The modis level2 atmospheric precipitable water product consists of total atmospheric column water vapor amounts and ancillary parameters over clear land areas of the globe, over extended clear oceanic areas with the sun glint, and above clouds over both land and ocean. The tool is expected to take up to 60 minutes to complete the processing, and you will receive an email message containing the url where you can download the subset data and access interactive visualizations. This is a faq document for modis, mas, viirs, and meris data users, particularly, those interested in radiance, geolocation, cloud mask and other atmospheric products. Modis level 1, atmosphere and land data products nasa.
Modis is an extensive program using sensors on two satellites that each provide complete daily coverage of the earth. Level2 modis atmosphere products there are six level2 orbital swath modis atmosphere products collected from two platforms. Because the modis sensor is carried on both the terra and aqua satellites, it is generally possible to obtain images in the morning terra. Modaps web services is an application programming interface api that allows users to search, order, and download modis level 1 and atmosphere data products through a programmable interface. Influence of aerosols on the spectral albedo of the atmosphereunderlying. The modis atmosphere science team uses a wide variety of validation methods to characterize the uncertainty component in their data. I usually download the data in netcdf format which is a selfdescribing format that can be read by many analysis and. Over 50 different global datasets are represented with daily, weekly, and monthly snapshots, and images are available in a variety of formats.
How to extract the aerosol optical depth aod from modis. Developing the nextgeneration data sets for global change research is the challenge given to the modis science team. The modis satellite data that we will download for this time series analysis exercise is available from modis subsetting website. Wherever you are, we have the capabilities to connect your. Level 1 products calibrated radiances and geolocation and level 2 and 3 atmosphere and land products laads daac offers three visual browsers of data global, granule, and tile to enable users to search and determine the desired data. Firms is part of nasas land, atmosphere near realtime capability for eos lance. These products are being used by scientists from a variety of disciplines, including oceanography, biology, and atmospheric science. Download modis active fire data for the last 24, 48 hours and 7 days in shapefile, kml, wms or text file formats. Modis level 1, atmosphere and land data products nasa data provided by. The level 1a, level 1b, geolocation and cloud mask products and the higher level modis land and atmosphere products are produced by the modis adaptive.
By partnering with modis, you partner with experts serving companies locally and internationally making us a business with true global and local expertise. Data analytics with modis data towards data science. I am working on aerosols and want to download data of aod at agra. We then apply our revised rspm algorithm to the globe using 0. Modisterra aerosol cloud water vapor ozone daily l3 global 1deg cmg. The tool provides time series plots of the data, an ascii file of the pixel values for the selected product along with quality. As just noted, modis products are available from several sources. If in doubt, try selecting a smaller number of files for download. Modis standard products overview atmosphere discipline. Laads daac receives data processed by modaps, archives and distributes modis products from both the terra and aqua platforms.
How to extract the aerosol optical depth aod from modis data. Moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer wikipedia. Lance moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer modis. Consistently with the entire c6 modis land processing, the topofatmosphere toa l1b reflectance includes standard c6 calibration toller et al. The moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer modis is a 36channel visible to thermalinfrared sensor. Moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer modis. This section details and highlights issues with the c6 modisatmosphere data as they are discovered.
Terra platform, and myd08d3, containing data collected from the aqua platform. The moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer modis is a payload imaging sensor built by santa barbara remote sensing that was launched into earth orbit by nasa in 1999 on board the terra eos am satellite, and in 2002 on board the aqua eos pm satellite. National aeronautics and space administration nasa data accessibility. The instruments capture data in 36 spectral bands ranging in wavelength from 0. Modis temperature profiles icdc universitat hamburg.
The modis collection 6 c6 aod level 2 product with a spatial resolution of 3 km uses the dark target algorithm. Modis data is made available for specific locations. The modis aerosol products are based on calibrated, geolocated reflectances of channels at wavelengths of 0. Earth data nasa earthdata is a data provider offering wildfires data, open data, air. Download the data after placing your order, check your email for order confirmation follow the instructions in the email to download the data save the data in your directory where you will run your python scripts. The modis atmosphere daily global product version 6 to 6. Modis data products detailed descriptions and ordering information listed with product modis direct broadcast centers the terra modis instrument was one of the first satellites to constantly broadcast data for anyone with the right equipment and software to download, free of charge. Gis opendata in this video i will talk about how to download geospatial data from earthdata.
It was first launched on 18 december 1999 on the terra satellite, the flagship of nasas earth observing system eos program. Modisterra aerosol optical thickness daily l3 global 0. Level 1 and atmosphere archive and distribution system. A further approach to prelaunch validation was to use high altitude airborne data from the. This data center does not have any contact mechanisms listed. This page will act as a repository of all known modis atmosphere data product problems, as well as how to determine the problematic version and the fixed version of the hdf data therefore data users should check this page for updates regularly. These data will improve our understanding of global dynamics and processes occurring on the land, in the oceans, and in the lower atmosphere.
The red pixels show warmer surface temperatures, while yellows and greens are intermediate values, and blue pixels show cold water. I specifically selected the atmospheric products in the main menu because thats where aod. Each algorithm developer incorporates hisher own approach for validating particular data. For data older than the last 7 days, use the archive download tool to extract fire locations. Alternatively, you can earthdata access to upgrade your browser. Terras five instruments produce 83 core data products which are distributed through the land processes distributed active archive center lpdaac, the atmospheric science data center asdc, ocean color web, level 1 and atmosphere archive and distribution system, and the national snow and ice. The modisaqua clouds 5min l2 swath 1km and 5km product consists of cloud optical and physical parameters. Modis data along with data from other sensors on terra and aqua are then transferred to ground stations in white sands, new mexico, via the tracking and data relay satellite system tdrss. The correlation coefficients increased slightly from 0. The data are then sent to the eos data and operations system edos at the goddard space flight center. The aod over land is derived from observed topofatmosphere reflectance at 0. Modaps support is available to help with any questions. Each product is assigned an 8character earth science data type esdt name, given below.
The moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer, or modis, sensor resides aboard the terra and aqua platforms, offering a view the earths surface every 12 days. The modis atmospheric watervapor product is an estimate of the total tropospheric column water vapor made from integrated modis. In order to use earthdata search, you must upgrade your web browser. Once a batch download begins, your browser may not provide a way to cancel the batch aside from closing the browser entirely or stopping individual downloads one at a time. Moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer modis modis data. Tracking of known problems and subsequent fixes is an important issue for modis data users. The dt algorithm is applied over ocean and dark land e. Modisterra temperature and water vapor profiles 5min l2 swath 5km. Retrieval of horizontal visibility using modis data. Welcome to nasa earth observations, where you can browse and download imagery of satellite data from nasas earth observing system.
The level3 modis atmosphere daily global product contains roughly 600 statistical datasets that are. Modis can directly measure concentrations of the gas down through a total column of atmosphere, which is particularly useful for studies of regional and global hydrological cycles. Nasas land, atmosphere near realtime capability for eos lancemoderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer modis has released an improved version, collection 6. The active fire hotspot data can be viewed in firms fire map or in nasas worldview, delivered as email alerts or downloaded in the following formats. There are many standard modis data products that scientists are using to study global change. The decision to create a new improved collection 6. Similar to the data sets of the modis atmospheric water vapor. Modis multiangle implementation of atmospheric correction. The level3 modis atmosphere daily global product contains roughly 600.
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