Collection-6 Aqua Product Descriptions: MYD02SSH

Last update: March 19, 2015

Data Set Short Name:
MYD02SSH

Data Set Long Name:
MODIS/Aqua Level 1B Subsampled Calibrated Radiance 5Km

Platform:
Aqua

Instrument:
MODIS

Product Description:
MYD02SSH is a subsample from the MODIS Level 1B 1-km (MYD021KM) data. Every fifth pixel is taken from the MYD021KM product and written out to MYD02SSH. MYD02SSH is in HDF-EOS format, and all metadata structures and names are preserved for better convenience.

Production Frequency:
288 files per day

Spatial Coverage:
Global

Spatial Resolution:
5 km at nadir

File Size (MB):
~12

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/MYD02SSH.006