AI-generated Key Takeaways
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This MODIS MCD43A2 dataset has been superseded by a newer version and is now deprecated.
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It provides a quality assessment of MODIS BRDF and Albedo products, including albedo quality, snow conditions, and ancillary information.
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The dataset covers a 16-day period at 500-meter spatial resolution from 2000-02-18 to 2017-03-14.
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It is a combined Terra and Aqua product, offering the highest probability of quality input data.
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MODIS data and products acquired through the LP DAAC have no restrictions on subsequent use, sale, or redistribution.
- Dataset Availability
- 2000-02-18T00:00:00Z–2017-03-14T00:00:00Z
- Dataset Provider
- NASA LP DAAC at the USGS EROS Center
- Cadence
- 8 Days
- Tags
Description
The MODerate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) BRDF/Albedo Quality product (MCD43A2) describes the overall condition of the other BRDF and Albedo products. The MCD43A2 product contains 16 days of data at 500 meter spatial resolution provided in a level-3 gridded data set in Sinusoidal projection, and includes albedo quality, snow conditions, ancillary information, and inversion information. Both Terra and Aqua data are used in the generation of this product, providing the highest probability for quality input data and designating it as an MCD, meaning Combined, product.
Version-5 MODIS/Terra+Aqua BRDF/Albedo products are Validated Stage 1, meaning that accuracy has been estimated using a small number of independent measurements obtained from selected locations and time periods and ground-truth/field program efforts. Although there may be later improved versions, these data are ready for use in scientific publications.
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Terms of Use
Terms of Use
MODIS data and products acquired through the LP DAAC have no restrictions on subsequent use, sale, or redistribution.