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The MODIS/Terra Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 500m Grid (MOD10A1) contains snow cover, snow albedo, fractional snow cover, and Quality Assessment (QA) data in compressed Hierarchical Data Format-Earth Observing System (HDF-EOS) format along with corresponding metadata. MOD10A1 consists of 1200 km by 1200 km tiles of 500 m resolution data gridded in a sinusoidal map projection. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) snow cover data are based on a snow mapping algorithm that employs a Normalized Difference Snow Index (NDSI) and other criteria tests.

Product Summary

Platforms
Terra
Instruments
MODIS
Spatial Extent

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

Spatial Resolution
500 Meters x 500 Meters
Location
GLOBAL LAND
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
2000-02-24 to 2017-01-02
Temporal Resolution
Varies
Concept ID
C3024374055-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
DEPRECATED
Number of Files/Granules
0
Processing Level
3
Published
Science Keywords
Albedo ,
Albedo ,
Snow Cover ,
Snow Cover

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

Hall, D., Salomonson, V., & Riggs, G. (2006). MODIS/Terra Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 500m SIN Grid, Version 5 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/63NQASRDPDB0 Date Accessed: 2026-08-24

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GRACE observes the natural and irrigation-induced regional Gafurov, Abror, Selyuzhenok, Valeria, Latinovic, Milena, Apel, Heiko, Mamaraimov, Adkham, Salokhiddinov, Abdulkhakim, Boergens, Eva, Guntner, Andreas Albedo, Albedo, Snow Cover, Snow Cover
Potential of snow data to improve the consistency and robustness of a semi-distributed hydrological model using the SAFRAN input dataset Ruelland, Denis Albedo, Snow Cover, Albedo, Snow Cover
Effect of Snow Cover on Detecting Spring Phenology from Wang, Yiting, Chen, Yuanyuan, Li, Pengfei, Zhan, Yinggang, Zou, Rui, Yuan, Bo, Zhou, Xiaode Albedo, Albedo, Snow Cover, Snow Cover
Reconstructing GRACE-like time series of high mountain glacier mass anomalies Liu, Bingshi, Zou, Xiancai, Yi, Shuang, Sneeuw, Nico, Li, Jiancheng, Cai, Jianqiang Albedo, Albedo, Snow Cover, Snow Cover
A novel Machine Learning-based gap-filling of fine-resolution remotely sensed snow cover fraction data by combining downscaling and regression Yatheendradas, Soni, Kumar, Sujay Snow Cover, Albedo, Albedo, Snow Cover
Effect of Geoid Variations on ICESat Altimeter Based Water Surface SAKA, Fatih, TEKELI, Ahmet Emre, DONMEZ, Senayi Albedo, Albedo, Snow Cover, Snow Cover
Satellite-observed monthly glacier and snow mass changes in southeast Tibet: implication for substantial meltwater contribution to the Brahmaputra Yi, Shuang, Song, Chunqiao, Heki, Kosuke, Kang, Shichang, Wang, Qiuyu, Chang, Le Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Surface Pressure, Heat Flux, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Humidity, Evapotranspiration, Surface Winds, Rain, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Temperature, Land Surface Temperature, Snow Water Equivalent, Runoff, Albedo, Albedo, Snow Cover, Snow Cover
Comparison of two model calibration approaches and their influence on future projections under climate change in the Upper Indus Basin Ismail, Muhammad Fraz, Naz, Bibi S., Wortmann, Michel, Disse, Markus, Bowling, Laura C., Bogacki, Wolfgang Albedo, Albedo, Snow Cover, Snow Cover
Evaluating satellite retrieved fractional snow-covered area at a high-Arctic site using terrestrial photography Aalstad, Kristoffer, Westermann, Sebastian, Bertino, Laurent Reflectance, Albedo, Snow Cover, Albedo, Snow Cover
SnowCloudMetrics: snow information for everyone Crumley, Ryan L., Palomaki, Ross T., Nolin, Anne W., Sproles, Eric A., Mar, Eugene J. Albedo, Albedo, Snow Cover, Snow Cover
Estimation of Groundwater Temperatures in Paris, France Hemmerle, Hannes, Hale, Sina, Dressel, Ingo, Benz, Susanne A., Attard, Guillaume, Blum, Philipp, Bayer, Peter Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Albedo, Albedo, Snow Cover, Snow Cover
Revisiting a simple degree-day model for integrating satellite data: implementation of SWE-SCA hystereses Riboust, Philippe, Thirel, Guillaume, Moine, Nicolas Le, Ribstein, Pierre Albedo, Albedo, Snow Cover, Snow Cover
Augmenting in situ lake level measurements with Earth observation satellites TEKELI, Ahmet Emre Viewing Geometry, Albedo, Albedo, Snow Cover, Snow Cover
Seasonal Evolution of the Subglacial Hydrologic System Modified by Andrews, Lauren C., Hoffman, Matthew J., Neumann, Thomas A., Catania, Ginny A., Luthi, Martin P., Hawley, Robert L., Schild, Kristin M., Ryser, Claudia, Morriss, Blaine F. Ice Velocity, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Albedo, Albedo, Snow Cover, Snow Cover
Arctic geese tune migration to a warming climate but still suffer from a phenological mismatch Lameris, Thomas K., van der Jeugd, Henk P., Eichhorn, Gotz, Dokter, Adriaan M., Bouten, Willem, Boom, Michiel P., Litvin, Konstantin E., Ens, Bruno J., Nolet, Bart A. Albedo, Albedo, Snow Cover, Snow Cover
Improving MODIS snow products with a HMRF-based spatio-temporal modeling technique in the Upper Rio Grande Basin Huang, Yan, Liu, Hongxing, Yu, Bailang, Wu, Jianping, Kang, Emily L., Xu, Min, Wang, Shujie, Klein, Andrew, Chen, Yaning Albedo, Snow Cover, Albedo, Snow Cover
Impact of MODIS sensor calibration updates on Greenland Ice Sheet surface reflectance and albedo trends Casey, Kimberly A., Polashenski, Chris M., Chen, Justin, Tedesco, Marco Albedo, Anisotropy, Albedo, Snow Cover, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Albedo, Snow Cover, Reflectance
Overview of NASA's MODIS and visible infrared imaging radiometer suite (VIIRS) snow-cover earth system data records Riggs, George A., Hall, Dorothy K., Roman, Miguel O. Snow Cover, Snow Cover, Albedo, Albedo
Trends in greenness and snow cover in Alaska's Arctic National Parks, 20002016 Swanson, David Albedo, Albedo, Snow Cover, Snow Cover
MODSNOW-Tool: an operational tool for daily snow cover monitoring using MODIS data Gafurov, A., Ludtke, S., Unger-Shayesteh, K., Vorogushyn, S., Schone, T., Schmidt, S., Kalashnikova, O., Merz, B. Albedo, Albedo, Snow Cover, Snow Cover
Validating reconstruction of snow water equivalent in California's Bair, Edward H., Rittger, Karl, Davis, Robert E., Painter, Thomas H., Dozier, Jeff Albedo, Albedo, Snow Cover, Snow Cover
Analysis of groundwater flow in mountainous, headwater catchments with Evans, Sarah G., Ge, Shemin, Liang, Sihai Albedo, Albedo, Snow Cover, Snow Cover
Deriving snow cover metrics for Alaska from MODIS Lindsay, Chuck, Zhu, Jiang, Miller, Amy, Kirchner, Peter, Wilson, Tammy Albedo, Albedo, Snow Cover, Snow Cover
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