataset, ISLSCP II MODIS (Collection 4) Albedo 2002, provides albedo data for the period January 2002 through December 2002.The MODIS bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF) albedo product (MOD43B) provides measures of clear sky surface albedo every 16 days. Both white-sky albedo (bihemispherical reflectance) and black-sky albedo (directional hemispherical reflectance) at local solar noon are provided for 7 spectral bands and 3 broadbands. Since black-sky albedo represents the direct beam contribution while white-sky represents the completely diffuse contribution, these measures can be linearly combined as a function of the fraction of diffuse skylight (itself a function of optical depth) to provide an actual or instantaneous albedo at local solar noon.

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Name Format Description Link
21 Data set Landing Page DOI URL https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/958
33 Data set documentation PDF. https://data.ornldaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/public/islscp_ii/vegetation/modis_albedo_2002_xdeg/comp/1_modis_albedo_2002_doc.pdf
34 Browse Image https://daac.ornl.gov/graphics/browse/sdat-tds/958_1_fit.png
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.3334%2FORNLDAAC%2F958
21 ORNL DAAC Data Set Documentation https://daac.ornl.gov/ISLSCP_II/guides/modis_albedo_2002_xdeg.html
21 Data set text file containing the file naming convention and data formats of the granules in this collection. https://data.ornldaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/public/islscp_ii/vegetation/modis_albedo_2002_xdeg/comp/0_modis_albedo_2002_readme.txt
21 This link allows direct data access via Earthdata login https://daac.ornl.gov/daacdata/islscp_ii/vegetation/modis_albedo_2002_xdeg/
21 Web Coverage Service for this collection. https://webmap.ornl.gov/wcsdown/dataset.jsp?ds_id=958

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  • land-surface
  • national-geospatial-data-asset
  • ngda
  • surface-radiative-properties
  • earth-science

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