Release of MODIS Version 6.1 Land Surface Temperature and 3-Band Emissivity Data Products

Feb 08, 2021
By: LP DAAC

The Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC) is pleased to announce the availability of the Terra and Aqua Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Version 6.1 Land Surface Temperature and 3-Band Emissivity product suite. These collections will continue to grow as historical and forward processing is completed. Version 6 Land Surface Temperature and 3-Band Emissivity data products will remain available and will continue with forward processing during this transition. Details on product improvements for Version 6.1 are provided on the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) landing pages.

Along with the release of the existing Land Surface Temperature and 3-Band Emissivity products, LP DAAC is pleased to announce the release of new daily, 8-day, and monthly datasets at 0.05 degree (~5,600 meter) spatial resolution in a global Climate Modeling Grid (CMG) for use in climate simulation models.

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

MODIS/Terra Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity 5-Min L2 1 km V061 – MOD21
Hulley, G., S. Hook. MODIS/Terra Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity 5-Min L2 1km V061. 2021, distributed by NASA EOSDIS Land Processes DAAC, https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD21.061. Accessed YYYY-MM-DD.

MODIS/Terra Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity Daily L3 Global 1 km SIN Grid Day V061 - MOD21A1D
Hulley, G., S. Hook. MODIS/Terra Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity Daily L3 Global 1km SIN Grid Day V061. 2021, distributed by NASA EOSDIS Land Processes DAAC, https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD21A1D.061. Accessed YYYY-MM-DD.

MODIS/Terra Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity Daily L3 Global 1 km SIN Grid Night V061 – MOD21A1N
Hulley, G., S. Hook. MODIS/Terra Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity Daily L3 Global 1km SIN Grid Night V061. 2021, distributed by NASA EOSDIS Land Processes DAAC, https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD21A1N.061. Accessed YYYY-MM-DD.

MODIS/Terra Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity 8-Day L3 Global 1 km SIN Grid V061 – MOD21A2
Hulley, G., S. Hook. MODIS/Terra Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity 8-Day L3 Global 1km SIN Grid V061. 2021, distributed by NASA EOSDIS Land Processes DAAC, https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD21A2.061. Accessed YYYY-MM-DD.

MODIS/Terra Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity Daily L3 Global 0.05 Deg CMG V061 – MOD21C1
Hulley, G., S. Hook. MODIS/Terra Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity Daily L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V061. 2021, distributed by NASA EOSDIS Land Processes DAAC, https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD21C1.061. Accessed YYYY-MM-DD.

MODIS/Terra Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity 8-Day L3 Global 0.05 Deg CMG V061 – MOD21C2
Hulley, G., S. Hook. MODIS/Terra Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity 8-Day L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V061. 2021, distributed by NASA EOSDIS Land Processes DAAC, https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD21C2.061. Accessed YYYY-MM-DD.

MODIS/Terra Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity Monthly L3 Global 0.05 Deg CMG V061 – MOD21C3
Hulley, G., S. Hook. MODIS/Terra Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity Monthly L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V061. 2021, distributed by NASA EOSDIS Land Processes DAAC, https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD21C3.061. Accessed YYYY-MM-DD.

MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity 5-Min L2 1 km V061 – MYD21
Hulley, G.. MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity 5-Min L2 1km V061. 2021, distributed by NASA EOSDIS Land Processes DAAC, https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MYD21.061. Accessed YYYY-MM-DD.

MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity Daily L3 Global 1 km SIN Grid Day V061 - MYD21A1D
Hulley, G.. MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity Daily L3 Global 1km SIN Grid Day V061. 2021, distributed by NASA EOSDIS Land Processes DAAC, https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MYD21A1D.061. Accessed YYYY-MM-DD.

MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity Daily L3 Global 1 km SIN Grid Night V061 – MYD21A1N
Hulley, G.. MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity Daily L3 Global 1km SIN Grid Night V061. 2021, distributed by NASA EOSDIS Land Processes DAAC, https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MYD21A1N.061. Accessed YYYY-MM-DD.

MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity 8-Day L3 Global 1 km SIN Grid V061 – MYD21A2
Hulley, G.. MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity 8-Day L3 Global 1km SIN Grid V061. 2021, distributed by NASA EOSDIS Land Processes DAAC, https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MYD21A2.061. Accessed YYYY-MM-DD.

MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity Daily L3 Global 0.05 Deg CMG V061 – MYD21C1
Hulley, G., S. Hook. MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity Daily L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V061. 2021, distributed by NASA EOSDIS Land Processes DAAC, https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MYD21C1.061. Accessed YYYY-MM-DD.

MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity 8-Day L3 Global 0.05 Deg CMG V061 – MYD21C2
Hulley, G., S. Hook. MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity 8-Day L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V061. 2021, distributed by NASA EOSDIS Land Processes DAAC, https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MYD21C2.061. Accessed YYYY-MM-DD.

MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity Monthly L3 Global 0.05 Deg CMG V061 – MYD21C3
Hulley, G., S. Hook. MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity Monthly L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V061. 2021, distributed by NASA EOSDIS Land Processes DAAC, https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MYD21C3.061. Accessed YYYY-MM-DD.

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

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