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EDG Data Set Name Granule Shortname
MODIS/Terra Surface Reflectance 8-Day L3 Global 250m SIN Grid MOD09Q1

Version Acquisition Range Science Quality Status
V003 August 29, 2002 (2002241) - October 7, 2002 (2002280) Provisional as of Nov 1, 2000
V004 February 24, 2000 (2000055)  

Terra/MODIS Product

Data Set Characteristics
Area = ~ 10° x 10° lat/long
Image Dimensions = 2 (4800x4800 row/column)
Average File Size = 139 MB
Resolution = 250 meters
Projection = Sinusoidal
Data Format = HDF-EOS
Science Data Sets (SDSs) = 3

Product Description
MODIS 250 m Surface Reflectance is a two-band product computed from the MODIS Level 1B land bands 1 and 2 (centered at 648 nm and 858 nm, respectively). The product is an estimate of the surface spectral reflectance for each band as it would be measured at ground level if there were no atmospheric scattering or absorption. A correction scheme reducing the effects of atmospheric gases, aerosols, and thin cirrus clouds is applied to all pixels passing Level 1B quality control.

The MODIS/Terra Surface Reflectance 8-Day L3 Global 250m SIN Grid product, MOD09Q1, is a composite of the previous 8 daily L2G Surface Reflectance products (MOD09GQK), which maintain the native 250m resolution in Bands 1 and 2. The best observations during an 8-day period, as determined by overall pixel quality and observational coverage, are matched geographically according to corresponding 250m Pointer Files (MODPTQKM). Quality assurance data for the MOD09Q1 product is provided at three different levels of detail: at the individual pixel level, at each band and each resolution level, and at the level of the whole file.

NOTE: These products are validated, meaning that product uncertainties are well defined over a range of representative conditions. Although there may be later improved versions, these data are ready for use in scientific publications.

SDS Units Data Type-bit Fill Value Valid Range Multiply by
Scale Factor
Surface Reflectance for band 1 (620-670 nm) reflectance 16-bit signed integer -28672 -100 - 16000 0.0001
Surface Reflectance for band 2 (841-876 nm) reflectance 16-bit signed integer -28672 -100 - 16000 0.0001
*Surface reflectance 250m quality control flags Bit field 16-bit unsigned integer 65535 0-4294966531 na

*Quality Control Bit Index:

0-1 MODLAND QA bits; MODLAND QA bits;
corrected product produced at
00 -- ideal quality all bands
01 -- less than ideal quality some or all bands
corrected product not produced due to
10 -- cloud effects all bands
11 -- other reasons some or all bands may be fill value
[Note that a value of (11) overrides a value of (01)].
2-5 band 1 data quality, four bit range;
0000 = highest quality
1000 = dead detector; data interpolated in L1B
1001 = solar zenith >= 86 degrees
1010 = solar zenith >= 85 and < 86 degrees
1011 = missing input
1100 = internal constant used in place of climatological data for at least one atmospheric constant
1101 = correction out of bounds, pixel constrained to extreme allowable value
1110 = L1B data faulty
1111 = not processed due to deep ocean or clouds
6-9 band 2 data quality, four bit range;
SAME AS ABOVE
10-13 band 3 data quality, four bit range;
SAME AS ABOVE
14-17 band 4 data quality, four bit range;
SAME AS ABOVE
18-21 band 5 data quality, four bit range;
SAME AS ABOVE
22-25 band 6 data quality, four bit range;
SAME AS ABOVE
26-29 band 7 data quality, four bit range;
SAME AS ABOVE
30 atmospheric correction performed;
1 -- yes
0 -- no
31 adjacency correction performed;
1 -- yes
0 -- no


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Dataset: MODIS/Terra Surface Reflectance 8-Day L3 Global 250m SIN Grid
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Geographic Extent:  Type Lat/Long Range or Draw on Map
Temporal Extent: 2000-02-24 to present

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User Guide
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Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD)
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MODIS Standard Data Products Catalog
(http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/dataproducts.html)
EOS Data Products Handbook Volume 1 (2000)
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