Collection-6 Aqua Product Descriptions: MYD021KM

Last update: March 19, 2015

Data Set Short Name:
MYD021KM

Data Set Long Name:
MODIS/Aqua Calibrated Radiances 5-Min L1B Swath 1km

Platform:
Aqua

Instrument:
MODIS

Product Description:
The MODIS Level 1B data set contains calibrated and geolocated radiances at-aperture for all 36 MODIS spectral bands at 1km resolution. These data are generated from the MODIS Level 1A scans of raw radiance and in the process converted to geophysical units of W / (m^2 um sr).

Production Frequency:
288 files per day

Spatial Coverage:
Global

Spatial Resolution:
1 km

File Size (MB):
~120

Related Links:
http://mcst.gsfc.nasa.gov/l1b/product-information

Citation:

Dataset Originator/Creator:
MODIS Characterization Support Team (MCST)/
MODIS Adaptive Processing System (MODAPS)

Data Authors:
MODIS SDST

Dataset DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MYD021KM.006