HD(CP)2 long term observations, surface albedo data of MODIS on TERRA and AQUA (no. 00), full domain observation by FUB, ISS Berlin, data version 00
16-day-averaged files of surface albedo by a combined product of MODIS/Aqua and MODIS/Terra every 8 days
Access
To get a year dataset please use one of the links below to download the wget script:
2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016,
Dataset Author
Cintia Carbajal Henken (cintia.carbajal@wew.fu-berlin.de) and Therese Keck, Institution: Institute for Space Sciences, Freie Universitaet BerlinDescription
Several tiles of the MCD43B3 (combined MODIS Aqua/Terra 16-day white-sky surface albedo at 1 km horizontal resolution) and accompanying MCD43B2 (MODIS Aqua/Terra BRDF/Albedo quality information) products are merged to produce 1 file that covers the HD(CP)2 full domain. Band1=0.47 micron, Band2=0.555 micron, Band3=0.67 micron, Band4=0.858 micron, Band5=1.24 micron, Band6=1.64 micron, Band7=2.13 micron, Bandvis=0.3-0.7 micron, Bandnir=0.7-5.0 micron, Bandshortwave=0.3-5.0.
Limitations: land-only, in case of too high cloudiness during the 16-day period for certain pixels, no surface albedo is provided for those pixels.
Provenance: MODIS Aqua/Terra MCD43B2 and MCD43B3 products via http://ladsweb.nascom.nasa.gov/data/search.html
Comments: Several tiles of the MCD43B3 (MODIS Aqua/Terra 16-day white-sky surface albedo at 1 km horizontal resolution) and accompanying MCD43B2 (MODIS Aqua/Terra BRDF/Albedo quality information) products are merged to produce 1 file that covers the HD(CP)2 full domain. BRDF is the bidirectional reflectance distribution function and describes reflectance on opaque surfaces. Used MODIS-channels: Band1=0.47 micron, Band2=0.555 micron, Band3=0.67 micron, Band4=0.858 micron, Band5=1.24 micron, Band6=1.64 micron, Band7=2.13 micron, Bandvis=0.3-0.7 micron, Bandnir=0.7-5.0 micron, Bandshortwave=0.3-5.0 micron.
Instrument 1
- Source: combined product of MODIS/Aqua and MODIS/Terra MCD43B2 and MCD43B3 products via http://ladsweb.nascom.nasa.gov/data/search.html
- Descriptive Instrument location: MODIS onboard satellites Terra and Aqua: sun-synchronous, near-polar, circular orbit with 16-day repeat cycle, 1 km resolution and 2330 km swath width. The local equatorial crossing time is approximately 10:30 a.m. in a descending node.
Global information
- PID: de.koeln.rrzk/amd.ceu.hdfd/fub.modis00.l3.surfalb
- Project: HD(CP)2
- Level: 3
- Updated version: 00
- File format: NETCDF4_CLASSIC
- Convention: CF-1.6
- Average File Size Uncompressed: 879 Mb
- File name: hdfd_fub_modis00_l3_surfalb_v[VV]_[YYYYMMDDhhmmss].nc
- Start: 2007-01-01
- End: 2016-12-26
Variables
| Name | Dimension | CF standard_name | long_name | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| surfalb_Band1 | time, lat, lon | surface_albedo | surface albedo for Band1=0.47 micron | 1 |
| surfalb_Band2 | time, lat, lon | surface_albedo | surface albedo for Band2=0.555 micron | 1 |
| surfalb_Band3 | time, lat, lon | surface_albedo | surface albedo for Band3=0.67 micron | 1 |
| surfalb_Band4 | time, lat, lon | surface_albedo | surface albedo for Band4=0.858 micron | 1 |
| surfalb_Band5 | time, lat, lon | surface_albedo | surface albedo for Band5=1.24 micron | 1 |
| surfalb_Band6 | time, lat, lon | surface_albedo | surface albedo for Band6=1.64 micron | 1 |
| surfalb_Band7 | time, lat, lon | surface_albedo | surface albedo for Band7=2.13 micron | 1 |
| surfalb_nir | time, lat, lon | surface_albedo | surface albedo for Bandnir=0.7-5.0 micron | 1 |
| surfalb_shortwave | time, lat, lon | surface_albedo | surface albedo for Bandshortwave=0.3-5.0 micron | 1 |
| surfalb_vis | time, lat, lon | surface_albedo | surface albedo for Bandvis=0.3-0.7 micron | 1 |
| zsl | time, | altitude | altitude of instrument abouve mean sea level | m |
Institution
Contact Person(s)
Cintia Carbajal Henken (cintia.carbajal@wew.fu-berlin.de)
References
A.H. Strahler, J.-P. Muller, MODIS Science Team Members,MODIS BRDF/Albedo Product: Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document Version 5.0