Collection-6 Aqua Product Descriptions: MYD02OBC

Last update: March 19, 2015

Data Set Short Name:
MYD02OBC

Data Set Long Name:
MODIS/Aqua On-Board Calibrator and Engineering Data 5-Min L1B

Platform:
Aqua

Instrument:
MODIS

Product Description:
The MODIS Level 1B MODIS On-board calibration (OBC) product (MYD02OBC) is a subset of the MODIS Level-1A product (MYD01) containing the formatted and packaged raw instrument data used for assessing the instrument performance and updating the calibration. This product contains MODIS digitized raw detector counts data for all 36 MODIS spectral bands for the calibration sector data (Blackbody, Solar Diffuser, Spectroradiometic Calibration Assembly) and Space View. The MODIS engineering telemetry data is also included. Quality indicators are added to the data to indicate missing pixels and instrument modes.

Production Frequency:
288 files per day

Spatial Coverage:
Global

Spatial Resolution:
250 m to 1km at nadir

File Size (MB):
~60

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 Science Data Support Team (SDST)

Dataset DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MYD02OBC.006