Table · collection · 2017
MODIS/Aqua Clouds 5-Min L2 Swath 1km and 5km - NRT
Listed in NASA Earthdata CMR and NASA Data Portal — shown once because both records carry DOI 10.5067/modis/myd06_l2.nrt.061
The level-2 MODIS cloud product 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 MYD06_L2.
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MYD06_L2 consists of parameters at a spatial resolution of either 1- km or 5-km (at nadir). Each MYD06_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. For more information about the MODIS Cloud product, visit the MODIS-Atmosphere site at: modis-atmos.gsfc.nasa.gov/products/cloud For more details regarding dataset changes read the document at modis-atmos.gsfc.nasa.gov/documentation/collection-61
Links
Get the data
- LANCE MODAPS Data Flow Diagram earthdata.nasa.gov/s3fs-public/2026-04/LANCE_MODAPS_Operational_Data_Flow_Diagram… ↗
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Original Metadata cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C1426986978-LANCEMODIS.iso19115 ↗
download · from data nasa gov
- search.earthdata.nasa.gov /search/granules?p=C1426986978-LANCEMODIS ↗
Earthdata Search allows users to search, discover, visualize, refine, and access NASA Earth Observation data.
download · from NASA CMR
- Resource modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/sci_team ↗
download · project · from data nasa gov, NASA CMR
- nrt3.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov /archive/allData/61/MYD06_L2 ↗
Direct access to the directory hosting the MYD06_L2 6.1 NRT data set.
download · from NASA CMR
- Resource earthdata.nasa.gov/data/instruments/modis/near-real-time-data ↗
download · from data nasa gov
Where it is published
- NASA Data Portal dataset page data.nasa.gov/dataset/modis-aqua-clouds-5-min-l2-swath-1km-and-5km-nrt-5e217 ↗
landing page · from data nasa gov
- DOI doi.org/10.5067/modis/myd06_l2.nrt.061 ↗
DOI / persistent id · from NASA CMR
Catalogue records · 3
- CMR UMM-JSON cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C1426986978-LANCEMODIS.umm_json ↗
metadata API · from NASA CMR
- CKAN API data.nasa.gov/api/3/action/package_show?id=fed6151a-6acd-4a0b-bb13-6ebc2f5b9… ↗
metadata API · from data nasa gov
- CMR record cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C1426986978-LANCEMODIS.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, Aqua · 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 70% · Computed tomography 50%
Provenance · 2 source records, 41 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| NASA Earthdata CMR | C1426986978-LANCEMODIS | 11 d ago | JSON v1 |
| NASA Data Portal | fed6151a-6acd-4a0b-bb13-6ebc2f5b9bfe | 8 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 (70%) |
| 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:aqua | 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 |