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Description

The MODIS/Aqua Snow Cover 5-Min L2 Swath 500m (MYD10_L2) data set contains snow cover and Quality Assessment (QA) data, latitudes and longitudes in compressed Hierarchical Data Format-Earth Observing System (HDF-EOS) format, and corresponding metadata.

Product Summary

Platforms
Aqua
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
2002-07-04 to 2017-01-02
Temporal Resolution
5 Minute
Concept ID
C3160979244-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
DEPRECATED
Number of Files/Granules
0
Processing Level
2
Published
Science Keywords
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/Aqua Snow Cover 5-Min L2 Swath 500m, Version 5 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/R90VAMI75N22 Date Accessed: 2026-08-03

Documents

Publications Citing This Dataset

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Title Year Author Topic
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
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