Terra Product Descriptions: MOD03
Last update: August 18, 2017
Data Set Short Name:
MOD03
Data Set Long Name:
MODIS/Terra Geolocation Fields 5Min L1A Swath 1km
Platform:
Terra
Instrument:
MODIS
Product Description:
The Near Real Time NRT geolocation fields contain geodetic latitude and longitude surface height above geoid solar zenith and azimuth angles satellite zenith and azimuth angles and a land/sea mask for each 1km sample. Additional information is included in the header to enable the calculation of the approximate location of the center of the detectors of any of the 36 MODIS bands.
Production Frequency:
288 files per day
Spatial Coverage:
Global
Spatial Resolution:
1 km at nadir
File Size MB:
62
Citation:
Dataset Originator/Creator:
MODIS Characterization Support Team (MCST)/
MODIS Adaptive Processing System (MODAPS)
Dataset DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD03.061