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MODIS/Terra Sea Ice Extent and IST Daily L3 Global 4km EASE-Grid Day, Version 5

NSIDC DAAC Data Catalog

Data Contributors

  • HALL, DOROTHY K.
  • SALOMONSON, VINCE V.
  • RIGGS, GEORGE A.

Parameters

  • SEA ICE > ICE EXTENT
  • SEA ICE > ICE TEMPERATURE

Instruments

  • MODIS : MODERATE-RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER
  • SPECTRORADIOMETERS

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MODIS/Terra Sea Ice Extent and IST Daily L3 Global 4km EASE-Grid Day (MOD29E1D) data set contains fields for sea ice by reflectance and Ice Surface Temperature (IST). Each data granule covers the entire globe with two separate arrays of 4501 x 4501 pixels: one for the Arctic and one for the Antarctic. The MODIS sea ice algorithm uses a Normalized Difference Snow Index (NDSI) modified for sea ice to distinguish sea ice from open ocean based on reflective and thermal characteristics.

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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Data Citation

The following example shows how to cite the use of this data set in a publication. For more information, see our Use and Copyright Web page.

Hall, D. K., V. V. Salomonson, and G. A. Riggs. 2006. MODIS/Terra Sea Ice Extent and IST Daily L3 Global 4km EASE-Grid Day. Version 5. [indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center.


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