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MOD10A1.006MODIS/Terra Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 500m SIN GridHall, D. K. & Riggs, G. A.MODIS/Terra Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 500m SIN Grid2016-04-25Boulder, Colorado USANASA NSIDC DAAC: NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center6false10.5067/MODIS/MOD10A1.006https://nsidc.org/sites/default/files/mod10a1-v006-userguide_3.pdfMOD10A1Technical ContactNSIDCUser Servicesnsidc@nsidc.org1-303-492-61991-303-492-2468CIRES, 449 UCBUniversity of ColoradoBoulderCO80309-0449USAEARTH SCIENCECRYOSPHERESNOW/ICEALBEDO EARTH SCIENCECRYOSPHERESNOW/ICESNOW COVER Climatology/Meteorology/AtmosphereImagery/Base Maps/Earth CoverMODIS-projectMODISModerate-Resolution Imaging SpectroradiometerTerraEarth Observing System, Terra (AM-1)2000-02-242023-02-17deprecated-9090-180180Geographic RegionGlobal500 m500 m1 dayThese data have been retired and are no longer accessible.These data have been retired and are no longer available for use. Cite any prior or planned use of these data according to the recommended citation at https://nsidc.org/about/data-use-and-copyright. For more information on the NASA EOSDIS Data Use Policy, see https://earthdata.nasa.gov/earth-observation-data/data-use-policy.EnglishNASA NSIDC DAACNASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Centerhttps://nsidc.org/daacData Center ContactNSIDCUser Servicesnsidc@nsidc.org1-303-492-6199National Snow and Ice Data CenterCIRES, 449 UCBUniversity of ColoradoBoulderCO80309-0449USAFTP3.5 MBHDF-EOS2Hall, D.K., and G.A. Riggs. 2011. Normalized-difference snow index (NDSI). Encyclopedia of Snow, Ice and Glaciers, Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. 779-780. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2642-2_376.
Derksen, C. and R. Brown. 2012. Spring snow cover extent reductions in the 2008-2012 period exceeding climate model projections. Geophysical Research Letters (39). Art. #L19504. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2012GL053387.
Gladkova, I., M., Bonev G. Grossberg, P. Romanov, and F. Shahriar. 2012. Increasing the accuracy of MODIS/Aqua snow product using quantitative image restoration technique. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters 9(4):740-743. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/LGRS.2011.2180505.
Klein, A.G. and J. Stroeve. 2002. Development and validation of a snow albedo algorithm for the MODIS instrument. Annals of Glaciology 34:45-52. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3189/172756402781817662.
Masuoka, E., A. Fleig, R.E. Wolfe, and F. Patt. 1998. Key characteristics of MODIS data products. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 36(4):1313-1323.
Salomonson, V.V. and I. Appel. 2004. Estimating the fractional snow covering using the normalized difference snow index. Remote Sensing of Environment 89(3):351-360. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2003.10.016.
Salomonson, V.V. and I. Appel, 2006: Development of the Aqua MODIS NDSI fractional snow cover algorithm and validation results, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 44(7):1747-1756. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2006.876029.
Tekeli, A.E., A. Sensoy, A. Sorman, Z. Akyürek, and Ü. Sorman. 2006. Accuracy assessment of MODIS daily snow albedo retrievals with in situ measurements in Karasu basin, Turkey. Hydrological Processes 20:705–721. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hyp.6114.
Wolfe, R.E., D.P. Roy, and E. Vermote. 1999. MODIS land data storage, gridding and compositing methodology: level 2 grid. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 36(4):1324-1338.
Wolfe, R.E. 2006. MODIS Geolocation. Earth Science Satellite Remote Sensing, Eds. Qu J.J, Wei, G, Menas, K, Murphy, R.E. and Salomonson, VV. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. 50-73. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-37293-6_4.
Wolfe, R.E. and M. Nishihama. 2009. Trends in MODIS geolocation error analysis. Proc. SPIE 7452, Earth Observing Systems XIV, 74520L (August 24, 2009). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.826598.This data set contains daily, gridded snow cover and albedo derived from radiance data acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board the Terra satellite. Snow cover is identified using the Normalized Difference Snow Index (NDSI) and a series of screens designed to alleviate errors and flag uncertain snow cover detections.
