MOD11A2.005 Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity 8-Day Global 1km [deprecated]

Page Summary

• This dataset, MODIS/MOD11A2, provides global Land Surface Temperature (LST) and Emissivity data averaged over 8-day periods.

• It is derived from the daily 1-kilometer LST product (MOD11A1) and stored on a 1-km Sinusoidal grid.

• The dataset includes layers for daytime and nighttime LST, quality control, observation times and angles, emissivity, and clear sky coverage.

• This version (Version-5) is considered Validated Stage 2, suitable for scientific publications, but has been superseded by MODIS/061/MOD11A2.

Caution: This dataset has been superseded by MODIS/061/MOD11A2.

Dataset Availability

2000-03-05T00:00:00Z–2017-03-22T00:00:00Z

Dataset Producer

NASA LP DAAC at the USGS EROS Center

Earth Engine Snippet

ee.ImageCollection("MODIS/MOD11A2")

Cadence

8 Days

Tags

8-day

emissivity

global

landuse-landcover

lst

mod11a2

modis

surface-temperature

terra

Description

The level-3 MODIS global Land Surface Temperature (LST) and Emissivity 8-day data are composed from the daily 1-kilometer LST product (MOD11A1) and stored on a 1-km Sinusoidal grid as the average values of clear-sky LSTs during an 8-day period.

MOD11A2 is comprised of the following layers for daytime and nighttime observations:

• LST_Day_1km: Daytime Land Surface Temperatures (K), Scale 0.02
• QC_Day: Daytime Surface Temperature quality control assessments, see QC bit flags
• Day_view_time: Daytime LST Observation Times (Hours), Scale 0.1
• Day_view_angl: Daytime View Zenith Angles (Degrees), Offset -65.0
• LST_Night_1km: Nighttime Land Surface Temperatures (K), Scale 0.02
• QC_Night: Nighttime Surface Temperature quality control assessments, see QC bit flags
• Night_view_time: Nighttime LST Observation Times (Hours), Scale 0.1
• Night_view_angl: Nighttime View Zenith Angles (Degrees), Offset -65.0
• Emis_31: Bands 31 Emissivity, Scale 0.002, Offset 0.49
• Emis_32: Bands 32 Emissivity, Scale 0.002, Offset 0.49
• Clear_sky_days: Clear Sky Day Coverage, see Clear Sky Flags.
• Clear_sky_nights: Clear Sky Nighttime Coverage, see Clear Sky Flags.

QC bit flags:

• Bits 0-1: Mandatory QC Flag
  • 00: LST produced, good quality, not necessary to examine detailed QC.
  • 01: LST produced, unreliable or unquantifiable quality, recommend examination of more detailed QC.
  • 10: LST not produced due to cloud effects.
  • 11: LST not produced primarily due to reasons other than clouds.
• Bits 2-3: Data Quality Flag
  • 00: Good quality L1B in bands 31 and 32.
  • 01: Other quality data.
  • 10: TBD
  • 11: TBD
• Bits 4-5: Emissivity Error Flag
  • 00: Average emissivity error ≤ 0.01
  • 01: Average emissivity error ≤ 0.02
  • 10: Average emissivity error ≤ 0.04
  • 11: Average emissivity error > 0.04
• Bits 6-7: LST Error Flag
  • 00: Average LST error ≤ 1 K
  • 01: Average LST error ≤ 2 K
  • 10: Average LST error ≤ 3 K
  • 11: Average LST error > 3 K

Clear Sky Flags:

• Clear Sky Flag for each day (bit 0 is day 1, bit 1 is day 2, etc):
  • 0: Day/Night is not clear-sky.
  • 1: Day/Night is clear-sky.

Version-5 MODIS/Terra Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity products are Validated Stage 2, meaning that accuracy has been assessed over a widely distributed set of locations and time periods via several ground-truth and validation efforts. Although there may be later improved versions, these data are ready for use in scientific publications.

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Bands

Bands

Pixel size: 1000 meters (all bands)

Name	Units	Min	Max	Scale	Offset	Pixel Size	Description
LST_Day_1km	K	7500	65535	0.02		1000 meters	Day land surface temperature
QC_Day						1000 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		1000 meters	Local time of day observation
Day_view_angl	deg	0	130		-65	1000 meters	View zenith angle of day observation
LST_Night_1km	K	7500	65635	0.02		1000 meters	Night land surface temperature
QC_Night						1000 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		1000 meters	Local time of night observation
Night_view_angl	deg	0	130		-65	1000 meters	View zenith angle of night observation
Emis_31		1	255	0.002	0.49	1000 meters	Band 31 emissivity
Emis_32		1	255	0.002	0.49	1000 meters	Band 32 emissivity
Clear_sky_days						1000 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						1000 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

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MOD11A2.005 Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity 8-Day Global 1km [deprecated]

The level-3 MODIS global Land Surface Temperature (LST) and Emissivity 8-day data are composed from the daily 1-kilometer LST product (MOD11A1) and stored on a 1-km Sinusoidal grid as the average values of clear-sky LSTs during an 8-day period. MOD11A2 is comprised of the following layers for daytime and nighttime …

MODIS/MOD11A2, 8-day,emissivity,global,landuse-landcover,lst,mod11a2,modis,surface-temperature,terra

2000-03-05T00:00:00Z/2017-03-22T00:00:00Z

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