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Data Set:
High Mountain Asia MODIS Aerosol Optical Depth, Version 1
Data Set ID:
HMA_OptDepth
Data Set Summary:
This data set contains monthly mean MODIS Level 3 data from aboard the Aqua and Terra satellites. The parameters provided in this data set are aerosol optical depth (AOD) and Angstrom exponent (AE) at a spatial resolution of 1º by 1º.