This page contains band metadata for the MOD08 V6 Atmosphere Monthly Global Products MOD08_M3 (Terra) and MYD08_M3 (Aqua) .
Retrieved from modis-atmos.gsfc.nasa.gov on January 10th, 2018.
MOD08_M3 Band List (primary parameters only) with values for Mean_Mean statistics except for bands that only represent fractions, in which case the values are for FMean.
Solar and sensor angles
Band Name | Description | Units | Min | Max | Scale |
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Solar_Zenith | Solar zenith angle (cell to Sun). | Degrees | 0 | 18000 | 0.01 |
Solar_Azimuth | Solar azimuth angle (cell to Sun). | Degrees | -18000 | 18000 | 0.01 |
Sensor_Zenith | Sensor zenith angle (cell to sensor). | Degrees | 0 | 18000 | 0.01 |
Sensor_Azimuth | Sensor azimuth angle (cell to sensor). | Degrees | -18000 | 18000 | 0.01 |
Aerosol
Parameters derived from the L2 Aerosol (04_L2) ProductLand & ocean
Band Name | Description | Units | Min | Max | Scale |
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Aerosol_Scattering_Angle | Derived from the 04_L2 SDS "Scattering_Angle". | Degrees | 0 | 18000 | 0.01 |
Aerosol_Optical_Depth_Land_Ocean | Derived from the 04_L2 SDS "Optical_Depth_Land_And_Ocean". Note that the land part of this SDS is taken from the 04_L2 SDS Corrected_Optical_Depth_Land at 0.55 microns and the ocean part of this SDS is taken from the 04_L2 SDS Effective_Optical_Depth_Best_Ocean (a parameter that is not propagated into L3 by itself). | -100 | 5000 | 0.001 | |
Aerosol_Avg_Cloud_Distance_Land_Ocean | Average distance (pixel number) to nearest cloudy pixel from each clear pixel used for 10km retrieval. | Degrees | 0 | 6000 | 0.01 |
Land only
Band Name | Description | Min | Max | Scale |
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Aerosol_Optical_Depth_Land | Derived from the 04_L2 SDS "Corrected_Optical_Depth_Land". Three solutions (computed at 0.47, 0.55, and 0.66 microns) are retained. Note that this parameter group contains three joint histograms for optical depth computed using 0.47 vs. 0.55 microns, 0.47 vs. 0.66 microns, and 0.55 vs. 0.66 microns. | -100 | 5000 | 0.001 |
Aerosol_Number_Pixels_Used_Land | Number of good pixels for aerosol land retrieval at 0.47, 0.55, 0.66, 0.87, 1.24, 1.64, 2.13, 0.412, 0.443, 0.745 microns. The range of values for standard deviation statistics is 0-400. | 1 | 400 |
Ocean only
Band Name | Description | Units | Min | Max | Scale |
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Aerosol_Optical_Depth_Average_Ocean | Average aerosol optical thickness at seven bands for average solution. Derived from the 04_L2 SDS "Effective_Optical_Depth_Average_Ocean". | -100 | 5000 | 0.001 | |
Aerosol_Optical_Depth_Small_Ocean | Derived from the 04_L2 SDS "Optical_Depth_Ratio_Small_Ocean_0.55micron". Retrieved optical depth for fine mode (average solution) for 0.47, 0.55, 0.66, 0.86, 1.24, 1.63, and 2.13 microns. Only the L2 "best" solution is retained in L3. The "average" solution is computed in L2 but not propagated to L3. | -100 | 5000 | 0.001 | |
Aerosol_PSML003_Ocean | Number of cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) in the column at 0.55 microns for best solution. Derived from the 04_L2 SDS "Cloud_Condensation_Nuclei_Ocean". | CCN/cm^2 | 0 | 1e10 | |
