MODIS/Aqua Snow Cover 5-Min L2 Swath 500m NRT
The MODIS/Aqua Snow Cover 5-Min L2 Swath 500m Near Real Time (NRT), short name MYD10_L2, data set contains snow cover and Quality Assessment (QA) data, latitudes and longitudes in compressed Hierarchical Data Format-Earth Observing System (HDF-EOS) format, and corresponding metadata. Latitude and longitude geolocation fields are at 5 km resolution while all other fields are at 500 m resolution. There are two separate snow fields in this data set. The first field, snow cover, classifies each cloud-free land or inland water body pixel as snow-covered or snow-free, the second field, fractional snow cover, provides the percent of snow cover within each pixel for land and inland water bodies. MODIS snow cover data are based on a snow mapping algorithm that employs a Normalized Difference Snow Index (NDSI) and other criteria tests. Data are stored in HDF-EOS format.
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| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| bureauCode |
[ "026:00" ] |
| contactPoint |
{ "fn": "Earthdata Forum", "@type": "vcard:Contact", "hasEmail": "mailto:earthdata-support@nasa.gov" } |
| description | The MODIS/Aqua Snow Cover 5-Min L2 Swath 500m Near Real Time (NRT), short name MYD10_L2, data set contains snow cover and Quality Assessment (QA) data, latitudes and longitudes in compressed Hierarchical Data Format-Earth Observing System (HDF-EOS) format, and corresponding metadata. Latitude and longitude geolocation fields are at 5 km resolution while all other fields are at 500 m resolution. There are two separate snow fields in this data set. The first field, snow cover, classifies each cloud-free land or inland water body pixel as snow-covered or snow-free, the second field, fractional snow cover, provides the percent of snow cover within each pixel for land and inland water bodies. MODIS snow cover data are based on a snow mapping algorithm that employs a Normalized Difference Snow Index (NDSI) and other criteria tests. Data are stored in HDF-EOS format. |
| distribution |
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| identifier | 10.5067/MODIS/MYD10_L2.NRT.061 |
| keyword |
[ "earth-science-snow-ice-cryosphere-lake-ice", "earth-science-snow-ice-cryosphere-snow-cover", "earth-science-snow-ice-terrestrial-hydrosphere-lake-ice", "earth-science-snow-ice-terrestrial-hydrosphere-snow-cover" ] |
| license | https://www.usa.gov/government-works |
| modified | 2026-06-22 |
| programCode |
[ "026:000" ] |
| publisher |
{ "name": "NASA/GSFC/EOS/ESDIS/LANCE MODIS", "@type": "org:Organization" } |
| spatial |
"["CARTESIAN", [{"NorthBoundingCoordinate": 90, "WestBoundingCoordinate": -180, "EastBoundingCoordinate": 180, "SouthBoundingCoordinate": -90}]]"
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| theme |
[ "Earth Science" ] |
| title | MODIS/Aqua Snow Cover 5-Min L2 Swath 500m NRT |
