Terra Product Descriptions: MOD06_L2
Last update:August 18, 2017
Data Set Short Name:
MOD06_L2
Data Set Long Name:
MODIS/Terra Clouds 5Min L2 Swath 1km and 5km
Platform:
Terra
Instrument:
MODIS
Product Description:
The level-2 MODIS cloud product consists of cloud optical and physical parameters. These parameters are derived using remotely sensed infrared, visible and near infrared solar reflected radiances. MODIS infrared channel radiances are used to derive cloud top temperature, cloud top height, effective emissivity, cloud phase (ice vs. water, opaque vs. non-opaque), and cloud fraction under both daytime and nighttime conditions. MODIS visible radiances are used to derive cloud optical thickness and effective particle radius and cloud shadow effects. Near infrared solar reflected radiance provides additional information in the retrieval of cloud particle phase (ice vs. water, clouds vs. snow). The shortname for this level-2 MODIS cloud product is MOD06_L2.MOD06_L2 consists of parameters at a spatial resolution of either 1- km or 5-km (at nadir). Each MOD06_L2 product file covers a five-minute time interval. This means that for 5-km resolution parameters, the output grid is 270 pixels in width by 406 pixels in length.
C6.1 changes for the cloud optical property retrievals are low-impact, and are limited primarily
to ancillary product usage, the Quality Assurance (QA), and handling of cloud top (CT) properties
fill values; no updates to retrieval science are implemented.
For more information about the MOD06_L2 product, visit the MODIS-Atmosphere site at http://modis-atmos.gsfc.nasa.gov.
Production Frequency:
288 files per day
Spatial Coverage:
Global
Spatial Resolution:
1 km 5 km at nadir
File Size MB:
45
Related Links:
http://modis-atmos.gsfc.nasa.gov/MOD06_L2/
(MODIS Atmosphere Cloud Product site)
Citation:
We kindly request that you cite the use of this data set in a publication using the following citation.
Author (PI), et al., 2017. Product name as given on atmo web site. NASA MODIS Adaptive Processing System, Goddard Space Flight Center, USA: [link as given on modis-atmos website].
For example:
Platnick, S., Ackerman, S., King, M., et al., 2017. MODIS Atmosphere L2 Cloud Product (06_L2). NASA MODIS Adaptive Processing System, Goddard Space Flight Center, USA: http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD06_L2.061
Data Authors:
Dr. Steve Platnick, Dr. Michael King, and Gala Wind (Cloud Optical Properties)
Dr. Steve Ackerman, Dr. Paul Menzel, and Rich Frey (Cloud Top Properties)
Dataset Originator/Creator:
MODIS Atmosphere Science Team / Cloud Optical Properties Retrieval Group
MODIS Atmosphere Science Team / Cloud Top Properties Retrieval Group
MODIS Adaptive Processing System (MODAPS)
Dataset DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD06_L2.061
