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    • MODIS/Aqua Sea Ice Extent 5-Min L2 Swath 1km V061

    Metadata Updated: April 11, 2025

    This global Level-2 (L2) product provides daily sea ice extent and ice surface temperature. The data are derived from Level-1B radiances acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board the Aqua satellite. Each data granule contains 5 minutes of swath data observed at a resolution of 1000 m.

    The terms "Version 61" and "Collection 6.1" are used interchangeably in reference to this release of MODIS data.

    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 March 24, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date April 11, 2025

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NASA Data.json

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date March 24, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date April 11, 2025
    Publisher NASA NSIDC DAAC
    Maintainer
    Identifier C3091270382-NSIDC_CPRD
    Data First Published 2002-07-04
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2025-04-01
    Category geospatial
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Harvest Object Id 342a5ab3-696a-4c17-bffa-815aa861a108
    Harvest Source Id 58f92550-7a01-4f00-b1b2-8dc953bd598f
    Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
    Homepage URL https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MYD29.061
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial -180.0 -90.0 180.0 90.0
    Program Code 026:001
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 39b920e8a60e5eeb0f3869cabe3c8bfd986f2b6cdc937abda08ca662a678d9ce
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial
    Temporal 2002-07-04T00:00:00Z/2025-03-24T00:00:00Z

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