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Description

The Terra Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity Monthly(MOD11C3) Version 6.1 product provides monthly Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity (LST&E) values in a 0.05 degree (5,600 meters at the equator) latitude/longitude Climate Modeling Grid (CMG). A CMG granule is a geographic grid with 7,200 columns and 3,600 rows representing the entire globe. The LST&E values in the MOD11C3 product are derived by compositing and averaging the values from the corresponding month of MOD11C1 daily files. Each MOD11C3 product consists of the following layers for daytime and nighttime observations: LSTs, quality control assessments, observation times, view zenith angles, and number of clear-sky observations along with percentage of land in the grid and emissivities from bands 20, 22, 23, 29, 31, and 32.

Known Issues

Improvements/Changes from Previous Versions

  • The Version 6.1 Level-1B (L1B) products have been improved by undergoing various calibration changes that include: changes to the response-versus-scan angle (RVS) approach that affects reflectance bands for Aqua and Terra MODIS, corrections to adjust for the optical crosstalk in Terra MODIS infrared (IR) bands, and corrections to the Terra MODIS forward look-up table (LUT) update for the period 2012 - 2017.
  • A polarization correction has been applied to the L1B Reflective Solar Bands (RSB).

Version Description

Collection Version 6.1 Processing and Reprocessing

Product Summary

Platforms
Terra
Instruments
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
2000-02-01 to Present
Temporal Resolution
1 Month
Data Partner
Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC)
MODIS Adaptive Processing System, Terrestrial Information Systems Laboratory, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA (NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/TISL/MODAPS)
Concept ID
C2565788897-LPCLOUD
Data State
ACTIVE
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Emissivity,
Land Surface Temperature

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

Wan, Z., Hook, S., & Hulley, G. (2021). MODIS/Terra Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity Monthly L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V061 [Data set]. NASA Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD11C3.061 Date Accessed: 2025-10-22

File Naming Convention

MOD11C3.A2025182.061.2025213154157.hdf

The file name begins with the Product Short Name (MOD11C3) followed by the Julian Date of Acquisition formatted as AYYYYDDD (A2025182), the Version of the data collection (061), the Julian Date and Time of Production designated as YYYYDDDHHMMSS (2025213154157), and the Data Format (hdf).

Documents

USER'S GUIDE

ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)

PRODUCT QUALITY ASSESSMENT

SCIENCE DATA PRODUCT VALIDATION

GENERAL DOCUMENTATION

Publications Citing This Dataset

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Title Year Author
Exploring the potential of spatially downscaled solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence to monitor drought effects on gross primary production in winter wheat Shen, Q.
Land surface temperature based soil moisture dynamics modeling for Chinese mainland Li, J. L.
Forest fire risk zone mapping of Aalital Rural Municipality, Dadeldhura District, Nepal Subedi, P. B.
Assessment of cloudbursts, extreme rainfall and vulnerable regions in the Upper Ganga basin, Uttarakhand, India Mishra, P. K.
Bioenergy crop production potential and carbon mitigation from marginal and degraded lands of India Edrisi, S. A.
Remote sensing products validated by flux tower data in Amazon Rain Forest Paca, V. H. D.
Quantifying the contribution of diminishing green spaces and urban sprawl to urban heat island effect in a rapidly urbanizing metropolitan city of Pakistan Arshad, S.
Population genetic structure of the malaria vector Anopheles minimus in Thailand based on mitochondrial DNA markers Bunmee, K.
Assessment of land use change and crop water requirements in Dong Hung District in the Red River Delta of Vietnam using GIS and satellite imageries Giang, P. Q.
Data-based wildfire risk model for Mediterranean ecosystems – case study of the Concepción metropolitan area in central Chile Jaque Castillo, E.
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Variables

Variables are a set of physical properties whose values determine the characteristics or behavior of something. For example, temperature and pressure are variables of the atmosphere. Parameters and variables can be used interchangeably. Variable level attributes provide individual information for each variable.

The Name in this table is the variable name. Fill value indicates missing or undefined data points in a variable. Valid range is the range of values the variable can store. Scale factor is used to increase or decrease the size of an object and can be used to correct for distortion. For questions on a specific variable, please use the Earthdata Forum.

Name Description Units Data Type Fill Value Valid Range Scale Factor
Clear_sky_days Days in clear sky condition Bit Field uint32 0 0 to 4294967296 N/A
Clear_sky_nights Nights in clear sky condition Bit Field uint32 0 0 to 4294967296 N/A
Day_view_angl View zenith angle of day observation Degree uint8 255 255 to 130 N/A
Day_view_time Local time of day observation Hours uint8 255 255 to 120 0.2
Emis_20 Band 20 emissivity N/A uint8 0 0 to 255 0.002
Emis_22 Band 22 emissivity N/A uint8 0 0 to 255 0.002
Emis_23 Band 23 emissivity N/A uint8 0 0 to 255 0.002
Emis_29 Band 29 emissivity N/A uint8 0 0 to 255 0.002
Emis_31 Band 31 emissivity N/A uint8 0 0 to 255 0.002
Emis_32 Band 32 emissivity N/A uint8 0 0 to 255 0.002
LST_Day_CMG Day Land Surface Temperature Kelvin uint16 0 0 to 65535 0.02
LST_Night_CMG Night Land Surface Temperature Kelvin uint16 0 0 to 65535 0.02
Night_view_angl View zenith angle of night observation Degree uint8 255 255 to 130 N/A
Night_view_time Local time of night observation Hours uint8 255 255 to 120 0.2
Percent_land_in_grid Percentage of land in the grid Percent uint8 0 0 to 100 N/A
QC_Day Daytime LST Quality Indicators Bit Field uint8 N/A N/A to 255 N/A
QC_Night Nighttime LST Quality indicators Bit Field uint8 N/A N/A to 255 N/A
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