Table · collection · 2017
MODIS/Terra Clouds 5-Min L2 Swath 1km and 5km
Listed in NASA Earthdata CMR and NASA Data Portal — shown once because both records carry DOI 10.5067/modis/mod06_l2.061
The MODIS/Terra Clouds 5-Min L2 Swath 1km and 5km product (MOD06_L2) consists of cloud optical and physical parameters.
Description
These parameters are derived using remotely sensed infrared, visible and near infrared solar reflected radiances. MODIS infrared channel radiances are used to derive cloud top temperature, cloud top height, effective emissivity, cloud phase (ice vs. water, opaque vs. non-opaque), and cloud fraction under both daytime and nighttime conditions.
MODIS visible radiances are used to derive cloud optical thickness and effective particle radius and cloud shadow effects. Near infrared solar reflected radiance provides additional information in the retrieval of cloud particle phase (ice vs. water, clouds vs. snow). The shortname for this level-2 MODIS cloud product is MOD06_L2.
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MOD06_L2 consists of parameters at a spatial resolution of either 1- km or 5-km (at nadir). Each MOD06_L2 product file covers a five-minute time interval. This means that for 5-km resolution parameters, the output grid is 270 pixels in width by 406 pixels in length.
C6.1 changes for the cloud optical property retrievals are low-impact, and are limited primarily to ancillary product usage, the Quality Assurance (QA), and handling of cloud top (CT) properties fill values; no updates to retrieval science are implemented. The MODIS Cloud Product is used to investigate seasonal and inter-annual changes in cirrus (semi-transparent) global cloud cover and cloud phase with multispectral observations at high spatial (1 kilometer) resolution.
For more information about the MOD06_L2 product, visit the MODIS Atmosphere site.
Links
Get the data
- The product landing page doi.org/10.5067/modis/mod06_l2.061 ↗
landing page · download · DOI / persistent id · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Direct access to product's OPeNDAP directory ladsweb.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/opendap/allData/61/MOD06_L2/contents.html ↗
metadata API · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Clouds product ATBD modis-atmos.gsfc.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/ModAtmo/MOD06-ATBD_2015_05_01_1.pdf ↗
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- MODIS Cloud Product User’s Guide modis-atmos.gsfc.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/ModAtmo/MODISCloudOpticalPropertyUserGuide… ↗
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- PDF modis-atmos.gsfc.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/ModAtmo/C6.1_Calibration_and_Cloud_Product… ↗
The MODIS Cloud product version 6 to 6.1 change document
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- PDF modis-atmos.gsfc.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/ModAtmo/C6.1_Change_Summary_Cloud_Optical_… ↗
The MODIS Cloud product version 6 to 6.1 change summary document
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Original Metadata cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C1443535037-LAADS.iso19115 ↗
download · from data nasa gov
- Search and order products from LAADS website. ladsweb.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/search/order/2/MOD06_L2--61 ↗
download · from NASA CMR
- Direct access to MOD06_L2 C6.1 data set. ladsweb.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/archive/allData/61/MOD06_L2 ↗
download · from NASA CMR
- search.earthdata.nasa.gov /search/granules?p=C1443535037-LAADS ↗
Earthdata Search allows users to search, discover, visualize, refine, and access NASA Earth Observation data.
download · from NASA CMR
Where it is published
- NASA Data Portal dataset page data.nasa.gov/dataset/modis-terra-clouds-5-min-l2-swath-1km-and-5km-aea85 ↗
landing page · from data nasa gov
Catalogue records · 3
- CKAN API data.nasa.gov/api/3/action/package_show?id=d808e5ea-0d06-418a-8162-ae2e6f366… ↗
metadata API · from data nasa gov
- CMR UMM-JSON cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C1443535037-LAADS.umm_json ↗
metadata API · from NASA CMR
- CMR record cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C1443535037-LAADS.html ↗
catalogue entry · from NASA CMR
Topics
- Stated by source
- Atmospheric Emitted Radiation · Cloud Asymmetry · Cloud Ceiling · Cloud Condensation Nuclei · Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size · Cloud Emissivity · Cloud Frequency · Cloud Height · Cloud Liquid Water/Ice · Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness · Cloud Precipitable Water · Cloud Radiative Forcing · Cloud Reflectance · Clouds · Cloud Top Pressure · Cloud Top Temperature · Cloud Types · Cloud Vertical Distribution · Earth Observing System, Terra (AM-1) · Emissivity · Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer · Optical Depth/Thickness · Radiative Flux · Reflectance · Transmittance
- From keywords
- Astronomy & Astrophysics · Earth & Environmental Science · Ocean & Atmospheric Science · Physics
- Inferred from text
- Atmospheric sciences 68% · Computed tomography 50%
Provenance · 2 source records, 41 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| NASA Earthdata CMR | C1443535037-LAADS | 14 d ago | JSON v1 |
| NASA Data Portal | d808e5ea-0d06-418a-8162-ae2e6f3663b5 | 11 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| access_level | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3701 | enrichment · NASA CMR | taxonomy-embedding@1.0.0 | title+keywords+description (68%) |
| concepts[field].local:field:astronomy | mapping · data nasa gov | connector:data_nasa_gov@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · data nasa gov | connector:data_nasa_gov@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:ocean-atmospheric | mapping · data nasa gov | connector:data_nasa_gov@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:physics | mapping · data nasa gov | connector:data_nasa_gov@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[instrument].gcmd_instrument:modis | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/atmospheric-radiation/atmospheric-emitted-radiation | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/atmospheric-radiation/emissivity | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/atmospheric-radiation/optical-depth-thickness | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/atmospheric-radiation/radiative-flux | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/atmospheric-radiation/reflectance | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/atmospheric-radiation/transmittance | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/clouds | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/clouds/cloud-microphysics/cloud-condensation-nuclei | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/clouds/cloud-microphysics/cloud-droplet-concentration-size | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/clouds/cloud-microphysics/cloud-liquid-water-ice | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/clouds/cloud-microphysics/cloud-optical-depth-thickness | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/clouds/cloud-microphysics/cloud-precipitable-water | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/clouds/cloud-properties/cloud-asymmetry | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/clouds/cloud-properties/cloud-ceiling | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/clouds/cloud-properties/cloud-frequency | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/clouds/cloud-properties/cloud-height | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/clouds/cloud-properties/cloud-top-pressure | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/clouds/cloud-properties/cloud-top-temperature | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/clouds/cloud-properties/cloud-vertical-distribution | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/clouds/cloud-radiative-transfer/cloud-emissivity | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/clouds/cloud-radiative-transfer/cloud-radiative-forcing | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/clouds/cloud-radiative-transfer/cloud-reflectance | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/clouds/cloud-types | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[modality].local:modality:ct | enrichment · NASA CMR | keyword-concept-rules@1.0.0 | title+description (50%) |
| 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 |
| license_text | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| 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 |
| updated_date | source · data nasa gov | connector:data_nasa_gov@1.0.0 | |
| version_label | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 |