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ISLSCP II MODIS (Collection 4) Albedo, 2002

Metadata Updated: December 6, 2023

This International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project (ISLSCP II) MODerate resolution Image Spectroradiometer (MODIS) dataset, ISLSCP II MODIS (Collection 4) Albedo 2002, provides albedo data for the period January 2002 through December 2002.The MODIS bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF) albedo product (MOD43B) provides measures of clear sky surface albedo every 16 days. Both white-sky albedo (bihemispherical reflectance) and black-sky albedo (directional hemispherical reflectance) at local solar noon are provided for 7 spectral bands and 3 broadbands. Since black-sky albedo represents the direct beam contribution while white-sky represents the completely diffuse contribution, these measures can be linearly combined as a function of the fraction of diffuse skylight (itself a function of optical depth) to provide an actual or instantaneous albedo at local solar noon.

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Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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Metadata Created Date October 25, 2023
Metadata Updated Date December 6, 2023

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Harvested from NASA Data.json

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Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date October 25, 2023
Metadata Updated Date December 6, 2023
Publisher ORNL_DAAC
Maintainer
Identifier C2784882766-ORNL_CLOUD
Data First Published 2023-10-15
Language en-US
Data Last Modified 2023-10-17
Category ISLSCP II, geospatial
Public Access Level public
Bureau Code 026:00
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Citation Strahler, A.H., C. Schaaf, F. Gao, F.G. Hall, G.J. Collatz, B.W. Meeson, S.O. Los, E.Brown De Colstoun, and D.R. Landis. 2009. ISLSCP II MODIS (Collection 4) Albedo, 2002. ORNL DAAC, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/958
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Homepage URL https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/958
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Program Code 026:001
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Source Hash edd13e34442881b6937312921c70e1f9f8ce76a8c4eb22a7fdca9e5824f8553b
Source Schema Version 1.1
Spatial
Temporal 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z/2002-12-31T23:59:59Z

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