Aerosol_Optical_Depth_by_models_ocean | Derived from the 04_L2 SDS "Optical_Depth_by_models_ocean". The parameter has solutions at 9 models (small 1-4, large sea salt 5-7, large mineral dust 8-9). | -100 | 5000 | 0.001 | |
Aerosol_Number_Pixels_Used_Ocean | Number of good pixels for aerosol ocean retrieval at 0.47, 0.55, 0.66, 0.87, 1.24, 1.64, 2.13, 0.412, 0.443, 0.745 microns. | 1 | 400 |
Deep blue
Band Name | Description | Min | Max | Scale |
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Deep_Blue_Aerosol_Optical_Depth_Land | Derived from the 04_L2 SDS "Deep_Blue_Aerosol_Optical_Depth_Land ". Deep blue aerosol optical depth at 0.412, 0.47, and 0.66 microns for land (corrected). | 0 | 5000 | 0.001 |
Deep_Blue_Aerosol_Optical_Depth_550_Land | Deep blue aerosol optical depth at 0.55 microns for land (corrected). | 0 | 5000 | 0.001 |
Deep_Blue_Angstrom_Exponent_Land | Deep blue angstrom exponent for land (0.412 - 0.47 microns). | -500 | 5000 | 0.001 |
Deep_Blue_Single_Scattering_Albedo_Land | Deep blue single scattering albedo at 0.412, 0.47, and 0.66 microns for land. The range of values for standard deviation statistics is 0-1000. | 700 | 1000 | 0.001 |
Deep_Blue_Number_Pixels_Used_550_Land | Number of L2 pixels used for DB AOT retrieval 0.55 microns for land. The range of values for standard deviation statistics is 0-400. | 1 | 400 | |
AOD_550_Dark_Target_Deep_Blue_Combined | Derived from the 04_L2 SDS "AOD_550_Dark_Target_Deep_Blue_Combined". Combines dark target and deep blue aerosol at 0.55 microns for land and ocean. | 0 | 5000 | 0.001 |
Water vapor
Parameters derived from the L2 Water Vapor (05_L2) ProductBand Name | Description | Units | Min | Max | Scale |
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Water_Vapor_Near_Infrared_Clear Water_Vapor_Near_Infrared_Cloud |
Derived from the 05_L2 SDS "Water_Vapor_Near_Infrared" and aggregated into a clear (bright land and ocean sunglint only) or cloud category from the 05_L2 SDS "Quality_Assurance_Near_Infrared". | cm | 0 | 2000 | 0.001 |
Clouds
Parameters derived from the L2 Cloud (06_L2) ProductCirrus detection
Band Name | Description | Min | Max | Scale |
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Cirrus_Reflectance | Derived from the 06_L2 SDS "Cirrus_Reflectance" and aggregated into a cirrus category from the 06_L2 SDS "Cirrus_Reflectance_Flag". | 0 | 8000 | 0.002 |
Cirrus_Fraction_SWIR | Derived from the 06_L2 SDS "Cirrus_Reflectance_Flag" and aggregated into a cirrus category from the 06_L2 SDS "Cirrus_Reflectance_Flag". This flag differentiates between bad data, non-cirrus, or cirrus at 1km resolution. | 0 | 10000 | 0.0001 |
Cloud top properties
Band Name | Description | Units | Min | Max | Scale | Offset |
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Cloud_Top_Temperature Cloud_Top_Temperature_Day Cloud_Top_Temperature_Night |
Derived from the 06_L2 SDS "Cloud_Top_Temperature" and aggregated into day or night categories from the 06_L2 SDS "Cloud_Mask_5km". | K | 0 | 2000 | 0.01 | -15000 |
Cloud_Top_Temperature_Nadir Cloud_Top_Temperature_Nadir_Day Cloud_Top_Temperature_Nadir_Night |
Cloud top temperature near nadir (SZA LE 32) aggregated into day or night categories. | K | 0 | 2000 | 0.01 | -15000 |
Cloud_Top_Pressure Cloud_Top_Pressure_Day Cloud_Top_Pressure_Night |
