Near Real-Time MODIS/Terra L3 Global Daily 500m SIN Grid Snow Cover, Grain Size, and Dust Radiative Forcing, Version 1
Data set id:
MODSCGDRF_NRT
DOI: 10.5067/HNVFRD5ICZN1
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Version Summary
Initial release
Overview
This data set represents an updated version of the MODIS Snow Covered Area and Grain-size (MODSCAG) and MODIS Dust Radiative Forcing in Snow (MODDRF) data sets previously produced by the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Data are derived from NASA LANCE near real-time MODIS/Terra surface reflectance data (MOD09GA_NRT) but are not themselves near real-time, nor part of NASA LANCE. This data set contains the following parameters: snow fraction, snow grain size (form the SCAG algorithm), vegetation fraction, rock fraction, ice fraction, shade fraction, deltavis, radiative forcing, and optical snow grain size (from the DRFS algorithm). Data are available from 19 October 2023 to the present and are currently available for five regions in the western United States (MODIS tiles h08v04, h08v05, h09v04, h09v05, h10v04). Additional tiles will be added over time. These data are provided in GeoTiff format.
Parameter(s):
ICE FRACTIONRADIATIVE FORCINGROCK FRACTIONSHADE FRACTIONSNOW DARKENINGSNOW FRACTIONSNOW GRAIN SIZEVEGETATION FRACTION
Platform(s):
Terra
Sensor(s):
MODIS
Data Format(s):
GeoTIFF
Temporal Coverage:
19 October 2023 to present
Temporal Resolution:
Not Specified
Spatial Resolution:
- Not Specified
Spatial Reference System(s):
N/A
N/A
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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