Data Sets

The following tables list MODIS snow and sea ice data sets available from NSIDC, plus some related data sets that may interest MODIS data users. All MODIS snow and sea ice data sets provide global coverage. Temporal coverage depends on the satellite:

Temporal Coverage

  • Terra: 24 February, 2000 - present
  • Aqua: 04 July, 2002 - present

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Snow Cover

ID Title Spatial Resolution Temporal Resolution Parameters
MOD10_L2 MODIS/Terra Snow Cover 5-Min L2 Swath 500m, Version 6 500 m 5 minute SNOW COVER
MYD10_L2 MODIS/Aqua Snow Cover 5-Min L2 Swath 500m, Version 6 500 m 5 minute SNOW COVER
MYD10A1 MODIS/Aqua Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 500m SIN Grid, Version 6 500 m 1 day ALBEDO,
SNOW COVER
MOD10A1 MODIS/Terra Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 500m SIN Grid, Version 6 500 m 1 day ALBEDO,
SNOW COVER
MYD10C1 MODIS/Aqua Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG, Version 6 0.05 Deg 1 day SNOW COVER
MOD10C1 MODIS/Terra Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG, Version 6 0.05 Deg 1 day SNOW COVER
MYD10A2 MODIS/Aqua Snow Cover 8-Day L3 Global 500m SIN Grid, Version 6 500 m 8 day SNOW COVER
MOD10A2 MODIS/Terra Snow Cover 8-Day L3 Global 500m SIN Grid, Version 6 500 m 8 day SNOW COVER
MYD10C2 MODIS/Aqua Snow Cover 8-Day L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG, Version 6 0.05 deg 8 day SNOW COVER
MOD10C2 MODIS/Terra Snow Cover 8-Day L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG, Version 6 0.05 deg 8 day SNOW COVER
MYD10CM MODIS/Aqua Snow Cover Monthly L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG, Version 6 0.05 deg 1 month Snow Extent
MOD10CM MODIS/Terra Snow Cover Monthly L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG, Version 6 0.05 deg 1 month SNOW COVER

Sea Ice

ID Title Spatial Resolution Temporal Resolution Parameters
MOD29 MODIS/Terra Sea Ice Extent 5-Min L2 Swath 1km, Version 61 1 km 5 minute ICE EXTENT,
ICE TEMPERATURE
MYD29 MODIS/Aqua Sea Ice Extent 5-Min L2 Swath 1km, Version 61 1 km 5 minute ICE EXTENT,
ICE TEMPERATURE
MOD29P1D MODIS/Terra Sea Ice Extent Daily L3 Global 1km EASE-Grid Day, Version 61 1 km 1 day ICE EXTENT,
ICE TEMPERATURE
MYD29P1D MODIS/Aqua Sea Ice Extent Daily L3 Global 1km EASE-Grid Day, Version 61 1 km 1 day ICE EXTENT,
ICE TEMPERATURE
MOD29P1N MODIS/Terra Sea Ice Extent Daily L3 Global 1km EASE-Grid Night, Version 61 1 km 1 day ICE TEMPERATURE
MYD29P1N MODIS/Aqua Sea Ice Extent Daily L3 Global 1km EASE-Grid Night, Version 61 1 km 1 day ICE TEMPERATURE
MOD29E1D MODIS/Terra Sea Ice Extent and IST Daily L3 Global 4km EASE-Grid Day, Version 61 4 km 1 day ICE EXTENT,
ICE TEMPERATURE
MYD29E1D MODIS/Aqua Sea Ice Extent and IST Daily L3 Global 4km EASE-Grid Day, Version 61 4 km 1 day ICE EXTENT,
ICE TEMPERATURE
ID Title Spatial Resolution Temporal Resolution Parameters
MYD29 MODIS/Aqua Sea Ice Extent 5-Min L2 Swath 1km, Version 6 1 km 5 minute ICE EXTENT,
ICE TEMPERATURE
MOD29 MODIS/Terra Sea Ice Extent 5-Min L2 Swath 1km, Version 6 1 km 5 minute ICE EXTENT,
ICE TEMPERATURE
MYD29P1D MODIS/Aqua Sea Ice Extent Daily L3 Global 1km EASE-Grid Day, Version 6 1 km 1 day ICE EXTENT,
ICE TEMPERATURE
MOD29P1D MODIS/Terra Sea Ice Extent Daily L3 Global 1km EASE-Grid Day, Version 6 1 km 1 day ICE EXTENT,
ICE TEMPERATURE
MYD29P1N MODIS/Aqua Sea Ice Extent Daily L3 Global 1km EASE-Grid Night, Version 6 1 km 1 day ICE TEMPERATURE
MOD29P1N MODIS/Terra Sea Ice Extent Daily L3 Global 1km EASE-Grid Night, Version 6 1 km 1 day ICE TEMPERATURE
MYD29E1D MODIS/Aqua Sea Ice Extent and IST Daily L3 Global 4km EASE-Grid Day, Version 6 4 km 1 day ICE EXTENT,
ICE TEMPERATURE
MOD29E1D MODIS/Terra Sea Ice Extent and IST Daily L3 Global 4km EASE-Grid Day, Version 6 4 km 1 day ICE EXTENT,
ICE TEMPERATURE

Related Data Sets
ID Title Spatial Resolution Temporal Coverage Parameters
NSIDC-0321 Global EASE-Grid 8-day Blended SSM/I and MODIS Snow Cover, Version 1 25 km
  • 2000/03/05 to 2008/02/01
 MODIS snow-covered area (SCA),
SNOW COVER,
SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT
NSIDC-0447 Canadian Meteorological Centre (CMC) Daily Snow Depth Analysis Data, Version 1 24 km
  • 1998/08/01 to 2020/12/31
 SNOW DEPTH,
SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT
MODGRNLD Multilayer Greenland Ice Surface Temperature, Surface Albedo, and Water Vapor from MODIS, Version 1 .78 km
  • 2000/03/01 to 2019/12/31
 ALBEDO,
SNOW/ICE TEMPERATURE,
SURFACE MELT,
WATER VAPOR
NSIDC-0607 EASE-Grid Land-Ocean-Coastline-Ice Masks Derived from Boston University MODIS/Terra Land Cover Data, Version 1 12.5 km
  • 2000/07/01 to 2000/12/31
 LAND USE/LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION
NSIDC-0608 EASE-Grid Land Cover Classifications Derived from Boston University MODIS/Terra Land Cover Data, Version 1 12.5 km
  • 2000/07/01 to 2000/12/31
 LAND USE/LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION
NSIDC-0609 EASE-Grid 2.0 Land-Ocean-Coastline-Ice Masks Derived from Boston University MODIS/Terra Land Cover Data, Version 1 Varies
  • 2000/07/01 to 2000/12/31
 LAND USE/LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION
NSIDC-0610 EASE-Grid 2.0 Land Cover Classifications Derived from Boston University MODIS/Terra Land Cover Data, Version 1 Varies
  • 2000/07/01 to 2000/12/31
 LAND USE/LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION