The MYD10A1 V5 Snow Cover Daily Global 500m product
contains snow cover, snow albedo, fractional snow cover, and quality
assessment (QA) data. Snow cover data are based on a snow mapping
algorithm that employs a Normalized Difference Snow Index (NDSI)
and other criteria tests.
Bands
Pixel Size 500 meters
Bands
Name
Min
Max
Pixel Size
Description
Snow_Cover_Daily_Tile
meters
NDSI snow cover plus other results. This value is
computed for MOD10_L2 and retrieved when the observation of
the day is selected. Possible values are: 0-100 (NDSI snow cover).
Bitmask for Snow_Cover_Daily_Tile
Bits 0-7: Snow Cover
0: Data missing
1: No decision
11: Darkness, terminator, or polar night
25: Snow-free land
37: Lake or inland water
39: Open water
50: Cloud obscured
100: Snow-covered lake ice
200: Snow-covered land
254: Detector saturated
Snow_Spatial_QA
meters
A basic estimate of the quality of the algorithm result.
This value is computed for MOD10_L2 and retrieved with the corresponding
observation of the day.
Bitmask for Snow_Spatial_QA
Bits 0-7: QA
0: Good quality
1: Other quality
252: Antarctica mask
253: Land mask
254: Ocean mask
Snow_Albedo_Daily_Tile
1
254
meters
Snow albedo percentage plus other results.
Fractional_Snow_Cover
0
254
meters
Snow cover percentage plus other results.
Terms of Use
Terms of Use
You may download and use photographs, imagery, or text
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Citations
Citations:
Hall, D. K., V. V. Salomonson, and G. A. Riggs. 2006. MODIS/Terra
Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 500m Grid. Version 5. Boulder, Colorado
USA: NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active
Archive Center.
The MYD10A1 V5 Snow Cover Daily Global 500m product contains snow cover, snow albedo, fractional snow cover, and quality assessment (QA) data. Snow cover data are based on a snow mapping algorithm that employs a Normalized Difference Snow Index (NDSI) and other criteria tests.
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