Collection-6 Aqua Product Descriptions:MYDCSR_B

Last update:March 9, 2015

Data Set Short Name:
MYDCSR_B

Data Set Long Name:
MODIS/Aqua Clear Sky Radiance Statistics Daily L3 Global 25km Equal Area

Platform:
Aqua

Instrument:
MODIS

Product Description:
MYDCSR_B files contain 1-degree zonal mean clear-sky biases (observed minus calculated radiance differences) and associated statistics for bands 31 and 33-36 for each calendar day from the previous eight-day period. Zonal means (5-zone moving averages) are created from the eight-day, 25-km radiance differences for daytime land, nighttime land, and ocean data separately. Day and night land data are combined south of -60 degrees latitude due to poor clear-sky sampling and the difficulty of discriminating between clear and cloudy conditions in this region. The zonal mean biases are utilized to correct clear-sky radiance calculations in the cloud top pressure (CO2 slicing) algorithm. The files are in Hierarchical Data Format(HDF).

Production Frequency:
1 file per day

Spatial Coverage:
Global

Spatial Resolution:
10km at nadir

File Size (MB):
~0.12

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Data Authors:

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

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