Derived from the 06_L2 SDS "Cloud_Top_Pressure" and aggregated into day or night categories from the 06_L2 SDS "Cloud_Mask_5km". | hPa | 10 | 11000 | 0.1 | |
Cloud_Top_Pressure_Nadir Cloud_Top_Pressure_Nadir_Day Cloud_Top_Pressure_Nadir_Night |
Cloud top pressure near nadir (SZA LE 32) aggregated into day or night categories. | hPa | 10 | 11000 | 0.1 | |
Cloud_Top_Height Cloud_Top_Height_Day Cloud_Top_Height_Night |
Geopotential height at retrieved cloud top pressure level. Derived from the 06_L2 SDS "Cloud_Top_Height" and aggregated into day or night categories from the 06_L2 SDS "Cloud_Mask_5km". | Meters | 0 | 18000 | ||
Cloud_Top_Height_Nadir Cloud_Top_Height_Nadir_Day Cloud_Top_Height_Nadir_Night |
Geopotential height at retrieved cloud top pressure level near nadir (SZA LE 32) aggregated into day or night categories. | Meters | 0 | 18000 | ||
Cloud_Effective_Emissivity Cloud_Effective_Emissivity_Day Cloud_Effective_Emissivity_Night |
Derived from the 06_L2 SDS "Cloud_Effective_Emissivity" and aggregated into day or night categories from the 06_L2 SDS "Cloud_Mask_5km". | 0 | 100 | 0.01 | ||
Cloud_Effective_Emissivity_Nadir Cloud_Effective_Emissivity_Nadir_Day Cloud_Effective_Emissivity_Nadir_Night |
Cloud effective emissivity near nadir (SZA LE 32) aggregated into day or night categories. | 0 | 100 | 0.01 | ||
Cloud_Fraction Cloud_Fraction_Day Cloud_Fraction_Night |
This is the primary L3 cloud fraction parameter from cloud mask (count of lowest 2 clear sky confidence levels, cloudy and probably cloudy / total count). This is derived from the 06_L2 SDS "Cloud_Fraction" and aggregated into day or night categories using the day/night flag from the 06_L2 SDS "Cloud_Mask_5km". | 0 | 10000 | 0.0001 | ||
Cloud_Fraction_Nadir Cloud_Fraction_Nadir_Day Cloud_Fraction_Nadir_Night |
Cloud fraction from cloud mask near nadir (SZA LE 32) aggregated into day or night categories. | 0 | 10000 | 0.0001 | ||
Cirrus_Fraction_Infrared High_Cloud_Fraction_Infrared |
Derived from the cirrus and high cloud flags in the 06_L2 SDS "Quality_Assurance_5km". These are true cloud fractions, where clear sky pixels are accounted for in the denominator. | 0 | 10000 | 0.0001 | ||
Sunglint_Fraction_Day | Sunglint fraction in the successful CTP retrieval area (day). | 0 | 10000 | 0.0001 | ||
Snow_Fraction_Spectral_Under_Thin_Clouds_Day | Snow/ice under thin clouds only (using spectral test, which cannot detect snow under thick clouds). Flag hardwired to snow over Antarctic land (day). | 0 | 10000 | 0.0001 | ||
Snow_Fraction_Ancillary_Under_All_Clouds_Night | Snow/ice under all clouds (using ancillary snowmask data, night). | 0 | 10000 | 0.0001 | ||
Ocean_Fraction_Day Ocean_Fraction_Night |
Ocean, deep lakes, and deep rivers fraction in the successful CTP retrieval area for day and night. | 0 | 10000 | 0.0001 | ||
Coast_Fraction_Day Coast_Fraction_Night |
Coast, shallow lakes, and shallow rivers fraction in the successful CTP retrieval area for day and night. | 0 | 10000 | 0.0001 | ||
Desert_Fraction_Day Desert_Fraction_Night |
Desert fraction in the successful CTP retrieval area for day and night. | 0 | 10000 | 0.0001 | ||
Land_Fraction_Day Land_Fraction_Night |
Land fraction in the successful CTP retrieval area for day and night. | 0 | 10000 | 0.0001 |
Cloud optical properties
Band Name | Description | Units | Min | Max | Scale |
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Cloud_Optical_Thickness_Liquid Cloud_Optical_Thickness_Ice Cloud_Optical_Thickness_Undetermined Cloud_Optical_Thickness_Combined |
Derived from the 06_L2 SDS "Cloud_Optical_Thickness" and aggregated into cloud phase categories (liquid water, ice, undetermined, and combined) using the primary cloud retrieval phase flag from the 06_L2 SDS "Quality_Assurance_1km". Note that the liquid water and ice cloud parameters contain joint histograms vs. cloud effective radius, vs. cloud top temperature, vs. cloud top pressure, and vs. cloud effective emissivity (for ice clouds only). | 0 | 15000 | 0.01 | |
Cloud_Optical_Thickness_PCL_Liquid Cloud_Optical_Thickness_PCL_Ice Cloud_Optical_Thickness_PCL_Undetermined Cloud_Optical_Thickness_PCL_Combined |
Optical thickness for partly cloudy retrievals per cloud phase category (liquid water, ice, undetermined, and combined). | 0 | 15000 | 0.01 | |
Cloud_Effective_Radius_Liquid Cloud_Effective_Radius_Undetermined |
Derived from the 06_L2 SDS "Cloud_Effective_Radius" and aggregated into cloud phase categories (liquid water and undetermined) using the primary cloud retrieval phase flag from the 06_L2 SDS "Quality_Assurance_1km". Note that the liquid water and ice cloud parameters contain joint histograms vs. cloud top temperature and vs. cloud top pressure. | Microns | 400 | 3000 | 0.01 |
Cloud_Effective_Radius_Ice | Derived from the 06_L2 SDS "Cloud_Effective_Radius" and aggregated into cloud phase categories (ice) using the primary cloud retrieval phase flag from the 06_L2 SDS "Quality_Assurance_1km". Note that the liquid water and ice cloud parameters contain joint histograms vs. cloud top temperature and vs. cloud top pressure. | Microns | 500 | 6000 | 0.01 |
Cloud_Effective_Radius_PCL_Liquid Cloud_Effective_Radius_PCL_Undetermined |
Cloud effective particle radius for partly cloudy retrievals per cloud phase category (liquid water and undetermined). | Microns | 400 | 3000 | 0.01 |
Cloud_Effective_Radius_PCL_Ice | Cloud effective particle radius for partly cloudy retrievals per cloud phase category (ice). | Microns | 500 | 6000 | 0.01 |
Cloud_Water_Path_Liquid Cloud_Water_Path_Undetermined |
Derived from the 06_L2 SDS "Cloud_Water_Path" and aggregated into cloud phase categories (liquid water and undetermined) using the primary cloud retrieval phase flag from the 06_L2 SDS "Quality_Assurance_1km". | g/m^2 | 0 | 3000 | |
Cloud_Water_Path_Ice | Derived from the 06_L2 SDS "Cloud_Water_Path" and aggregated into cloud phase categories (ice) using the primary cloud retrieval phase flag from the 06_L2 SDS "Quality_Assurance_1km". | g/m^2 | 0 | 6000 | |
Cloud_Water_Path_PCL_Liquid Cloud_Water_Path_PCL_Undetermined |
Cloud water path for partly cloudy retrievals per cloud phase category (liquid water and undetermined). | g/m^2 | 0 | 3000 | |
Cloud_Water_Path_PCL_Ice | Cloud water path for partly cloudy retrievals per cloud phase category (ice). | g/m^2 | 0 | 6000 | |
Cloud_Retrieval_Fraction_Liquid Cloud_Retrieval_Fraction_Ice Cloud_Retrieval_Fraction_Undetermined Cloud_Retrieval_Fraction_Combined |
Successful optical properties retrievals per cloud phase category (liquid water, ice, undetermined, and combined). | 0 | 10000 | 0.0001 | |
