MODIS/Aqua Water Reservoir Monthly L3 Global V061

Description

The Aqua Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Water Reservoir Monthly Level 3 (L3) Global (MYD28C3) Version 6.1 product provides current data for 151 man-made reservoirs and 13 regulated natural lakes for a total of 164 reservoirs. The MYD28C3 Version 6.1 data product is a composite of the 8-day area classifications from MYD28C2, which is converted to provide monthly elevation and water storage. Lake Temperature and Evaporation Model (LTEM) (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0034425720304776?via%3Dihub) via MODIS Land Surface Temperature (LST) (MYD21) and meteorological data from Global Land Data Assimilation System (GLDAS) (https://earth.gsfc.nasa.gov/hydro/data/gldas-global-land-data-assimilation-system-data) are used to produce monthly evaporation rates and volume losses. The MYD28C3 data product contains a single layer with information about the reservoir identifier, dam location (longitude and latitude), monthly reservoir area, elevation, storage capacity, evaporation rate, and evaporation volume.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 USGS EarthExplorer provides users the ability to query, search, and order products available from the LP DAAC. https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/
21 The LP DAAC website provides detailed information on discovery, distribution, access, and support of land data products. https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/
21 Access data via Open-source Project for a Network Data Access Protocol https://opendap.cr.usgs.gov/opendap/hyrax/DP130/MOLA/MYD28C3.061/contents.html
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.5067%2FMODIS%2FMYD28C3.061
33 The technical information in the User's Guide enables users to interpret and use the data products. https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/documents/1116/MOD28_User_Guide_V61.pdf
21 LP DAAC Data Pool provides direct access to available products via HTTPS. https://e4ftl01.cr.usgs.gov/MOLA/MYD28C3.061/
33 The ATBD provides physical theory and mathematical procedures for the calculations used to produce the data products. https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/documents/973/MOD28_ATBD_V1.pdf
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/MYD28C3.061
21 Earthdata Search allows users to search, discover, visualize, refine, and access NASA Earth Observation data. https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=C2565805823-LPCLOUD
21 Validation at stage 1 has been achieved for the MODIS Water Reservoir product suite. https://modis-land.gsfc.nasa.gov/MODLAND_val.html
21 Further details regarding MODIS land product validation for the MYD28 data products are available from the MODIS Land Team Validation site. https://modis-land.gsfc.nasa.gov/ValStatus.php?ProductID=MOD28

Tags

  • topography
  • land-surface
  • national-geospatial-data-asset
  • surface-water
  • terrestrial-hydrosphere
  • ngda
  • earth-science

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