As of August 2023, this data set is retired and no longer available for download. We recommend using <a href="https://nsidc.org/data/mod10a1/versions/61">MODIS/Terra Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 500m SIN Grid, Version 61</a> as an alternative.VIEW RELATED INFORMATIONhttps://nsidc.org/sites/default/files/mod10a1-v006-userguide_3.pdfMODIS/Terra Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 500m SIN Grid, Version 6 User GuidePROJECT HOME PAGEhttp://nsidc.org/data/modis/MODIS Data at NSIDCCEOS IDN DIFVERSION 9.92016-04-252026-02-13NSIDCVersion SummaryChanges for Version 6 include:
<ul>
<li>Fractional Snow Cover has been replaced by Normalized Difference Snow Index (NDSI) snow cover. Fractional Snow Cover is no longer calculated;</li>
<li>The binary Snow-Covered Area (SCA) map has been discontinued;</li>
<li>Existing data screens designed to reduce snow detection errors have been revised and several new screens have been added;</li>
<li>Data screen results, including snow detection reversals and detections with increased uncertainty, are provided in a new QA bit flag;</li>
<li>Basic pixel-level QA uses new criteria to indicate the overall quality of algorithm result;</li>
<li>Pointers are provided to locate the swaths used for each day's observation.</li>
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See https://github.com/nsidc/earthaccess/releases for more information on the latest version.https://cdn.earthdata.nasa.gov/umm/tool/v1.0UMM-T1.0Python3.8 or higherhttps://earthaccess.readthedocs.io/en/latest/application/vnd.nasa.cmr.umm+jsonfalsecrumlydmmt_tool_13788TL4016620086-NSIDC_CPRDNSIDC_CPRD1tool2026-02-10T21:40:42.316ZDOWNLOAD SOFTWAREhttps://github.com/nsidc/NSIDC-Data-Tutorials/tree/main/notebooks/SnowEx_ASO_MODIS_SnowDistributionURLNSIDC_CPRD_Snow_TutorialDownloadable Tool1Snow Depth and Snow Cover Data TutorialA Python-based Jupyter Notebook demonstrating how to access and visualize coincident snow data from the NSIDC DAAC across in-situ, airborne, and satellite platforms from NASA's SnowEx, ASO, and MODIS data sets, respectively.DATA ANALYSISDATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATIONEARTH SCIENCE SERVICESDATA VISUALIZATIONDATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATIONEARTH SCIENCE SERVICESDATA SEARCHDATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLINGEARTH SCIENCE SERVICESGEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMSDATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATIONEARTH SCIENCE SERVICESDATA INTEROPERABILITYDATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLINGEARTH SCIENCE SERVICESDATA REFORMATTINGDATA CUSTOMIZATIONDATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLINGEARTH SCIENCE SERVICESREPROJECTIONSUBSETTING/SUPERSETTINGDATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLINGEARTH SCIENCE SERVICESSPATIAL SUBSETTINGSERVICE PROVIDERNSIDC DAAC User ServicesEmailnsidc@nsidc.orgAUTHORDEVELOPERPUBLISHERSERVICE PROVIDERNASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Centerhttps://nsidc.org/daac/NASA NSIDC DAAC2021-05-06T00:00:00.000ZThis is the most current release of this tool.https://cdn.earthdata.nasa.gov/umm/tool/v1.0UMM-T1.0CSVGEOTIFFPythonhttps://github.com/nsidc/NSIDC-Data-Tutorials/tree/main/notebooks/SnowEx_ASO_MODIS_Snowapplication/vnd.nasa.cmr.umm+jsonfalsecrumlydmmt_tool_12821TL4019517520-NSIDC_CPRDNSIDC_CPRD1tool2026-02-11T17:45:02.724ZGOTO WEB TOOLhttps://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/searchDistributionURLNSIDC_CPRD_NASA_Earthdata_SearchWeb User Interface1NASA Earthdata SearchSearch and order data from all NASA DAACs using spatial and temporal filters in a map interface. Reformatting, reprojecting, and subsetting options are available for some data sets.https://nsidc.org/support/how/search-order-and-customize-nsidc-daac-data-nasa-earthdata-searchVIEW RELATED INFORMATIONHow to search, order, and customize data with NASA Earthdata SearchPublicationURLDATA VISUALIZATIONDATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATIONEARTH SCIENCE SERVICESDATA SEARCHDATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLINGEARTH SCIENCE SERVICESDATA ACCESS/RETRIEVALDATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLINGEARTH SCIENCE SERVICESSERVICE PROVIDERNSIDC DAAC User ServicesEmailnsidc@nsidc.orgSERVICE PROVIDEREarthdata Service DeskEmailsupport@earthdata.nasa.govAUTHORDEVELOPERORIGINATORPUBLISHERMaintenance and Development, Earth Observing System Data and Information System, Earth Observing System,Goddard Space Flight Center, NASAhttp://newsroom.gsfc.nasa.gov/NASA/GSFC/EOS/EOSDIS/EMDChromeFirefoxSafariThis is the most current release of this tool.https://cdn.earthdata.nasa.gov/umm/tool/v1.0UMM-T1.0https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search