Cloud_Retrieval_Fraction_PCL_Liquid Cloud_Retrieval_Fraction_PCL_Ice Cloud_Retrieval_Fraction_PCL_Undetermined Cloud_Retrieval_Fraction_PCL_Combined |
Successful optical properties partly cloudy retrievals per cloud phase category (liquid water, ice, undetermined, and combined). | 0 | 10000 | 0.0001 | |
Cloud_Optical_Thickness_1L_Liquid Cloud_Optical_Thickness_1L_Ice |
Cloud optical thickness for single layer clouds only per cloud phase category (liquid water and ice). | 0 | 15000 | 0.01 | |
Cloud_Effective_Radius_1L_Liquid | Cloud effective particle radius for single layer clouds only per cloud phase category (liquid water). | Microns | 400 | 3000 | 0.01 |
Cloud_Effective_Radius_1L_Ice | Cloud effective particle radius for single layer clouds only per cloud phase category (ice). | Microns | 500 | 6000 | 0.01 |
Cloud_Water_Path_1L_Liquid | Cloud water path for single layer clouds only per cloud phase category (liquid water). | g/m^2 | 0 | 3000 | |
Cloud_Water_Path_1L_Ice | Cloud water path for single layer clouds only per cloud phase category (ice). | g/m^2 | 0 | 6000 | |
Cloud_Retrieval_Fraction_1L_Liquid Cloud_Retrieval_Fraction_1L_Ice |
Clouds from successful optical properties retrievals for single layer clouds only per cloud phase category (liquid water and ice). | 0 | 10000 | 0.0001 | |
Cloud_Retrieval_Fraction_ML_Liquid Cloud_Retrieval_Fraction_ML_Ice Cloud_Retrieval_Fraction_ML_Undetermined Cloud_Retrieval_Fraction_ML_Combined |
Clouds from successful optical properties retrievals for multi layer clouds only per cloud phase category (liquid water, ice, undetermined, and combined). | 0 | 10000 | 0.0001 | |
ML_Fraction_Liquid ML_Fraction_Ice ML_Fraction_Undetermined ML_Fraction_Combined |
Ratio of multi layer clouds to all same-phase clouds from successful optical properties retrievals per cloud phase category (liquid water, ice, undetermined, and combined). | 0 | 10000 | 0.0001 | |
Cloud_Optical_Thickness_1621_Liquid Cloud_Optical_Thickness_1621_Ice |
Cloud optical thickness over water/snow/ice derived from band 6 and 7 per cloud phase category (liquid water and ice). | 0 | 15000 | 0.01 | |
Cloud_Effective_Radius_1621_Liquid | Cloud effective particle radius over water/snow/ice derived from band 6 and 7 per cloud phase category (liquid water). | Microns | 400 | 3000 | 0.01 |
Cloud_Effective_Radius_1621_Ice | Cloud effective particle radius over water/snow/ice derived from band 6 and 7 per cloud phase category (ice). | Microns | 500 | 6000 | 0.01 |
Cloud_Water_Path_1621_Liquid | Cloud water path over water/snow/ice derived from band 6 and 7 per cloud phase category (liquid water). | g/m^2 | 0 | 3000 | |
Cloud_Water_Path_1621_Ice | Cloud water path over water/snow/ice derived from band 6 and 7 per cloud phase category (ice). | g/m^2 | 0 | 6000 | |
Cloud_Retrieval_Fraction_1621_Liquid Cloud_Retrieval_Fraction_1621_Ice |
Clouds from successful supplementary optical properties retrievals over water/snow/ice derived from band 6 and 7 per cloud phase category (liquid water and ice). | 0 | 10000 | 0.0001 | |
Cloud_Optical_Thickness_1621_PCL_Liquid Cloud_Optical_Thickness_1621_PCL_Ice |
Cloud optical thickness over water/snow/ice derived from band 6 and 7 for partly cloudy retrievals per cloud phase category (liquid water and ice). | 0 | 15000 | 0.01 | |
