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MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity Monthly L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V005 MYD11C3

Version Acquisition Range Science Quality Status
004 July 1, 2002 - December 31, 2006 Validated Stage 1 by virtue of MYD11B1
005 August 1, 2002 - Validated Stage 1 by virtue of MYD11B1

V005 MYD11 Changes
V005 MYD11C3 Science Data Sets (specifications for data layers)
V005 MYD11C3 Quality Information

2002 August LST
MODIS Image
2007 August LST
MODIS Image
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 MYD11C3 images shown were retrieved from MODIS data acquired during the same month of different years (August 2002 and 2007).

Over the five 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 MYD11C1 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).

MYD11C3 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/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity products are validated indirectly through the daily 6-km product, MYD11B1, 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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Data Center: LPDAAC
Sensor: MODIS
Dataset: MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity Monthly L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG Grid V005
Geographic Extent: Global
Temporal Extent: 2002-08-01 to present

Product Information
Product Description
http://modis-land.gsfc.nasa.gov/temp.htm
User Guide
http://www.icess.ucsb.edu/modis/LstUsrGuide/MODIS_LST_products_Users_guide_C5.pdf
Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD)
http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/atbd/atbd_mod11.pdf
MODIS Standard Data Products Catalog
( http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/dataprod/index.php)
EOS Data Products Handbook Volume 1 (2000)
( http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/eos_homepage/for_scientists/data_products/vol1.php)

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