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MODIS (Aqua/Terra) Cloud Properties Level 3 daily, 1x1 degree grid

Metadata Updated: March 17, 2025

The combined MODIS (Aqua/Terra) Cloud Properties Level 3 daily, 1x1 degree grid product represents a new addition that is especially geared to facilitate climate scientists who deal with both models and observations. MCD06COSP_D3_MODIS represents the daily product’s short-name. The “COSP” acronym in its short-name stands for Cloud Feedback Model Intercomparison Project (CFMIP) Observation Simulator Package. This product is an aggregation of combined MODIS Level-2 inputs from both the Terra and Aqua incarnations (MOD35/MOD06 and MYD35/MYD06, respectively), and employs an aggregation methodology consistent with the MOD08 and MYD08 products. Provided in netCDF4 format, it contains 23 aggregated science data sets (SDS/parameters).

The Collection 6.2 (C6.2) is an improved version from the previous version (C6.1) because a number of bugs detected in Collection 6.1 are fixed.

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 28, 2024
Metadata Updated Date March 17, 2025

Metadata Source

Harvested from NASA Data.json

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date March 28, 2024
Metadata Updated Date March 17, 2025
Publisher Not provided
Maintainer
Identifier C2263893831-LAADS
Data First Published 2022-05-05
Language en-US
Data Last Modified 2025-03-10
Category Terra, Aqua, geospatial
Public Access Level public
Bureau Code 026:00
Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
Metadata Catalog ID https://data.nasa.gov/data.json
Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
Citation MODIS Atmosphere Science Team. 2022-05-10. MODIS (Aqua/Terra) Cloud Properties Level 3 daily, 1x1 degree grid. Version 6.2. MODAPS at NASA/GSFC. Archived by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, U.S. Government, L1 and Atmosphere Archive and Distribution System (LAADS). https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MCD06COSP_D3_MODIS.062. https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MCD06COSP_D3_MODIS.062.
Creator MODIS Atmosphere Science Team
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Harvest Source Id 58f92550-7a01-4f00-b1b2-8dc953bd598f
Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
Homepage URL https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MCD06COSP_D3_MODIS.062
Metadata Type geospatial
Old Spatial -180.0 -90.0 180.0 90.0
Program Code 026:001
Release Place MODAPS at NASA/GSFC
Source Datajson Identifier True
Source Hash a0a17967a829b8eeaf5f3c7982c062a59bd2f25412d99b563c4fc9401a5c60ca
Source Schema Version 1.1
Spatial
Temporal 2002-07-04T00:00:00Z/2025-03-17T00:00:00Z

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