Cloud_Effective_Radius_1621_PCL_Liquid | Cloud effective particle radius over water/snow/ice derived from band 6 and 7 for partly cloudy retrievals per cloud phase category (liquid water). | Microns | 400 | 3000 | 0.01 |
Cloud_Effective_Radius_1621_PCL_Ice | Cloud effective particle radius over water/snow/ice derived from band 6 and 7 for partly cloudy retrievals per cloud phase category (ice). | Microns | 500 | 6000 | 0.01 |
Cloud_Water_Path_1621_PCL_Liquid | Cloud water path over water/snow/ice derived from band 6 and 7 for partly cloudy retrievals per cloud phase category (liquid water). | g/m^2 | 0 | 3000 | |
Cloud_Water_Path_1621_PCL_Ice | Cloud water path over water/snow/ice derived from band 6 and 7 for partly cloudy retrievals per cloud phase category (ice). | g/m^2 | 0 | 6000 | |
Cloud_Retrieval_Fraction_1621_PCL_Liquid Cloud_Retrieval_Fraction_1621_PCL_Ice |
Clouds from successful supplementary optical properties retrievals over water/snow/ice derived from band 6 and 7 for partly cloudy retrievals per cloud phase category (liquid water and ice). | 0 | 10000 | 0.0001 | |
Cloud_Optical_Thickness_16_Liquid Cloud_Optical_Thickness_16_Ice |
Cloud optical thickness from band 6 per cloud phase category (liquid water and ice). | 0 | 15000 | 0.01 | |
Cloud_Effective_Radius_16_Liquid | Cloud effective particle radius from band 6 per cloud phase category (liquid water). | Microns | 400 | 3000 | 0.01 |
Cloud_Effective_Radius_16_Ice | Cloud effective particle radius from band 6 per cloud phase category (ice). | Microns | 500 | 6000 | 0.01 |
Cloud_Water_Path_16_Liquid | Cloud water path from band 6 per cloud phase category (liquid water). | g/m^2 | 0 | 3000 | |
Cloud_Water_Path_16_Ice | Cloud water path from band 6 per cloud phase category (ice). | g/m^2 | 0 | 6000 | |
Cloud_Retrieval_Fraction_16_Liquid Cloud_Retrieval_Fraction_16_Ice |
Clouds from band 6 per cloud phase category (liquid water and ice). | 0 | 10000 | 0.0001 | |
Cloud_Optical_Thickness_16_PCL_Liquid Cloud_Optical_Thickness_16_PCL_Ice |
Cloud optical thickness from band 6 for partly cloudy retrievals per cloud phase category (liquid water and ice). | 0 | 15000 | 0.01 | |
Cloud_Effective_Radius_16_PCL_Liquid | Cloud effective particle radius from band 6 for partly cloudy retrievals per cloud phase category (liquid water). | Microns | 400 | 3000 | 0.01 |
Cloud_Effective_Radius_16_PCL_Ice | Cloud effective particle radius from band 6 for partly cloudy retrievals per cloud phase category (ice). | Microns | 500 | 6000 | 0.01 |
Cloud_Water_Path_16_PCL_Liquid | Cloud water path from band 6 for partly cloudy retrievals per cloud phase category (liquid water). | g/m^2 | 0 | 3000 | |
Cloud_Water_Path_16_PCL_Ice | Cloud water path from band 6 for partly cloudy retrievals per cloud phase category (ice). | g/m^2 | 0 | 6000 | |
Cloud_Retrieval_Fraction_16_PCL_Liquid Cloud_Retrieval_Fraction_16_PCL_Ice |
Clouds from band 6 for partly cloudy retrievals per cloud phase category (liquid water and ice). | 0 | 10000 | 0.0001 | |
Cloud_Optical_Thickness_37_Liquid Cloud_Optical_Thickness_37_Ice |
Cloud optical thickness from band 20 per cloud phase category (liquid water and ice). | 0 | 15000 | 0.01 | |
Cloud_Effective_Radius_37_Liquid | Cloud effective particle radius from band 20 per cloud phase category (liquid water). | Microns | 400 | 3000 | 0.01 |
