High Mountain Asia MODIS Aerosol Optical Depth, Version 1
Data set id:
HMA_OptDepth
DOI: 10.5067/D0SO1YA0B9EY
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Version Summary
Version Summary
Initial release
Overview
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.
Parameter(s):
AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS
ANGSTROM EXPONENT
Platform(s):
Aqua
Terra
Sensor(s):
MODIS
Data Format(s):
ASCII
Temporal Coverage:
- 1 February 2000 to 31 March 2019
Temporal Resolution:
- 1 month
Spatial Resolution:
- 1º
- 1º
Spatial Reference System(s):
- WGS 84EPSG:4326
Spatial Coverage:
- N:48.5S:9.5E:99.5W:55.5
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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