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ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset, Monthly, 0.05 deg, HDF5 V041

Published by LP DAAC;NASA/JPL/ASTER | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Catalog Last Checked: June 23, 2026 at 09:25 PM | Dataset Last Updated: June 22, 2026
The Terra Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) Global Emissivity Dataset (GED) is a collection of monthly files (see known issues for gaps) for each year of global emissivity. The ASTER GED data products are generated for 2000 through 2015 using the ASTER Temperature Emissivity Separation (TES) algorithm atmospheric correction method. This algorithm method uses Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Atmospheric Profiles product MOD07 and the MODerate spectral resolution TRANsmittance (MODTRAN) 5.2 radiative transfer model along with the snow cover data from the standard monthly MODIS/Terra snow cover monthly global 0.05 degree product [MOD10CM](https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD10CM.006), and vegetation information from the MODIS monthly gridded NDVI product [MOD13C2](https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD13C2.006). ASTER GED Monthly V041 data products are offered in Hierarchical Data Format 5 (HDF5). The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), California Institute of Technology, developed the ASTER GED product. Known Issues * Since ASTER GED Monthly V041 uses MOD10CM as an input, there will be some months that were unable to be created due to missing data. Please see the [MODIS/Terra Data Outages Webpage](https://landweb.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/knownissue?as=61) for more information.

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description The Terra Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) Global Emissivity Dataset (GED) is a collection of monthly files (see known issues for gaps) for each year of global emissivity. The ASTER GED data products are generated for 2000 through 2015 using the ASTER Temperature Emissivity Separation (TES) algorithm atmospheric correction method. This algorithm method uses Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Atmospheric Profiles product MOD07 and the MODerate spectral resolution TRANsmittance (MODTRAN) 5.2 radiative transfer model along with the snow cover data from the standard monthly MODIS/Terra snow cover monthly global 0.05 degree product [MOD10CM](https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD10CM.006), and vegetation information from the MODIS monthly gridded NDVI product [MOD13C2](https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD13C2.006). ASTER GED Monthly V041 data products are offered in Hierarchical Data Format 5 (HDF5). The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), California Institute of Technology, developed the ASTER GED product. Known Issues * Since ASTER GED Monthly V041 uses MOD10CM as an input, there will be some months that were unable to be created due to missing data. Please see the [MODIS/Terra Data Outages Webpage](https://landweb.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/knownissue?as=61) for more information.
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license https://www.usa.gov/government-works
modified 2026-06-22
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title ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset, Monthly, 0.05 deg, HDF5 V041

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