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    • MODIS/Terra Aerosol Cloud Water Vapor Ozone Monthly L3 Global 1Deg CMG

    Metadata Updated: May 6, 2024

    The MODIS/Terra Aerosol Cloud Water Vapor Ozone Monthly L3 Global 1Deg CMG product (MOD08_M3) contains monthly 1 x 1 degree grid average values of atmospheric parameters related to atmospheric aerosol particle properties, total ozone burden, atmospheric water vapor, cloud optical and physical properties, and atmospheric stability indices. This product also provides standard deviations, quality assurance weighted means and other statistically derived quantities for each parameter.

    The MOD08_M3 contains roughly 800 statistical datasets that are derived from the Level-3 MODIS Atmosphere Daily Global Product. Statistics are sorted into 1x1 degree cells on an equal-angle grid that spans a (calendar) monthly interval and then summarized over the globe. MOD08_M3 product files are stored in Hierarchical Data Format (HDF-EOS). Each gridded global parameter is stored as Scientific Data Sets (SDS) within the file.

    The MODIS monthly Product will be used in the simultaneously study of clouds, water vapor, aerosol , trace gases, land surface and oceanic properties, as well as the interaction between them and their effect on the Earth's energy budget and climate. This product will also be used to investigate seasonal and inter-annual changes in cirrus (semi-transparent) global cloud cover and cloud phase with multispectral observations at high spatial resolution.

    For more information about the MOD08_M3 product, please visit the MODIS-Atmosphere site at: https://modis-atmos.gsfc.nasa.gov/products/monthly

    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 November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date May 6, 2024

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NASA Data.json

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date May 6, 2024
    Publisher Not provided
    Maintainer
    Identifier C1443766359-LAADS
    Data First Published 2017-10-01
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2024-05-01
    Category Terra, geospatial
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
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    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Citation MODIS Science Team. 2017-10-01. MODIS/Terra Aerosol Cloud Water Vapor Ozone Monthly L3 Global 1Deg CMG. Version 6.1. 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/MOD08_M3.061. https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD08_M3.061.
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    Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
    Homepage URL https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD08_M3.061
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial -180.0 -90.0 180.0 90.0
    Program Code 026:001
    Release Place MODAPS at NASA/GSFC
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    Temporal 2000-02-01T00:00:00Z/2024-05-06T00:00:00Z

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