MODIS Mosaic of Antarctica 2008-2009 (MOA2009) Image Map, Version 1
Data set id:
NSIDC-0593
DOI: 10.7265/N5KP8037
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Version Summary
Version Summary
Initial release
Overview
This data set includes two image maps - a snow grain size map and a surface morphology map - provided at two different resolutions of 125 m and 750 m. The maps were produced from composited image swath data acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) over Antarctica for the 2008-2009 austral summer season.
Parameter(s):
SNOW GRAIN SIZESURFACE MORPHOLOGY
Platform(s):
Aqua, Terra
Sensor(s):
MODIS
Data Format(s):
IMG, Binary, GeoTIFF, ASCII, ENVI, Shapefile, GMT, KML
Temporal Coverage:
1 November 2008 to 28 February 2009
1 November 2008 to 16 December 2008
1 November 2008 to 16 December 2008
Temporal Resolution:
- Not applicable
Spatial Resolution:
- 125 m
- 750 m
- 125 m
- 750 m
Spatial Reference System(s):
WGS 84 / Antarctic Polar Stereographic
EPSG:3031
Spatial Coverage:
N:
-60
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.
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