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Description

These are lake area type, which is then used to calculate lake area. The values are derived from MODIS data.

Product Summary

Platforms
Aqua ,
Terra
Instruments
MODIS
Projects
MEaSUREs
Spatial Extent

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

Spatial Resolution
0.002 Decimal Degrees x 0.004 Decimal Degrees
Location
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2000-02-01 to 2015-08-14
Data Partner
Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA (NASA/JPL/PODAAC)
Concept ID
C2632439537-POCLOUD
Data State
DEPRECATED
Number of Files/Granules
262
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Lakes/Reservoirs

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.

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Khandelwal, Anjush, & Kumar, Vipin. (2016). Pre SWOT Hydrology Global Lake/Reservoir Surface Water Area Extent [Data set]. NASA Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/UCLRS-AREV1 Date Accessed: 2026-11-02

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