Terra Product Descriptions: MOD04_L2
Last update: February 6 2015
Data Set Short Name:
MOD04_L2
Data Set Long Name:
MODIS/Terra Aerosol 5Min L2 Swath 10km
Platform:
Terra
Instrument:
MODIS
Product Description:
The MODIS Level 2 Near Real Time (NRT) aerosol product MOD04_L2 provides retrieved ambient aerosol optical properties e.g. optical thickness and size distribution mass concentration lookup table derived reflected and transmitted fluxes as well as quality assurance and other ancillary parameters globally over ocean and near globally over land at a spatial resolution of 10 km at nadir.
Additional information at
http://modis-atmos.gsfc.nasa.gov/MOD04_L2.
Production Frequency:
144 files per day
Spatial Coverage:
Global
Spatial Resolution:
10 km at nadir
File Size MB:
2
Related Links:
http://modis-atmos.gsfc.nasa.gov/MOD04_L2/
(MODIS Atmosphere Aerosol Product site)
Citation:
We kindly request that you cite the use of this data set in a publication using the following citation.
Author (PI), et al., 2015. Product name as given on atmo web site. NASA MODIS Adaptive Processing System, Goddard Space Flight Center, USA: [link as given on atmo site].
For example:
Levy, R., Hsu, C., et al., 2015. MODIS Atmosphere L2 Aerosol Product. NASA MODIS Adaptive Processing System, Goddard Space Flight Center, USA: http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD04_L2.006
Data Authors:
Dr. Rob Levy (Dark Target)
Dr. Christina Hsu (Deep Blue)
Dataset Originator/Creator:
MODIS Atmosphere Science Team - Aerosol Retrieval Group/
MODIS Adaptive Processing System (MODAPS)
Dataset DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD04_L2.NRT.006