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Description

The NASA Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) Combined Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) and Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Emissivity for Land (CAMEL) data suite has been expanded to include a monthly global emissivity climatology product (CAM5K30EMCLIM). This 0.05 degree (~5 kilometer) resolution product represents the mean emissivity from 2003 through 2021 (19 years). Additional details regarding the methodology are available in the User Guide and Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD).

Variables provided in the CAM5K30EMCLIM product include latitude, longitude, wavelength, number of samples used to calculate climatology, CAMEL quality flag, snow fraction derived from MODIS (MOD10), and CAMEL Emissivity.

Product Summary

Platforms
Aqua,
Terra
Instruments
ASTER,
MODIS
Spatial Extent
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
Spatial Resolution
5600 Meters x 5600 Meters
Geographic Region
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2003-01-01 to 2022-01-01
Temporal Resolution
1 Month
Data Partner
Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC)
Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, Space Science and Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison (UWI-MAD/SSEC/CIMSS)
Concept ID
c3274448375-lpcloud
Data State
COMPLETE
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

Borbas, E., Hook, S., Hulley, G., Loveless, M., Knuteson, R., & Cawse-Nicholson, K. (2024). Combined ASTER and MODIS Emissivity database over Land (CAMEL) Emissivity Climatology Monthly Global 0.05Deg V003 [Data set]. NASA Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/MEASURES/LSTE/CAM5K30EMCLIM.003 Date Accessed: 2025-07-10

Data Center Citation

Eva Borbas, Simon Hook, Glynn Hulley, Michelle Loveless, Robert Knuteson, Kerry Cawse-Nicholson. 2024. Combined ASTER and MODIS Emissivity database over Land (CAMEL) Emissivity Climatology Monthly Global 0.05Deg V003. Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA: NASA Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/MEaSUREs/LSTE/CAM5K30EMCLIM.003.

Documents

SCIENCE DATA PRODUCT SOFTWARE DOCUMENTATION This documentation contains the software code used to generate high spectral resolution emissivity.
SCIENCE DATA PRODUCT SOFTWARE DOCUMENTATION This documentation contains the software code used to generate high spectral resolution emissivity.
USER'S GUIDE The combined User Guide and Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document provides product information for the user in addition to descriptions of the physical and mathematical algorithms used in generating the data product.

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