MEaSUREs MODIS Mosaic of Greenland (MOG) 2005, 2010, and 2015 Image Maps, Version 2
Data set id:
NSIDC-0547
DOI: 10.5067/9ZO79PHOTYE5
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Version Summary
Version 2 includes Mosaic of Greenland 2010 and 2015 (MOG2010 and MOG2015) data, in addition to the MOG2005 data.
Overview
This data set, part of the NASA Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) program, consists of two digital Greenland image maps each for the 2005, 2010, and 2015 measurement periods: the MOG Surface Morphology Image Map and the MOG Grain Size Image Map. The image maps are constructed from MODIS imagery acquired during 2005, 2010, and 2015 and provide nearly cloud-free views of all land areas and islands larger than a few hundred meters, including the ice caps on Baffin Island, Devon Island, Axel Heiberg Island, and Ellesmere Island.
Parameter(s):
SNOW GRAIN SIZE
SURFACE MORPHOLOGY
Platform(s):
Aqua
Terra
Sensor(s):
MODIS
Data Format(s):
GeoTIFF
Shapefile
Temporal Coverage:
- 12 March 2015 to 30 April 2015
- 15 March 2010 to 14 May 2010
- 12 March 2005 to 30 April 2005
Temporal Resolution:
- 5 year
Spatial Resolution:
- 100 m
- 500 m
- 100 m
- 500 m
Spatial Reference System(s):
- WGS 84 / NSIDC Sea Ice Polar Stereographic NorthEPSG:3413
Spatial Coverage:
- N:85S:57E:11W:-109
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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