MODIS/Terra Snow Cover 8-Day L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG, Version 5

Data Contributors HALL, DOROTHY K. SALOMONSON, VINCE V. RIGGS, GEORGE A. Parameters SNOW/ICE > SNOW COVER Instruments MODIS : MODERATE-RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER SPECTRORADIOMETERS

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The MODIS/Terra Snow Cover 8-Day L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG (MOD10C2) data set contains snow cover and Quality Assessment (QA) data, latitudes and longitudes in compressed Hierarchical Data Format-Earth Observing System (HDF-EOS) format, and corresponding metadata. This data set consists of 7200 columns by 3600 rows of global arrays of snow cover in a 0.05 degree Climate Modeling Grid (CMG). MODIS snow cover data are based on a snow mapping algorithm that employs a Normalized Difference Snow Index (NDSI) and other criteria tests.

Data are stored in HDF-EOS format, and are available from 24 February 2000 to present via FTP. Data can also be obtained in GeoTIFF format by ordering the data through the Data Pool.

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Hall, D. K., V. V. Salomonson, and G. A. Riggs. 2006. MODIS/Terra Snow Cover 8-Day L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG. Version 5. [indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center.

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