![MODIS/061/MYD08_M3](https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/images/MODIS/MODIS_061_MYD08_M3_sample.png) Dataset Availability : 2002-07-01T00:00:00Z--2026-10-01T00:00:00Z Dataset Producer : [NASA LAADS DAAC at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center](https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MYD08_M3.061) Cadence : 1 Month Tags : [aqua](https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/tags/aqua) [atmosphere](https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/tags/atmosphere) [climate](https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/tags/climate) [geophysical](https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/tags/geophysical) [global](https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/tags/global) [modis](https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/tags/modis) [monthly](https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/tags/monthly) [nasa](https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/tags/nasa) [temperature](https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/tags/temperature) [usgs](https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/tags/usgs) [weather-and-climate](https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/tags/weather-and-climate) myd08 myd08-m3 #### Description MYD08_M3 V6.1 is an atmosphere global product that contains monthly 1 x 1 degree grid average values of atmospheric parameters. These parameters are related to atmospheric aerosol particle properties, total ozone burden, atmospheric water vapor, cloud optical and physical properties, and atmospheric stability indices. The product also provides means, standard deviations, QA weighted statistics, log-normal distributions, uncertainty estimates, and statistics for fractions of pixels that satisfy some condition. Below is a subset of the bands, for a complete list see the [MOD08 Band List](https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/MOD08_bands.html). Documentation: - [User's Guide](https://modis-atmos.gsfc.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/ModAtmo/L3_ATBD_C6_C61_2019_02_20.pdf) - [Science Data Product Software Documentation](https://modis-atmos.gsfc.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/ModAtmo/L3_C61_Changes_v2.pdf) - [MYD08_M3 product description](https://modis-atmos.gsfc.nasa.gov/products/monthly) - [File specification document](https://modis-atmos.gsfc.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/ModAtmo/MOD08_M3_fs_3045.txt) ### Bands **Bands** Pixel size: 111320 meters (all bands) | Name | Min | Max | Scale | Pixel Size | Description | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | `Aerosol_Optical_Depth_Land_Ocean_Mean_Mean` | -100 | 5000 | 0.001 | 111320 meters | Aerosol optical thickness at 0.55 microns for both ocean (best) and land (corrected): mean of daily mean | | `Aerosol_Optical_Depth_Land_Ocean_Std_Deviation_Mean` | -100 | 5000 | 0.001 | 111320 meters | Aerosol optical thickness at 0.55 microns for both ocean (best) and land (corrected): mean of daily standard deviation | | `Aerosol_Optical_Depth_Land_QA_Mean_Mean_470` | -100 | 5000 | 0.001 | 111320 meters | Corrected aerosol optical depth (land) at 0.47 microns: mean of level-3 QA weighted mean | | `Aerosol_Optical_Depth_Land_QA_Std_Deviation_Mean_470` | -100 | 5000 | 0.001 | 111320 meters | Corrected aerosol optical depth (land) at 0.47 microns: mean of level-3 weighted QA standard deviation | | `Cirrus_Fraction_SWIR_FMean` | 0 | 10000 | 0.0001 | 111320 meters | Cirrus area fraction: mean of daily fraction | | `Cirrus_Fraction_SWIR_FStd` | 0 | 10000 | 0.0001 | 111320 meters | Cirrus area fraction: standard deviation of daily fraction | | `Cloud_Optical_Thickness_Liquid_Log_Mean_Mean` | 0 | 4176 | 0.001 | 111320 meters | Liquid water cloud optical thickness: mean of daily log mean | | `Cloud_Optical_Thickness_Liquid_Log_Std_Deviation_Mean` | 0 | 4176 | 0.001 | 111320 meters | Liquid water cloud optical thickness: mean of daily log standard deviation | | `Cloud_Optical_Thickness_Liquid_Mean_Uncertainty` | 0 | 2000 | 0.01 | 111320 meters | Liquid water cloud optical thickness: multi-day absolute uncertainty estimate derived from the daily absolute uncertainty estimate | | `Cloud_Optical_Thickness_Liquid_Log_Mean_Uncertainty` | 0 | 4477 | 0.001 | 111320 meters | Liquid water cloud optical thickness: multi-day absolute log uncertainty estimate derived from the daily absolute log uncertainty estimate | ### Terms of Use **Terms of Use** This dataset is in the public domain and is available without restriction on use and distribution. See [NASA\\'s Earth Science Data \& Information Policy](https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/engage/open-data-services-and-software/data-and-information-policy) for additional information. ### Citations Citations: - Platnick, S., M. King, P. Hubanks, 2015. MODIS Atmosphere L3 Monthly Product. NASA MODIS Adaptive Processing System, Goddard Space Flight Center, [doi:10.5067/MODIS/MYD08_M3.061](https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MYD08_M3.061) ### DOIs - ### Explore with Earth Engine > [!NOTE] > **Important:** Earth Engine is a platform for petabyte-scale scientific analysis and visualization of geospatial datasets, both for public benefit and for business and government users. Earth Engine is free to use for research, education, and nonprofit use. To get started, please [register for Earth Engine access.](https://console.cloud.google.com/earth-engine) ### Code Editor (JavaScript) ```javascript var dataset = ee.ImageCollection('MODIS/006/MYD08_M3') .filter(ee.Filter.date('2018-01-01', '2018-05-01')); var aerosolOpticalDepth = dataset.select('Aerosol_Optical_Depth_Land_Ocean_Mean_Mean'); var aerosolOpticalDepthVis = { min: 0, max: 3000, palette: ['ffffff', '1303ff', '01ff09', 'ff2f00'], }; Map.setCenter(6.746, 46.529, 2); Map.addLayer( aerosolOpticalDepth, aerosolOpticalDepthVis, 'Aerosol Optical Depth'); ``` [Open in Code Editor](https://code.earthengine.google.com/?scriptPath=Examples:Datasets/MODIS/MODIS_061_MYD08_M3) [MYD08_M3.061 Aqua Atmosphere Monthly Global Product](https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/MODIS_061_MYD08_M3) MYD08_M3 V6.1 is an atmosphere global product that contains monthly 1 x 1 degree grid average values of atmospheric parameters. These parameters are related to atmospheric aerosol particle properties, total ozone burden, atmospheric water vapor, cloud optical and physical properties, and atmospheric stability indices. The product also provides means, standard ... MODIS/061/MYD08_M3, aqua,atmosphere,climate,geophysical,global,modis,monthly,nasa,temperature,usgs,weather-and-climate 2002-07-01T00:00:00Z/2026-10-01T00:00:00Z -90 -180 90 180 Google Earth Engine https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets - [https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MYD08_M3.061](https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MYD08_M3.061) - [https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MYD08_M3.061](https://doi.org/https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/MODIS_061_MYD08_M3)