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Publications Citing MODIS Data

Browse a list of academic papers that cite data provided by NASA’s Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS).

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Global 5 km resolution estimates of secondary evaporation including irrigation through satellite data assimilation Emissivity, Land Surface Temperature
Global validation of MODIS nearsurface air and dew point temperatures Vegetation Index, Vegetation Index, Vegetation Cover, Plant Characteristics, Leaf Characteristics, Canopy Characteristics, Albedo, Albedo, Reflectance, Trace Gases/Trace Species, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Surface Pressure, Atmospheric Stability, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Boundary Layer Temperature, Dew Point Temperature, Maximum/Minimum Temperature, Skin Temperature, Vertical Profiles, Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor, Condensation, Water Vapor Profiles, Rain Storms, Atmospheric Ozone
Global relationships among traditional reflectance vegetation indices (NDVI and NDII), evapotranspiration (ET), and soil moisture variability on weekly timescales Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Soil Temperature, Soil Infiltration, Soil Infiltration, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Surface Soil Moisture, Root Zone Soil Moisture, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Evaporation, Surface Water, Runoff Rate, Average Flow, Average Flow, Precipitation, Snow/Ice, Snow Depth, Snow Melt, Snow/Ice Temperature, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Leaf Area Index (LAI), Emissivity, Land Surface Temperature, Albedo, Anisotropy, Reflectance
Global downscaling of remotely sensed soil moisture using neural networks Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Soil Temperature, Soil Moisture/Water Content
Field-scale assessment of land and water use change over the California delta using remote sensing Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity
Filling the European blank spotSwiss soil erodibility assessment with topsoil samples Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Examining the effects of hydropower station construction on the surface temperature of the Jinsha River Dry-Hot valley at different seasons Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity
Examining urban thermal environment dynamics and relations to biophysical composition and configuration and socio-economic factorsA case study of the Shanghai metropolitan region Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity
Exploring systematic offsets between aerosol products from the two MODIS sensors Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Particle Properties, Aerosol Radiance, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Dust/Ash/Smoke, Nitrate Particles, Organic Particles, Particulate Matter, Sulfate Particles, Optical Depth/Thickness, Radiative Flux, Reflectance
Exploring the first aerosol indirect effect over Southeast Asia using a 10-year collocated MODIS, CALIOP, and model dataset Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Particle Properties, Aerosol Radiance, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Dust/Ash/Smoke, Nitrate Particles, Organic Particles, Particulate Matter, Sulfate Particles, Optical Depth/Thickness, Radiative Flux, Reflectance
Extending the baseline of tropical dry forest loss in Ghana (19842015) reveals drivers of major deforestation inside a protected area Fire Ecology, Biomass Burning, Wildfires, Fire Occurrence, Burned Area
Habitat suitability and connectivity for an endangered brown bear population in the Iranian Caucasus Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
High frequency data exposes nonlinear seasonal controls on dissolved organic matter in a large watershed Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
High resolution temperature data for ecological research and management on the Southern Ocean Islands Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity
Ground-Level PM2.5 Concentration Estimation from Satellite Data in the Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Heterogeneity in warmseason landatmosphere coupling over the US Southern Great Plains Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar)
Hierarchical Bayesian space-time estimation of monthly maximum and minimum surface air temperature Emissivity, Land Surface Temperature
Big earth observation time series analysis for monitoring Brazilian agriculture Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Biological processes dominate seasonality of remotely sensed canopy greenness in an Amazon evergreen forest Reflectance, Albedo, Anisotropy
Biological soil crusts along a climatic gradient in Chile: Richness and imprints of phototrophic microorganisms in phosphorus biogeochemical cycling Air Temperature, Precipitation Rate, 24 Hour Maximum Temperature, 24 Hour Minimum Temperature, Clouds, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height
Burned area comparisons between prescribed burning permits in southeastern United States and two satellite-derived products Fire Occurrence, Surface Thermal Properties, Land Surface Temperature, THERMAL ANOMALIES
Burned-Area Detection in Amazonian Environments Using Standardized Time Reflectance
Calibration and validation of the Australian fractional cover product for MODIS collection 6 Reflectance, Anisotropy
Canopy profile sensitivity on surface layer simulations evaluated by a multiple canopy layer higher order closure land surface model Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar)
Capabilities of satellite-derived datasets to detect consecutive Indian Emissivity, Land Surface Temperature, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)

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