MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity Monthly L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V061

Description

The MYD11C3 Version 6.1 product provides monthly Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity (LST&E) values in a 0.05 degree (5,600 meters at the equator) latitude/longitude Climate Modeling Grid (CMG). A CMG granule is a geographic grid with 7,200 columns and 3,600 rows representing the entire globe. The LST&E values in the MYD11C3 product are derived by compositing and averaging the values from the corresponding month of MYD11C1 (https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MYD11C1.061) daily files. Each MYD11C3 product consists of the following layers for daytime and nighttime observations: LSTs, quality control assessments, observation times, view zenith angles, and number of clear-sky observations along with percentage of land in the grid and emissivities from bands 20, 22, 23, 29, 31, and 32. Validation at stage 2 (https://modis-land.gsfc.nasa.gov/MODLAND_val.html) has been achieved for all MODIS Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity products. Further details regarding MODIS land product validation for the MYD11 data products are available from the MODIS Land Team Validation site (https://modis-land.gsfc.nasa.gov/ValStatus.php?ProductID=MOD11). Improvements/Changes from Previous Versions * The Version 6.1 Level-1B (L1B) products have been improved by undergoing various calibration changes that include: changes to the response-versus-scan angle (RVS) approach that affects reflectance bands for Aqua and Terra MODIS, corrections to adjust for the optical crosstalk in Terra MODIS infrared (IR) bands, and corrections to the Terra MODIS forward look-up table (LUT) update for the period 2012 - 2017. * A polarization correction has been applied to the L1B Reflective Solar Bands (RSB).

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.5067%2FMODIS%2FMYD11C3.061
20 LP DAAC Data Pool provides direct access to available products via HTTPS. https://e4ftl01.cr.usgs.gov/MOLA/MYD11C3.061/
20 Earthdata Search allows users to search, discover, visualize, refine, and access NASA Earth Observation data. https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=C2565794044-LPCLOUD
21 The LP DAAC product page provides information on Science Data Set layers and links for user guides, ATBDs, data access, tools, customer support, etc. https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MYD11C3.061
21 The LP DAAC website provides detailed information on discovery, distribution, access, and support of land data products. https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/
33 The technical information in the User's Guide enables users to interpret and use the data products. https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/documents/715/MOD11_User_Guide_V61.pdf
21 The File Specification provides a description of the product file including Scientific Data Sets and their attributes. https://ladsweb.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/filespec/MODIS/61/MYD11C3
21 Validation at stage 2 has been achieved for all MODIS Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity products. https://modis-land.gsfc.nasa.gov/MODLAND_val.html
21 Further details regarding MODIS land product validation for the MYD11 data products are available from the MODIS Land Team Validation site. https://modis-land.gsfc.nasa.gov/ValStatus.php?ProductID=MOD11
21 Access data via Open-source Project for a Network Data Access Protocol https://opendap.cr.usgs.gov/opendap/hyrax/DP137/MOLA/MYD11C3.061/contents.html
21 Browse image for Earthdata Search https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/browse-scaler/browse_images/granules/G2618671574-LPCLOUD?h=85&w=85
33 The ATBD provides physical theory and mathematical procedures for the calculations used to produce the data products. https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/documents/119/MOD11_ATBD.pdf

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

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