Data Set Characteristics:
Area: Global
Dimensions: 3600 x 7200 rows/columns
File Size: ~80MB compressed
Resolution: 0.05-degrees (5600-m at the equator)
Projection: Lat/Lon
LST Data Type: 16-bit unsigned integer
Emissivity Data Type: 8-bit unsigned integer
Data Format: HDF-EOS
Science Data Sets (SDS HDF Layers): 17
The false-colored MOD11C3 images shown were retrieved from MODIS data
acquired during the same month of different years (April 2000 and
2007).
Over the seven year period, subtle differences in monthly temperature
are notable, particularly at higher latitudes.
Product Description
The level-3 MODIS global Land Surface Temperature (LST) and Emissivity
monthly data
are composed from the daily MOD11C1
product and stored as the averaged values of clear-sky LSTs during
a monthly period in
a 0.05-degree (5600-meter) geographic Climate Modeling Grid (CMG).
MOD11C3 is a level-3 product comprised of daytime and nighttime LSTs, quality
assessment, observation times, view angles, bits of clear-sky days
and nights, and emissivities retrieved in Bands
20, 22-23, 29, and 31-32.
Version-5 MODIS/Terra Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity products are
validated indirectly through the daily 6-km product, MOD11B1,
to Stage 1, meaning that accuracy has been estimated using a small
number of independent measurements obtained from selected
locations and time periods and ground-truth/field program efforts.
Although there may be later improved versions, these data are
ready for use in scientific publications when monthly averaged
LSTs are applications-appropriate.
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