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MODIS/TERRA V003 DATA DELETION BEGINS APRIL 1, 2004

MODIS/AQUA V004 DATA AVAILABLE AS OF FEBRUARY 13, 2004.

TERRA V004 ALGORITHM CHANGES

Currently released MODIS Land data products represent provisional and validated Terra and Aqua data sets. The quality of the V003 products may not be optimal and users are advised that the data may not suitable for scientific publication. The V004 collection represents validated data, meaning that product uncertainties are generally well defined over a range of representative conditions, depending on the level of validation achieved. The V004 data will eventually replace the V003 collection, but both will remain publicly available for at least six months following the completion of V004 production.

Users are always encouraged to examine the Science Quality Flag/Explanation metadata in each product's .hdf and .met files. An Introductory Multidisciplinary Set of MODIS Data Products for the Earth Sciences Community can be found at ftp://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/outgoing/Data_Sets/.

MODIS Science Quality Explanation and Status
MODIS Data Availability
MODIS bands, spectral ranges
Known MODIS Product Issues
Report New MODIS Land Data Problems & Possibly Receive Free MODIS CD or Journal
MODIS Data Summary
MODIS Sinusoidal Grid



DISTRIBUTED MODIS DATA PRODUCTS
CMG Climate Model Grid 0.05 Lat/Lon = 5600 m
Product Release Dates
Terra V003
ISIN Golden
Month
Terra
V004 SIN
Aqua
V003 SIN
Aqua
V004 SIN
Terra/Aqua
Combined **
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Surface Reflectance

Surface Reflectance Daily L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG--------MOD09CMG--------MYD09CMG--------
Surface Reflectance 8-Day L3 Global 500mMOD09A1MOD09A1MYD09A1MYD09A1--------
Surface Reflectance Daily L2G Global 500mMOD09GHKMOD09GHKMYD09GHKMYD09GHK--------
Surface Reflectance Daily L2G Global 250mMOD09GQKMOD09GQKMYD09GQKMYD09GQK--------
Surface Reflectance Quality Daily L2G Global 1kmMOD09GSTMOD09GSTMYD09GSTMYD09GST--------
Surface Reflectance 8-Day L3 Global 250mMOD09Q1MOD09Q1MYD09Q1MYD09Q1--------
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Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity

Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity 5-Min L2 Swath 1kmMOD11_L2MOD11_L2MYD11_L2MYD11_L2--------
Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity Daily L3 Global 1kmMOD11A1MOD11A1MYD11A1MYD11A1--------
Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity 8-Day L3 Global 1kmMOD11A2MOD11A2MYD11A2MYD11A2--------
Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity Daily L3 Global 5kmMOD11B1MOD11B1MYD11B1MYD11B1--------
Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity Daily L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG--------MOD11C1MYD11C1MYD11C1--------
Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity 8-Day L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG--------MOD11C2MYD11C2MYD11C2--------
Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity Monthly L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG--------MOD11C3MYD11C3MYD11C3--------
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Land Cover/Change

Land Cover Type 96-Day L3 Global 0.05Deg CMGMOD12C1MOD12C1----------------MCD12C1
Land Cover Change 96-Day L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG--------MOD12C2----------------MCD12C2
Land Cover Type 96-Day L3 Global 1kmMOD12Q1MOD12Q1----------------MCD12Q1
Land Cover Change 96-Day L3 Global 1km--------MOD12Q2----------------MCD12Q2
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Vegetation Indices

Vegetation Indices 16-Day L3 Global 500mMOD13A1MOD13A1MYD13A1MYD13A1MCD13A1
Vegetation Indices 16-Day L3 Global 1kmMOD13A2MOD13A2MYD13A2MYD13A2MCD13A2
Vegetation Indices Monthly L3 Global 1km--------MOD13A3--------MYD13A3MCD13A3
Vegetation Indices 16-Day L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG--------MOD13C1--------MYD13C1MCD13C1
Vegetation Indices Monthly L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG--------MOD13C3--------MYD13C3MCD13C3
Vegetation Indices 16-Day L3 Global 250mMOD13Q1MOD13Q1MYD13Q1MYD13Q1MCD13Q1
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Thermal Anomalies/Fire

Thermal Anomalies/Fire 5-Min L2 Swath 1kmMOD14MOD14MYD14MYD14--------
Thermal Anomalies/Fire Daily L3 Global 1kmMOD14A1MOD14A1MYD14A1MYD14A1--------
Thermal Anomalies/Fire 8-Day L3 Global 1kmMOD14A2MOD14A2MYD14A2MYD14A2--------
Thermal Anomalies/Fire 32-Day L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG--------MOD14C3--------MYD14C3--------
Burn Scars 16-Day L3 Global 500m--------MOD14A3--------MYD14A3--------
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Leaf Area Index/Fraction of Photosynthetically Active Radiation (LAI/FPAR)

Leaf Area Index/FPAR 8-Day L4 Global 1kmMOD15A2MOD15A2MYD15A2MYD15A2--------
Leaf Area Index/FPAR 32-Day L4 Global 0.05Deg CMG--------MOD15CM--------MYD15CM--------
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Net Primary Vegetation Production

Evapotranspiration/Surface Resistance 8-Day L4 Global 1km------------------------MYD16A2--------
Net Photosynthesis 8-Day L4 Global 1kmMOD17A2MOD17A2MYD17A2MYD17A2--------
Net Primary Production Yearly L4 Global 1kmMOD17A3MOD17A3--------MYD17A3--------
Net Photosynthesis 32-Day L4 Global 0.05Deg CMG--------MOD17CM--------MYD17CM--------
Net Primary Production Yearly L4 Global 0.05Deg CMG--------MOD17CY--------MYD17CY--------
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Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function / Albedo

BRDF/Albedo Model-1 16-Day L3 Global 1kmMOD43B1MOD43B1----------------MCD43B1
Albedo 16-Day L3 Global 1kmMOD43B3MOD43B3----------------MCD43B3
Nadir BRDF-Adjusted Reflectance 16-Day L3 Global 1kmMOD43B4MOD43B4----------------MCD43B4
Albedo 16-Day L3 Global 0.25/0.05Deg CMGMOD43C1MOD43C1----------------MCD43C1
BRDF/Albedo Parameters 16-Day L3 Global 0.25/0.05Deg CMGMOD43C2MOD43C2----------------MCD43C2
Nadir BRDF-Adjusted Reflectance 16-Day L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG--------MOD43C3----------------MCD43C3
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Vegetation Conversion/Continuous Fields

Vegetation Cover Conversion 96-Day L3 Global 250mMOD44ANew ProductMOD44A------------------------
Vegetation Continuous Fields Yearly L4 Global 500mMOD44BMOD44B------------------------
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Geolocation Angles

Geolocation Angles Daily L2G Global 1km DayMODMGGADMODMGGADMYDMGGADMYDMGGAD--------
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Pointer Files

Observation Pointers Daily L2G Global 1km DayMODPT1KDMODPT1KDMYDPT1KDMYDPT1KD--------
Observation Pointers Daily L2G Global 500mMODPTHKMMODPTHKMMYDPTHKMMYDPTHKM--------
Observation Pointers Daily L2G Global 250mMODPTQKMMODPTQKMMYDPTQKMMYDPTQKM--------

** MCD products are generated using a combination of Terra and Aqua acquisitions to optimize data composition.



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