Array · collection · 2026
High Mountain Asia MODIS/Terra L3 Daily 500m SIN Grid Spatially and Temporally Complete (STC) Snow Cover and Snow Surface Properties V001
Listed in NASA Earthdata CMR
This data set contains spatially and temporally complete (STC) raster images of snow cover and snow surface properties from 1 October 2000 through 30 June 2022 for the High Mountain Asia region.
Description
The data are derived from the MODIS Snow Covered Area and Grain-size (MODSCAG) and MODIS Dust Radiative Forcing in Snow (MODDRFS) data sets using historical surface reflectances from MODIS/Terra as input. Variables include snow fraction (viewable and canopy-corrected); optical grain size; snow albedo (with and without light-absorbing particles); and energy flux to the snowpack from light-absorbing particles.
Links
Get the data
- search.earthdata.nasa.gov /search/granules?p=C3872337850-NSIDC_CPRD ↗
Search and order NASA Earth Science data using spatial and temporal filters. Reformatting, reprojecting, and subsetting options are available for some data sets.
download · from NASA CMR
- cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov /virtual-directory/collections/C3872337850-NSIDC_CPRD ↗
Quickly download a few files using a web browser, or access data through a command-line utility such as WGET.
download · from NASA CMR
- nsidc.org /data/data-access-tool/HMA2_MODSTC/versions/1 ↗
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download · from NASA CMR
- earthaccess.readthedocs.io /en/stable ↗
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Where it is published
- DOI doi.org/10.5067/9fyzpp9aiv7g ↗
Provides access to data, documentation, tools, citation information, support, and other resources.
landing page · documentation · DOI / persistent id · from NASA CMR
Documentation and papers
- nsidc.org /sites/default/files/documents/user-guide/hma2_modstc-v001-user… ↗
High Mountain Asia MODIS/Terra L3 Daily 500m SIN Grid Spatially and Temporally Complete (STC) Snow Cover and Snow Surface Properties, Version 1 User Guide
documentation · from NASA CMR
Catalogue records · 2
- CMR UMM-JSON cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C3872337850-NSIDC_CPRD.umm_json ↗
metadata API · from NASA CMR
- CMR record cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C3872337850-NSIDC_CPRD.html ↗
catalogue entry · from NASA CMR
Topics
- Stated by source
- Albedo · Earth Observing System, Terra (AM-1) · Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer · Snow Fraction · Snow Grain Size · Snow Radiative Forcing · Visible Snow Darkening
- Inferred from text
- Image 65%
Provenance · 1 source records, 16 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| NASA Earthdata CMR | C3872337850-NSIDC_CPRD | 7 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| access_level | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[instrument].gcmd_instrument:modis | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/cryosphere/snow-ice/albedo | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/cryosphere/snow-ice/snow-fraction | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/cryosphere/snow-ice/snow-grain-size | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/cryosphere/snow-ice/snow-radiative-forcing | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/cryosphere/snow-ice/visible-snow-darkening | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[modality].local:modality:image | enrichment · NASA CMR | keyword-concept-rules@1.0.0 | title+description (65%) |
| concepts[platform].gcmd_platform:terra | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| created_date | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/Abstract |
| publication_date | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| spatial | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/SpatialExtent |
| temporal | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/TemporalExtents |
| title | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/EntryTitle |
| version_label | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 |