Terra Product Descriptions: MOD09

Last update: November 10 2017

Data Set Short Name:
MOD09

Data Set Long Name:
MODIS/Terra Atmospherically Corrected Surface Reflectance 5Min L2 Swath 250m, 500m, and 1km

Platform:
Terra

Instrument:
MODIS

Product Description:
MODIS/Terra L2 Surface Reflectance 5-Min Swath 250m, 500m, and 1km product (MOD09). This product is computed from the MODIS Level 1B land bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 (centered at 648 nm, 858 nm, 470 nm, 555 nm, 1240 nm, 1640 nm, and 2130 nm, respectively). The product is an estimate of the surface spectral reflectance for each band as it would have been measured at ground level if there were no atmospheric scattering or absorption. The surface-reflectance product is the input for product generation for several land products: vegetation Indices (VIs), BRDF, thermal anomaly, snow/ice, and Fraction of Photosynthetically Active Radiation/Leaf Area Index (FPAR/LAI).
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Production Frequency:
288 files per day

Spatial Coverage:
Global

Spatial Resolution:
250m, 500m, and 1km at nadir

File Size (MB):
~350

Related Links:
The Land Surface Reflectance Science Computing Facility

Citation:
We kindly request that you cite the use of this data set in a publication using the following citation.

Author (PI), et al., 2015. Product name as given on product web site. NASA MODIS Adaptive Processing System, Goddard Space Flight Center, USA: [link as given on product site].

For example:
Vermote, Eric F., 2015. MODIS Surface Reflectance Product. NASA MODIS Adaptive Processing System, Goddard Space Flight Center, USA: http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD09.006

Dataset Originator/Creator:
MODIS Land Science Team/MODIS Adaptive Processing System (MODAPS)

Data Authors:
Dr. Eric F. Vermote

Dataset DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD09.006