Description
The MODIS Near Real Time (NRT) Combined Terra and Aqua combined Multi-Angle Implementation of Atmospheric Correction (MAIAC) Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function (BRDF) Model Parameters gridded Level 3 product (MCD19A3DN) produced daily at 1 kilometer (km) pixel resolutions. The MCD19A3DN product provides three coefficients (weights) of the RossThick/Li-Sparse (RTLS) BRDF model that can be used to describe the anisotropy of each pixel. The retrievals represent cloud-free and low aerosol conditions.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Download this dataset through LANCE | HTML | NASA LANCE Near Real Time data set descriptions and access links. | Open resource |
| Download this dataset through MODAPS | HTML | Access Collection 6.1 data set from the MODAPS LANCE-MODIS page. | Open resource |
| Download this dataset through MODAPS | HTML | Direct access to the download site and directory hosting the MCD19A2DN C6.1 NRT data set. | Open resource |
| Google Scholar search results | HTML | Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. | Open resource |