Cloud_Effective_Radius_37_Ice | Cloud effective particle radius from band 20 per cloud phase category (ice). | Microns | 500 | 6000 | 0.01 |
Cloud_Water_Path_37_Liquid | Cloud water path from band 20 per cloud phase category (liquid water). | g/m^2 | 0 | 3000 | |
Cloud_Water_Path_37_Ice | Cloud water path from band 20 per cloud phase category (ice). | g/m^2 | 0 | 6000 | |
Cloud_Retrieval_Fraction_37_Liquid Cloud_Retrieval_Fraction_37_Ice |
Clouds from band 20 per cloud phase category (liquid water and ice). | 0 | 10000 | 0.0001 | |
Cloud_Optical_Thickness_37_PCL_Liquid Cloud_Optical_Thickness_37_PCL_Ice |
Cloud optical thickness from band 20 for partly cloudy retrievals per cloud phase category (liquid water and ice). | 0 | 15000 | 0.01 | |
Cloud_Effective_Radius_37_PCL_Liquid | Cloud effective particle radius from band 20 for partly cloudy retrievals per cloud phase category (liquid water). | Microns | 400 | 3000 | 0.01 |
Cloud_Effective_Radius_37_PCL_Ice | Cloud effective particle radius from band 20 for partly cloudy retrievals per cloud phase category (ice). | Microns | 500 | 6000 | 0.01 |
Cloud_Water_Path_37_PCL_Liquid | Cloud water path from band 20 for partly cloudy retrievals per cloud phase category (liquid water). | g/m^2 | 0 | 3000 | |
Cloud_Water_Path_37_PCL_Ice | Cloud water path from band 20 for partly cloudy retrievals per cloud phase category (ice). | g/m^2 | 0 | 6000 | |
Cloud_Retrieval_Fraction_37_PCL_Liquid Cloud_Retrieval_Fraction_37_PCL_Ice |
Clouds from band 20 for partly cloudy retrievals per cloud phase category (liquid water and ice). | 0 | 10000 | 0.0001 |
Atmosphere profile
Parameters derived from the L2 Atmosphere Profiles (07_L2) ProductBand Name | Description | Units | Min | Max | Scale | Offset |
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Total_Ozone | Total ozone burden, derived from the 07_L2 SDS "Total_Ozone". | Dobson Units | 0 | 5000 | 0.1 | |
Total_Totals | Derived from the 07_L2 SDS "Total_Totals". | K | 0 | 8000 | 0.01 | |
Lifted_Index | Derived from the 07_L2 SDS "Lifted_Index". | K | -2000 | 4000 | 0.01 | |
Atmospheric_Water_Vapor Atmospheric_Water_Vapor_Low Atmospheric_Water_Vapor_High |
Derived from the 07_L2 SDS's "Water_Vapor, "Water_Vapor_Low", and "Water_Vapor_High", respectively. The keywords "low" and "high" refer to the lower and higher portions of the atmospheric column. Note that the parameter "water vapor" is also referred to as "precipitable water". | cm | 0 | 20000 | 0.001 | |
Retrieved_Temperature_Profile | Retrieved temperature profile at 20 (hPa) pressure levels: 5, 10, 20, 30, 50, 70, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 400, 500, 620, 700, 780, 850, 920, 950, and 1000. | K | 0 | 20000 | 0.01 | -15000 |
MOD08 Statistics List
Statistics for a given Level-2 measurement might include:
- Primary statistics
- Mean_Mean
- Std_Deviation_Mean
- QA weighted statistics
- QA_Mean_Mean
- QA_Std_Deviation_Mean
- Mean and standard deviation of the fraction of pixels that
satisfy some condition (e.g. cloudy, clear)
- FMean
- FStd
- Parameters of Log-Normal Distributions
- Log_Mean_Mean
- Log_Std_Deviation_Mean
- Uncertainty: multi-day absolute estimates derived from the
daily absolute estimates
- Mean_Uncertainty
- Log_Mean_Uncertainty