MOD11A2.006 Terra Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity 8-Day Global 1km [deprecated]

AI-generated Key Takeaways

• This dataset, MODIS/006/MOD11A2, provides an average 8-day land surface temperature (LST) in a 1200 x 1200 kilometer grid from 2000-02-18 to 2022-11-09.

• Each pixel value is a simple average of corresponding MOD11A1 LST pixels collected over an 8-day period, chosen to match the Terra and Aqua platforms' ground track repeat period.

• The dataset includes day and night-time surface temperature bands, quality indicator layers, MODIS bands 31 and 32, and eight observation layers.

• MODIS data and products from the LP DAAC have no restrictions on subsequent use, sale, or redistribution.

• This dataset has been superseded by MODIS/061/MOD11A2.

Caution: This dataset has been superseded by MODIS/061/MOD11A2.

Dataset Availability

2000-02-18T00:00:00Z–2022-11-09T00:00:00Z

Dataset Provider

NASA LP DAAC at the USGS EROS Center

Earth Engine Snippet

ee.ImageCollection("MODIS/006/MOD11A2")

Cadence

8 Days

Tags

8-day

climate

emissivity

global

lst

mod11a2

modis

nasa

surface-temperature

terra

usgs

Description

The MOD11A2 V6 product provides an average 8-day land surface temperature (LST) in a 1200 x 1200 kilometer grid. Each pixel value in MOD11A2 is a simple average of all the corresponding MOD11A1 LST pixels collected within that 8 day period. The 8 day compositing period was chosen because twice that period is the exact ground track repeat period of the Terra and Aqua platforms. In this product, along with both the day- and night-time surface temperature bands and their quality indicator (QC) layers, are also MODIS bands 31 and 32 and eight observation layers.

Documentation:

• User's Guide

• Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD)

• General Documentation

Bands

Pixel Size
1000 meters

Bands

Name	Units	Min	Max	Scale	Offset	Pixel Size	Description
LST_Day_1km	K	7500	65535	0.02		meters	Day land surface temperature
QC_Day						meters	Daytime LST quality indicators
Bitmask for QC_Day Bits 0-1: Mandatory QA flags 0: Pixel produced, good quality, not necessary to examine more detailed QA 1: Pixel produced, unreliable or unquantifiable quality, recommend examination of more detailed QA 2: Pixel not produced due to cloud effects 3: Pixel not produced primarily due to reasons other than cloud (such as ocean pixel, poor input data) Bits 2-3: Data quality flag 0: Good data quality 1: Other quality data 2: TBD 3: TBD Bits 4-5: Emissivity error flag 0: Average emissivity error <= 0.01 1: Average emissivity error <= 0.02 2: Average emissivity error <= 0.04 3: Average emissivity error > 0.04 Bits 6-7: LST error flag 0: Average LST error <= 1K 1: Average LST error <= 2K 2: Average LST error <= 3K 3: Average LST error > 3K
Day_view_time	h	0	240	0.1		meters	Local time of day observation
Day_view_angl	deg	0	130		-65	meters	View zenith angle of day observation
LST_Night_1km	K	7500	65635	0.02		meters	Night land surface temperature
QC_Night						meters	Nighttime LST quality indicators
Bitmask for QC_Night Bits 0-1: Mandatory QA flags 0: Pixel produced, good quality, not necessary to examine more detailed QA 1: Pixel produced, unreliable or unquantifiable quality, recommend examination of more detailed QA 2: Pixel not produced due to cloud effects 3: Pixel not produced primarily due to reasons other than cloud (such as ocean pixel, poor input data) Bits 2-3: Data quality flag 0: Good data quality 1: Other quality data 2: TBD 3: TBD Bits 4-5: Emissivity error flag 0: Average emissivity error <= 0.01 1: Average emissivity error <= 0.02 2: Average emissivity error <= 0.04 3: Average emissivity error > 0.04 Bits 6-7: LST error flag 0: Average LST error <= 1K 1: Average LST error <= 2K 2: Average LST error <= 3K 3: Average LST error > 3K
Night_view_time	h	0	240	0.1		meters	Local time of night observation
Night_view_angl	deg	0	130		-65	meters	View zenith angle of night observation
Emis_31		1	255	0.002	0.49	meters	Band 31 emissivity
Emis_32		1	255	0.002	0.49	meters	Band 32 emissivity
Clear_sky_days						meters	Days in clear-sky conditions
Bitmask for Clear_sky_days Bit 0: Day 1 clear sky flag 0: Day 1 is not clear-sky 1: Day 1 is clear-sky Bit 1: Day 2 clear sky flag 0: Day 2 is not clear-sky 1: Day 2 is clear-sky Bit 2: Day 3 clear sky flag 0: Day 3 is not clear-sky 1: Day 3 is clear-sky Bit 3: Day 4 clear sky flag 0: Day 4 is not clear-sky 1: Day 4 is clear-sky Bit 4: Day 5 clear sky flag 0: Day 5 is not clear-sky 1: Day 5 is clear-sky Bit 5: Day 6 clear sky flag 0: Day 6 is not clear-sky 1: Day 6 is clear-sky Bit 6: Day 7 clear sky flag 0: Day 7 is not clear-sky 1: Day 7 is clear-sky Bit 7: Day 8 clear sky flag 0: Day 8 is not clear-sky 1: Day 8 is clear-sky
Clear_sky_nights						meters	Nights in clear-sky conditions
Bitmask for Clear_sky_nights Bit 0: Night 1 clear sky flag 0: Night 1 is not clear-sky 1: Night 1 is clear-sky Bit 1: Night 2 clear sky flag 0: Night 2 is not clear-sky 1: Night 2 is clear-sky Bit 2: Night 3 clear sky flag 0: Night 3 is not clear-sky 1: Night 3 is clear-sky Bit 3: Night 4 clear sky flag 0: Night 4 is not clear-sky 1: Night 4 is clear-sky Bit 4: Night 5 clear sky flag 0: Night 5 is not clear-sky 1: Night 5 is clear-sky Bit 5: Night 6 clear sky flag 0: Night 6 is not clear-sky 1: Night 6 is clear-sky Bit 6: Night 7 clear sky flag 0: Night 7 is not clear-sky 1: Night 7 is clear-sky Bit 7: Night 8 clear sky flag 0: Night 8 is not clear-sky 1: Night 8 is clear-sky

