Description
The Terra Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Water Reservoir Monthly Level 3 (L3) Global (MOD28C3) Version 6.1 product provides current data for 151 man-made reservoirs and 13 regulated natural lakes for a total of 164 reservoirs. The MOD28C3 Version 6.1 data product is a composite of the 8-day area classifications from MOD28C2, 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) (MOD21) 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 MOD28C3 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 |
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| This dataset's landing page | HTML | The LP DAAC product page provides information on Science Data Set layers and links for user guides, ATBDs, data access, tools, customer support, etc. | Open resource |
| Download this dataset | HTML | LP DAAC Data Pool provides direct access to available products via HTTPS. | Open resource |
| Download this dataset | HTML | USGS EarthExplorer provides users the ability to query, search, and order products available from the LP DAAC. | Open resource |
| The dataset's project home page | HTML | The LP DAAC website provides detailed information on discovery, distribution, access, and support of land data products. | Open resource |
| View this dataset's user's guide | The technical information in the User's Guide enables users to interpret and use the data products. | Open resource | |
| View this dataset's algorithm theoretical basis document | The ATBD provides physical theory and mathematical procedures for the calculations used to produce the data products. | Open resource | |
| View this dataset's science data product validation documentation | HTML | Validation at stage 1 has been achieved for the MODIS Water Reservoir product suite. | Open resource |
| View this dataset's science data product validation documentation | HTML | Further details regarding MODIS land product validation for the MOD28 data products are available from the MODIS Land Team Validation site. | Open resource |
| Use OPeNDAP to access the dataset's data | HTML | Access data via Open-source Project for a Network Data Access Protocol | Open resource |
| Google Scholar search results | HTML | Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. | Open resource |
| Download this dataset | HTML | Earthdata Search allows users to search, discover, visualize, refine, and access NASA Earth Observation data. | Open resource |