MODIS/Aqua Sea Ice Extent 5-Min L2 Swath 1km V061

Description

This global Level-2 (L2) product provides daily sea ice extent and ice surface temperature. The data are derived from Level-1B radiances acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board the Aqua satellite. Each data granule contains 5 minutes of swath data observed at a resolution of 1000 m. The terms "Version 61" and "Collection 6.1" are used interchangeably in reference to this release of MODIS data.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 Subscribe to have new data automatically sent when the data become available. https://nsidc.org/daac/subscriptions.html
21 Direct download via HTTPS protocol. https://n5eil01u.ecs.nsidc.org/MOSA/MYD29.061/
21 NASA's newest search and order tool for subsetting, reprojecting, and reformatting data. https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=MYD29+V061
21 Search and filter data files using a map-based interface https://nsidc.org/data/data-access-tool/MYD29/versions/61/
21 Includes a user's guide, supplemental documents like ATBDs and academic papers, How Tos, FAQs, etc. https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MYD29.061
21 This application allows you to interactively browse global satellite imagery within hours of it being acquired. You can also save it, share it, and download the underlying data. https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov/?v=-194%2C-72%2C147%2C86&l=MODIS_Aqua_Ice_Surface_Temp_Day%2CMODIS_Aqua_Ice_Surface_Temp_Night%2CMODIS_Aqua_Sea_Ice%28disabled%3D1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10%29%2CCoastlines_15m%2CMODIS_Terra_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.5067%2FMODIS%2FMYD29.061

Tags

  • national-geospatial-data-asset
  • cryosphere
  • ngda
  • earth-science
  • sea-ice

Topics

  • Climate

Categories

  • Arctic
  • Arctic Ocean, Sea Ice and Coasts
  • Melting Glaciers, Snow and Ice