Aqua MODIS surface reflectance band 1-4-3 data from the MYD09A1 product over the western United States, January 1 -8, 2021.
View full-size imageThe Moderate Resolition Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Aqua MYD09A1 Version 6.1 product provides an estimate of the surface spectral reflectance of Aqua MODIS Bands 1 through 7 corrected for atmospheric conditions such as gasses, aerosols, and Rayleigh scattering. Along with the seven 500 meter (m) reflectance bands are a quality layer and four observation bands. For each pixel, a value is selected from all the acquisitions within the 8-day composite period. The criteria for the pixel choice include cloud and solar zenith. When several acquisitions meet the criteria the pixel with the minimum channel 3 (blue) value is used.
Validation at stage 3 has been achieved for the MODIS Surface Reflectance products. Further details regarding MODIS land product validation for the MYD09 data product is available from the MODIS Land Team Validation site.
| Characteristic | Description |
|---|---|
| Collection | Aqua MODIS |
| DOI | 10.5067/MODIS/MYD09A1.061 |
| File Size | 59 MB |
| Temporal Resolution | Multi-Day |
| Temporal Extent | 2002-07-04 to Present |
| Spatial Extent | Global |
| Coordinate System | Sinusoidal |
| Datum | N/A |
| File Format | HDF |
| Geographic Dimensions | 1200 km x 1200 km |
| Characteristic | Description |
|---|---|
| Number of Science Dataset (SDS) Layers | 13 |
| Columns/Rows | 2400 x 2400 |
| Pixel Size | 500 m |
| SDS Name | Description | Units | Data Type | Fill Value | No Data Value | Valid Range | Scale Factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sur_refl_b01 | Surface Reflectance Band 1 (620-670 nm) | N/A | 16-bit signed integer | -28672 | N/A | -100 to 16000 | 0.0001 |
| sur_refl_b02 | Surface Reflectance Band 2 (841-876 nm) | N/A | 16-bit signed integer | -28672 | N/A | -100 to 16000 | 0.0001 |
| sur_refl_b03 | Surface Reflectance Band 3 (459-479 nm) | N/A | 16-bit signed integer | -28672 | N/A | -100 to 16000 | 0.0001 |
| sur_refl_b04 | Surface Reflectance Band 4 (545-565 nm) | N/A | 16-bit signed integer | -28672 | N/A | -100 to 16000 | 0.0001 |
| sur_refl_b05 | Surface Reflectance Band 5 (1230-1250 nm) | N/A | 16-bit signed integer | -28672 | N/A | -100 to 16000 | 0.0001 |
| sur_refl_b06 | Surface Reflectance Band 6 (1628-1652 nm) | N/A | 16-bit signed integer | -28672 | N/A | -100 to 16000 | 0.0001 |
| sur_refl_b07 | Surface Reflectance Band 7 (2105-2155 nm) | N/A | 16-bit signed integer | -28672 | N/A | -100 to 16000 | 0.0001 |
| sur_refl_qc_500m | Surface reflectance 500m band quality control flags | Bit Field | 32-bit unsigned integer | 4294967295 | N/A | 0 to 4294966531 | N/A |
| sur_refl_szen | MODIS solar zenith angle | Degree | 16-bit signed integer | 0 | N/A | 0 to 18000 | 0.01 |
| sur_refl_vzen | MODIS view zenith angle | Degree | 16-bit signed integer | 0 | N/A | 0 to 18000 | 0.01 |
| sur_refl_raz | MODIS relative azimuth angle | Degree | 16-bit signed integer | 0 | N/A | -18000 to 18000 | 0.01 |
| sur_refl_state_500m | Surface reflectance 500m state flags | Bit Field | 16-bit unsigned integer | 65535 | N/A | 0 to 57343 | N/A |
| sur_refl_day_of_year | Day of the year for the pixel | Julian day | 16-bit unsigned integer | 65535 | N/A | 1 to 366 | N/A |
The sur_refl_qc_500m and sur_refl_state_500m layers are stored in an efficient bit-encoded manner. The unpack_sds_bits executable from the LDOPE Tools is available to the user community to help parse and interpret these layers.
The quality bit flags for sur_refl_qc_500m and the sur_refl_state_500m are given in the User Guide in Tables 10 and 13.
Quality assurance information should be considered when determining the usability of data for a particular science application. The ArcGIS MODIS-VIIRS Python Toolbox contains tools capable of decoding quality data layers while producing thematic quality raster files for each quality attribute.
In addition to data access and transformation processes, AppEEARS also has the capability to unpack and interpret the quality layers.
Prior to the Aqua MODIS launch, Band 6 exhibited several anomalous detectors. Band 6 performance degraded seriously after launch and presently a majority of the Band 6 detectors are non-functional. Science users should read and use the non-functional detector flags and decide for themselves the optimum manner to handle non-functional detector "gaps" for their products. For complete information please refer to the MODIS Characterization Support Team (MCST) website.
For complete information about known issues please refer to the MODIS/VIIRS Land Quality Assessment website.