LP DAAC Releases MODIS Version 6.1 Water Reservoir Data Products

May 03, 2021
By: LP DAAC

The Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC) is pleased to announce the availability of the new Terra and Aqua Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Version 6.1 Water Reservoir data products. These datasets provide an 8-day time series of surface area, elevation, and water storage for 151 man-made reservoirs and 13 regulated natural lakes across the globe.

A citation containing the DOI for each dataset is provided below.

MODIS/Terra Water Reservoir 8-Day L3 Global V061 – MOD28C2
Gao, H.. MODIS/Terra Water Reservoir 8-Day L3 Global V061. 2021, distributed by NASA EOSDIS Land Processes DAAC, https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD28C2.061. Accessed YYYY-MM-DD.

MODIS/Aqua Water Reservoir 8-Day L3 Global V061 – MYD28C2
Gao, H.. MODIS/Aqua Water Reservoir 8-Day L3 Global V061. 2021, distributed by NASA EOSDIS Land Processes DAAC, https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MYD28C2.061. Accessed YYYY-MM-DD.

The data are available for download through the Data Pool and NASA’s Earthdata Search.

Have questions? Please contact LP DAAC User Services.