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ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset, Monthly, 0.05 deg, netCDF4

Published by LP DAAC;NASA/JPL/ASTER | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Catalog Last Checked: June 25, 2026 at 02:04 PM | Dataset Last Updated: June 23, 2026
The AG5KMMOH Version 4 dataset was decommissioned as of December 14, 2016. Users are encouraged to use [Version 4.1 of ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset, Monthly, 0.05 degree, HDF5](https://doi.org/10.5067/Community/ASTER_GED/AG5KMMOH.041). 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](https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD07_L2.006) 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 Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) product [MOD13C2](https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD13C2.006). The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), California Institute of Technology, developed the ASTER GED product.

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description The AG5KMMOH Version 4 dataset was decommissioned as of December 14, 2016. Users are encouraged to use [Version 4.1 of ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset, Monthly, 0.05 degree, HDF5](https://doi.org/10.5067/Community/ASTER_GED/AG5KMMOH.041). 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](https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD07_L2.006) 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 Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) product [MOD13C2](https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD13C2.006). The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), California Institute of Technology, developed the ASTER GED product.
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modified 2026-06-23
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title ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset, Monthly, 0.05 deg, netCDF4

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