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    • MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity 8-Day L3 Global 1km SIN Grid V061

    Metadata Updated: June 4, 2024

    The MYD11A2 Version 6.1 product provides an average 8-day per-pixel Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity (LST&E) with a 1 kilometer (km) spatial resolution in a 1,200 by 1,200 km grid. Each pixel value in the MYD11A2 is a simple average of all the corresponding MYD11A1 (https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MYD11A1.061) LST pixels collected within that 8-day period. The 8-day compositing period was chosen because twice that period is the exact ground track repeat period of the Terra and Aqua platforms. Provided along with the daytime and nighttime surface temperature bands are associated quality control assessments, observation times, view zenith angles, and clear-sky coverages along with bands 31 and 32 emissivities from land cover types.

    Validation at stage 2 (https://modis-land.gsfc.nasa.gov/MODLAND_val.html) has been achieved for all MODIS Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity products. Further details regarding MODIS land product validation for the MYD11 data products are available from the MODIS Land Team Validation site (https://modis-land.gsfc.nasa.gov/ValStatus.php?ProductID=MOD11).

    Improvements/Changes from Previous Versions

    • The Version 6.1 Level-1B (L1B) products have been improved by undergoing various calibration changes that include: changes to the response-versus-scan angle (RVS) approach that affects reflectance bands for Aqua and Terra MODIS, corrections to adjust for the optical crosstalk in Terra MODIS infrared (IR) bands, and corrections to the Terra MODIS forward look-up table (LUT) update for the period 2012 - 2017.
    • A polarization correction has been applied to the L1B Reflective Solar Bands (RSB).

    Access & Use Information

    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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    Dates

    Metadata Created Date May 30, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date June 4, 2024

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NASA Data.json

    Other Data Resources

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date May 30, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date June 4, 2024
    Publisher LP DAAC
    Maintainer
    Identifier C2269057787-LPCLOUD
    Data First Published 2021-02-04
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2021-02-04
    Category Aqua, geospatial
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
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    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
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    Citation Zhengming Wan, Simon Hook, Glynn Hulley. 2021-02-04. MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity 8-Day L3 Global 1km SIN Grid V061. Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA. Archived by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, U.S. Government, NASA EOSDIS Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MYD11A2.061. https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MYD11A2.061. The DOI landing page provides citations in APA and Chicago styles..
    Creator Zhengming Wan, Simon Hook, Glynn Hulley
    Graphic Preview Description Browse image for Earthdata Search.
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    Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
    Homepage URL https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MYD11A2.061
    Metadata Type geospatial
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    Program Code 026:001
    Release Place Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
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    Source Hash 983d8fdd7d34cd26b35d710aefd9d03a11d41ffb98a8816de43f35ac7ddc1f53
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    Temporal 2002-07-04T00:00:00Z/2024-06-03T00:00:00Z

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