MODIS/Terra+Aqua Direct Broadcast Burned Area Monthly L3 Global 500m SIN Grid V061

Description

The Terra and Aqua combined MCD64A1 Version 6.1 Burned Area data product is a monthly, global gridded 500 meter (m) product containing per-pixel burned-area and quality information. The MCD64A1 burned-area mapping approach employs 500 m Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Surface Reflectance imagery coupled with 1 kilometer (km) MODIS active fire observations. The algorithm uses a burn sensitive Vegetation Index (VI) to create dynamic thresholds that are applied to the composite data. The VI is derived from MODIS shortwave infrared atmospherically corrected surface reflectance bands 5 and 7 with a measure of temporal texture. The algorithm identifies the date of burn for the 500 m grid cells within each individual MODIS tile. The date is encoded in a single data layer as the ordinal day of the calendar year on which the burn occurred with values assigned to unburned land pixels and additional special values reserved for missing data and water grid cells. The data layers provided in the MCD64A1 product include Burn Date, Burn Data Uncertainty, Quality Assurance, along with First Day and Last Day of reliable change detection of the year. Validation at stage 3 ( https://modis-land.gsfc.nasa.gov/MODLAND_val.html) has been achieved for the MODIS Burned Area product. Further details regarding MODIS land product validation for the MCD64A1 data product is available from the MODIS Land Team Validation site ( https://modis-land.gsfc.nasa.gov/ValStatus.php?ProductID=MOD64). Improvements/Changes from Previous Versions * 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).

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Name Format Description Link
21 The LP DAAC website provides detailed information on discovery, distribution, access, and support of land data products. https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/
20 Earthdata Search allows users to search, discover, visualize, refine, and access NASA Earth Observation data. https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=C2565786756-LPCLOUD
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/MCD64A1.061
21 Validation at stage 3 has been achieved for the MODIS Burned Area product. https://modis-land.gsfc.nasa.gov/MODLAND_val.html
21 Access data via Open-source Project for a Network Data Access Protocol https://opendap.cr.usgs.gov/opendap/hyrax/DP131/MOTA/MCD64A1.061/contents.html
21 Browse image for Earthdata Search https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/browse-scaler/browse_images/granules/G2603088876-LPCLOUD?h=85&w=85
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.5067%2FMODIS%2FMCD64A1.061
20 LP DAAC Data Pool provides direct access to available products via HTTPS. https://e4ftl01.cr.usgs.gov/MOTA/MCD64A1.061/
33 The technical information in the User's Guide enables users to interpret and use the data products. https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/documents/1006/MCD64_User_Guide_V61.pdf
21 The File Specification provides a description of the product file including Scientific Data Sets and their attributes. https://ladsweb.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/filespec/MODIS/61/MCD64A1
21 The Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AρρEEARS) offers a simple and efficient way to perform data access and transformation processes. https://appeears.earthdatacloud.nasa.gov/
33 The ATBD provides physical theory and mathematical procedures for the calculations used to produce the data products. https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/documents/115/MCD64_ATBD_V6.pdf
21 Further details regarding MODIS land product validation for the MCD64A1 data product is available from the MODIS Land Team Validation site. https://modis-land.gsfc.nasa.gov/ValStatus.php?ProductID=MOD64

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  • environmental-impacts
  • biosphere
  • national-geospatial-data-asset
  • human-dimensions
  • natural-hazards
  • ngda
  • ecological-dynamics
  • earth-science

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