MCD43A3.061 MODIS Albedo Daily 500m

Dataset Availability: 2000-02-24T00:00:00Z–2024-12-09T00:00:00Z
Dataset Provider: NASA LP DAAC at the USGS EROS Center
Earth Engine Snippet: ee.ImageCollection("MODIS/061/MCD43A3")

Cadence: 1 Day
Tags: albedo black-sky daily global modis nasa usgs white-sky

Description

The MCD43A3 V6.1 Albedo Model dataset is a daily 16-day product. It provides both directional hemispherical reflectance (black sky albedo) and bihemispherical reflectance (white sky albedo) for each of the MODIS surface reflectance bands (band 1 through band 7) as well as 3 broad spectrum bands (visible, near infrared, and shortwave). Each 500m/pixel daily image is generated using 16 days of data, centered on the given day. A quality band is also provided for each of the 10 albedo bands.

Documentation:

Bands

Resolution
500 meters

Bands

Name	Min	Max	Scale	Wavelength	Description
`Albedo_BSA_Band1`	0	32766	0.001	620-670nm	Black-sky albedo for band 1
`Albedo_BSA_Band2`	0	32766	0.001	841-876nm	Black-sky albedo for band 2
`Albedo_BSA_Band3`	0	32766	0.001	459-479nm	Black-sky albedo for band 3
`Albedo_BSA_Band4`	0	32766	0.001	545-565nm	Black-sky albedo for band 4
`Albedo_BSA_Band5`	0	32766	0.001	1230-1250nm	Black-sky albedo for band 5
`Albedo_BSA_Band6`	0	32766	0.001	1628-1652nm	Black-sky albedo for band 6
`Albedo_BSA_Band7`	0	32766	0.001	2105-2155nm	Black-sky albedo for band 7
`Albedo_BSA_vis`	0	32766	0.001		Black-sky albedo for visible brodband
`Albedo_BSA_nir`	0	32766	0.001	858nm	Black-sky albedo for NIR broadband
`Albedo_BSA_shortwave`	0	32766	0.001		Black-sky albedo for shortwave broadband
`Albedo_WSA_Band1`	0	32766	0.001	620-670nm	White-sky albedo for band 1
`Albedo_WSA_Band2`	0	32766	0.001	841-876nm	White-sky albedo for band 2
`Albedo_WSA_Band3`	0	32766	0.001	459-479nm	White-sky albedo for band 3
`Albedo_WSA_Band4`	0	32766	0.001	545-565nm	White-sky albedo for band 4
`Albedo_WSA_Band5`	0	32766	0.001	1230-1250nm	White-sky albedo for band 5
`Albedo_WSA_Band6`	0	32766	0.001	1628-1652nm	White-sky albedo for band 6
`Albedo_WSA_Band7`	0	32766	0.001	2105-2155nm	White-sky albedo for band 7
`Albedo_WSA_vis`	0	32766	0.001		White-sky albedo for visible broadband
`Albedo_WSA_nir`	0	32766	0.001	858nm	White-sky albedo for NIR broadband
`Albedo_WSA_shortwave`	0	32766	0.001		White-sky albedo for shortwave broadband
`BRDF_Albedo_Band_Mandatory_Quality_Band1`					BRDF albedo mandatory quality for band 1
Bitmask for BRDF_Albedo_Band_Mandatory_Quality_Band1 Bit 0: Mandatory QA bit index 0: Processed, good quality (full BRDF inversions) 1: Processed, see other QA (magnitude BRDF inversions)
`BRDF_Albedo_Band_Mandatory_Quality_Band2`					BRDF albedo mandatory quality for band 2
Bitmask for BRDF_Albedo_Band_Mandatory_Quality_Band2 Bit 0: Mandatory QA bit index 0: Processed, good quality (full BRDF inversions) 1: Processed, see other QA (magnitude BRDF inversions)
`BRDF_Albedo_Band_Mandatory_Quality_Band3`					BRDF albedo mandatory quality for band 3
Bitmask for BRDF_Albedo_Band_Mandatory_Quality_Band3 Bit 0: Mandatory QA bit index 0: Processed, good quality (full BRDF inversions) 1: Processed, see other QA (magnitude BRDF inversions)
`BRDF_Albedo_Band_Mandatory_Quality_Band4`					BRDF albedo mandatory quality for band 4
Bitmask for BRDF_Albedo_Band_Mandatory_Quality_Band4 Bit 0: Mandatory QA bit index 0: Processed, good quality (full BRDF inversions) 1: Processed, see other QA (magnitude BRDF inversions)
`BRDF_Albedo_Band_Mandatory_Quality_Band5`					BRDF albedo mandatory quality for band 5
Bitmask for BRDF_Albedo_Band_Mandatory_Quality_Band5 Bit 0: Mandatory QA bit index 0: Processed, good quality (full BRDF inversions) 1: Processed, see other QA (magnitude BRDF inversions)
`BRDF_Albedo_Band_Mandatory_Quality_Band6`					BRDF albedo mandatory quality for band 6
Bitmask for BRDF_Albedo_Band_Mandatory_Quality_Band6 Bit 0: Mandatory QA bit index 0: Processed, good quality (full BRDF inversions) 1: Processed, see other QA (magnitude BRDF inversions)
`BRDF_Albedo_Band_Mandatory_Quality_Band7`					BRDF albedo mandatory quality for band 7
Bitmask for BRDF_Albedo_Band_Mandatory_Quality_Band7 Bit 0: Mandatory QA bit index 0: Processed, good quality (full BRDF inversions) 1: Processed, see other QA (magnitude BRDF inversions)
`BRDF_Albedo_Band_Mandatory_Quality_vis`					BRDF albedo mandatory quality for visible broadband
Bitmask for BRDF_Albedo_Band_Mandatory_Quality_vis Bit 0: Mandatory QA bit index 0: Processed, good quality (full BRDF inversions) 1: Processed, see other QA (magnitude BRDF inversions)
`BRDF_Albedo_Band_Mandatory_Quality_nir`					BRDF albedo mandatory quality for NIR broadband
Bitmask for BRDF_Albedo_Band_Mandatory_Quality_nir Bit 0: Mandatory QA bit index 0: Processed, good quality (full BRDF inversions) 1: Processed, see other QA (magnitude BRDF inversions)
`BRDF_Albedo_Band_Mandatory_Quality_shortwave`					BRDF albedo mandatory quality for shortwave broadband
Bitmask for BRDF_Albedo_Band_Mandatory_Quality_shortwave Bit 0: Mandatory QA bit index 0: Processed, good quality (full BRDF inversions) 1: Processed, see other QA (magnitude BRDF inversions)

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DOIs

https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MCD43A3.061

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var dataset = ee.ImageCollection('MODIS/061/MCD43A3')
                  .filter(ee.Filter.date('2018-01-01', '2018-05-01'));
var blackSkyAlbedo = dataset.select('Albedo_BSA_Band1');
var blackSkyAlbedoVis = {
  min: 0.0,
  max: 400.0,
};
Map.setCenter(6.746, 46.529, 6);
Map.addLayer(blackSkyAlbedo, blackSkyAlbedoVis, 'Black-Sky Albedo');

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MCD43A3.061 MODIS Albedo Daily 500m

MODIS/061/MCD43A3, albedo,black-sky,daily,global,modis,nasa,usgs,white-sky

2000-02-24T00:00:00Z/2024-12-09T00:00:00Z

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https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MCD43A3.061