MODIS/Terra Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 500m SIN Grid, Version 5

Data set id:

MOD10A1

DOI: 10.5067/63NQASRDPDB0

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Hall, D. K., Salomonson, V. V. & Riggs, G. A. (2006). MODIS/Terra Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 500m SIN Grid. (MOD10A1, Version 5). [Data Set]. Boulder, Colorado USA. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/63NQASRDPDB0. [describe subset used if applicable]. Date Accessed 12-13-2024.

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Overview

The MODIS/Terra Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 500m Grid (MOD10A1) contains snow cover, snow albedo, fractional snow cover, and Quality Assessment (QA) data in compressed Hierarchical Data Format-Earth Observing System (HDF-EOS) format along with corresponding metadata. MOD10A1 consists of 1200 km by 1200 km tiles of 500 m resolution data gridded in a sinusoidal map projection. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) snow cover data are based on a snow mapping algorithm that employs a Normalized Difference Snow Index (NDSI) and other criteria tests.

Parameter(s):

ALBEDOSNOW COVER

Platform(s):

TERRA

Sensor(s):

MODIS

Data Format(s):

HDF-EOS2

Temporal Coverage:

24 February 2000 to 2 January 2017

Temporal Resolution:

1 day

Spatial Resolution:

500 m

500 m

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.

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Data Access & Tools

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Documentation

User Guide

MODIS/Terra Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 500m SIN Grid, Version 5 User Guide

General Resources

MOD10A1/MYD10A1 Global and Local Snow Cover Attributes, Version 5

Help Articles

General Questions & FAQs

Can I merge different MODIS collections?

For the snow cover and sea ice products, users can use MODIS Collections 6 and 6.1 together.

How do I access data using OPeNDAP?

OPeNDAP, the Open-source Project for a Network Data Access Protocol, is a NASA community standard DAP that provides a simple way for researchers to access and work with data over the internet.

Data products from VIIRS are created to be similar to MODIS data products to ensure the continuity needed for the development of snow and sea ice climate records beyond the life expectancy of MODIS. The temporal resolution and spatial extent are identical in MODIS and VIIRS.

Missing and delayed MODIS data

The lag time between observations and availability of MODIS products is only a few days. Lag time may be extended due to satellite maneuvers and extra quality assurance required for the geolocation data after the maneuver.

This short article describes the customization services available for ICESat-2 data using Earthdata Search

The Normalized Difference Snow Index (NDSI) snow cover is an index that is related to the presence of snow in a pixel and is a more accurate description of snow detection as compared to Fractional Snow Cover (FSC). Snow typically has very high visible (VIS) reflectance and very low reflectan

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This step-by-step tutorial demonstrates how to access MODIS and SMAP data using the Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS). AppEEARS allows users to access, explore, and download point and area data with spatial, temporal, and parameter subsets.

The "Snow Depth and Snow Cover Data Exploration” Jupyter Notebook provides Python code to access and compare coincident snow data across in-situ, airborne, and satellite platforms from NASA's SnowEx, ASO, and MODIS data sets, respectively.

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