Description
The MCD43D04 Version 6.1 Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function and Albedo (BRDF/Albedo) Model Parameter data set is a daily 16-day product. This product incorporates the Climate Modeling Grid (CMG) structure in which each file geographically covers the entire earth rather than the 10 degree x 10 degree latitude and longitude tiling system utilized by the standard MODIS land products. Unlike the standard CMG pixel resolution of 5600 meters the MCD43D products are 1000 meters, consequently, because of the large file size each product contains just one layer. The Julian date in the granule ID of each specific file represents the 9th day of the 16 day composite period, and consequently the observations are weighted to estimate the BRDF/Albedo for that day. The layer in the MCD43D04 is the Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function isotropic parameter for MODIS band 2. This isotropic parameter, in conjunction with the volumetric and geometric parameters, is used to derive the Albedo and BRDF value for MODIS band 2.
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 | HDF | LP DAAC Data Pool provides direct access to available products via HTTPS. | Open resource |
| View documentation related to this dataset | HTML | The File Specification provides a description of the product file including Scientific Data Sets and their attributes. | Open resource |
| View this dataset's product quality assessment | HTML | Quality Assessment provides information regarding the usability and usefulness of the data product. | 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 algorithm theoretical basis document | The Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD) describes the physical and mathematical algorithms for the product. | Open resource | |
| View this dataset's science data product validation documentation | HTML | Validation at stage 4 has been achieved for all MODIS BRDF/Albedo products. | Open resource |
| View this dataset's science data product validation documentation | HTML | Further details regarding MODIS land product validation for the MCD43 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 through Earthdata Search | HDF | Earthdata Search allows users to search, discover, visualize, refine, and access NASA Earth Observation data. | Open resource |
| View this dataset's user's guide | HTML | The technical information in the User's Guide enables users to interpret and use the data products. | Open resource |