Creator: GES_DISC
Keywords: Land Surface Temperature

Data at a Glance

Description

The dataset contains global monthly night-time land surface temperature averaged within 1 by 1 degree grid cells. The source for the data is MODIS/Terra MOD11C3 Collection 005 product (MODIS/Terra Monthly mean land surface temperature at 0.05 degree spatial resolution). The dataset covers the time period from 2000-03-01 to 2015-06-30.

Product Summary

Platforms

Terra

Instruments

MODIS

Projects

NEESPI NASA

Spatial Extent

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Spatial Resolution

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees

Location

GLOBAL

Coordinate System

CARTESIAN

Granule Spatial Representation

CARTESIAN

Temporal Extent

2000-03-01 to 2015-06-30

Data Partner

Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (formerly Goddard DAAC), Terrestrial Information Systems Laboratory, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA (NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/TISL/GESDI

Concept ID

C1239898011-GES_DISC

Data State

COMPLETE

Number of Files/Granules

184

Processing Level

Published

2009-03-10

Updated

2015-06-30

Science Keywords

Land Surface Temperature

Citation

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Romanov, Peter. (2001). MODIS/Terra Monthly mean Night-Time Land Surface Temperature at 1x1 degree V005 [Data set]. NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/WSK2JGS9UOOT Date Accessed: 2026-11-03

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