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MODIS/Aqua Sea Ice Extent Daily L3 Global 1km EASE-Grid Day, Version 6
Data set id:
MYD29P1D
DOI: 10.5067/MODIS/MYD29P1D.006
There is a more recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Sea ice extent and ice surface temperature algorithms and data sets are the same as Version 5. However, revisions and improvements for Version 6 to algorithm inputs have improved sea ice outputs as follows:


  • Revised calibration of MYD02 thermal bands 31 and 32 decreased calculated brightness temperatures by about -0.01 K and improved accuracy for very cold scenes;

  • The Version 6 land/water mask in the MYD03 geolocation product increased the accuracy of water body and coastline maps;

  • Revisions to the MYD35_L2 cloud mask algorithm have increased the accuracy of cloud detection.

Overview

The MODIS/Aqua Sea Ice Extent Daily L3 Global 1km EASE-Grid Day (MYD29P1D) data set contains tiles of daily 1 km resolution sea ice extent, ice surface temperature, and quality assessment data gridded to the Equal Area Scalable Earth Grid (EASE-Grid). As of August 2023, this data set is retired and no longer available for download. We recommend using MODIS/Aqua Sea Ice Extent Daily L3 Global 1km EASE-Grid Day, Version 61 as an alternative.
Parameter(s):
ICE EXTENTICE TEMPERATURE
Platform(s):
Aqua
Sensor(s):
MODIS
Data Format(s):
XML, JPEG, HDF-EOS2
Temporal Coverage:
4 July 2002 to 26 February 2023
Temporal Resolution:
  • 1 day
Spatial Resolution:
  • 1 km
  • 1 km
Spatial Reference System(s):
NSIDC EASE-Grid North
EPSG:3408

NSIDC EASE-Grid South
EPSG:3409
Spatial Coverage:
N:
90
S:
-90
E:
180
W:
-180
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.

Data Access & Tools

This data set has been retired. There is a more recent version of these data.

Help Articles

General Questions & FAQs

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All data from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) can be accessed directly from our HTTPS file system, using wget or curl. Basic command line instructions are provided in the article below. 
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