Terms of Use

Terms of Use

MODIS data and products acquired through the LP DAAC have no restrictions on subsequent use, sale, or redistribution.

Citations

Citations:

• Please visit LP DAAC 'Citing Our Data' page for information on citing LP DAAC datasets.

DOIs

• https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD11A2.006

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Code Editor (JavaScript)

var dataset = ee.ImageCollection('MODIS/006/MOD11A2')
                  .filter(ee.Filter.date('2018-01-01', '2018-05-01'));
var landSurfaceTemperature = dataset.select('LST_Day_1km');
var landSurfaceTemperatureVis = {
  min: 14000,
  max: 16000,
  palette: [
    '040274', '040281', '0502a3', '0502b8', '0502ce', '0502e6',
    '0602ff', '235cb1', '307ef3', '269db1', '30c8e2', '32d3ef',
    '3be285', '3ff38f', '86e26f', '3ae237', 'b5e22e', 'd6e21f',
    'fff705', 'ffd611', 'ffb613', 'ff8b13', 'ff6e08', 'ff500d',
    'ff0000', 'de0101', 'c21301', 'a71001', '911003'
  ],
};
Map.setCenter(6.746, 46.529, 2);
Map.addLayer(
    landSurfaceTemperature, landSurfaceTemperatureVis,
    'Land Surface Temperature');

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MOD11A2.006 Terra Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity 8-Day Global 1km [deprecated]

The MOD11A2 V6 product provides an average 8-day land surface temperature (LST) in a 1200 x 1200 kilometer grid. Each pixel value in MOD11A2 is a simple average of all the corresponding MOD11A1 LST pixels collected within that 8 day period. The 8 day compositing period was chosen because twice …

MODIS/006/MOD11A2, 8-day,climate,emissivity,global,lst,mod11a2,modis,nasa,surface-temperature,terra,usgs

2000-02-18T00:00:00Z/2022-11-09T00:00:00Z

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• https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD11A2.006
• https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD11A2.006