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Description

The MODIS/Aqua Aerosol Cloud Water Vapor Ozone Monthly L3 Global 1Deg CMG product (MYD08_M3) contains monthly 1 x 1 degree grid average values of atmospheric parameters related to atmospheric aerosol particle properties, total ozone burden, atmospheric water vapor, cloud optical and physical properties, and atmospheric stability indices. This product also provides standard deviations, quality assurance weighted means and other statistically derived quantities for each parameter.

The MYD08_M3 contains roughly 800 statistical datasets that are derived from the Level-3 MODIS Atmosphere Daily Global Product. Statistics are sorted into 1x1 degree cells on an equal-angle grid that spans a (calendar) monthly interval and then summarized over the globe. MYD08_M3 product files are stored in Hierarchical Data Format (HDF-EOS). Each gridded global parameter is stored as Scientific Data Sets (SDS) within the file.

The MODIS monthly Product will be used in the simultaneously study of clouds, water vapor, aerosol , trace gases, land surface and oceanic properties, as well as the interaction between them and their effect on the Earth's energy budget and climate. This product will also be used to investigate seasonal and inter-annual changes in cirrus (semi-transparent) global cloud cover and cloud phase with multispectral observations at high spatial resolution.

For more information about the MYD08_M3 product, please visit the MODIS-Atmosphere site at:
https://modis-atmos.gsfc.nasa.gov/products/monthly

Version Description

Aqua MODIS Version 6.1 Data Collection Processing and Reprocessing

Product Summary

Platforms
Aqua
Instruments
MODIS
Spatial Extent

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

Spatial Resolution
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
Location
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2002-07-01 to Present
Data Partner
L1 and Atmosphere Archive and Distribution System,Biospheric Information Systems Branch, Hydrospheric and Biospheric Sciences Laboratory, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA (NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/H ,
MODIS Adaptive Processing System, Biospheric Information Systems Branch, Hydrospheric and Biospheric Sciences Laboratory, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA (NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/HBSL/BISB/MODAPS)
Concept ID
C1443775657-LAADS
Data State
ACTIVE
Number of Files/Granules
286
Processing Level
3
Published
Science Keywords
Aerosol Backscatter ,
Aerosol Extinction ,
Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness ,
Angstrom Exponent ,
Aerosol Particle Properties ,
Aerosol Radiance ,
Carbonaceous Aerosols ,
Cloud Condensation Nuclei ,
Dust/Ash/Smoke ,
Nitrate Particles ,
Organic Particles ,
Particulate Matter ,
Sulfate Particles ,
Trace Gases/Trace Species ,
Atmospheric Emitted Radiation ,
Emissivity ,
Optical Depth/Thickness ,
Radiative Flux ,
Reflectance ,
Transmittance ,
Atmospheric Stability ,
Humidity ,
Total Precipitable Water ,
Water Vapor Profiles ,
Cloud Condensation Nuclei ,
Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size ,
Cloud Liquid Water/Ice ,
Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness ,
Cloud Asymmetry ,
Cloud Ceiling ,
Cloud Frequency ,
Cloud Height ,
Cloud Top Pressure ,
Cloud Top Temperature ,
Cloud Vertical Distribution ,
Cloud Emissivity ,
Cloud Radiative Forcing ,
Cloud Reflectance ,
Rain Storms ,
Atmospheric Ozone

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

MODIS Atmosphere Science Team. (2017). MYD08_M3 MODIS/Aqua Aerosol Cloud Water Vapor Ozone Monthly L3 Global 1Deg CMG [Data set]. NASA Level 1 and Atmosphere Archive and Distribution System Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MYD08_M3.061 Date Accessed: 2026-05-16

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Assessment of the accuracy of scaling methods for radiance simulations at far and mid infrared wavelengths Martinazzo, Michele, Magurno, Davide, Cossich, William, Serio, Carmine, Masiello, Guido, Maestri, Tiziano Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Particle Properties, Aerosol Radiance, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Dust/Ash/Smoke, Nitrate Particles, Organic Particles, Particulate Matter, Sulfate Particles, Trace Gases/Trace Species, Atmospheric Emitted Radiation, Emissivity, Optical Depth/Thickness, Radiative Flux, Reflectance, Transmittance, Atmospheric Stability, Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Asymmetry, Cloud Ceiling, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Radiative Forcing, Cloud Reflectance, Rain Storms, Atmospheric Ozone
WRF-GC (v2. 0): online two-way coupling of WRF (v3. 9.1. 1) and GEOS-Chem (v12. 7.2) for modeling regional atmospheric chemistrymeteorology ... Feng, Xu, Lin, Haipeng, Fu, Tzung-May, Sulprizio, Melissa P., Zhuang, Jiawei, Jacob, Daniel J., Tian, Heng, Ma, Yaping, Zhang, Lijuan, Wang, Xiaolin, Chen, Qi, Han, Zhiwei Carbonaceous Aerosols, Nitrogen Oxides, Particulates, Hydrogen Cyanide, Emissions, Non-methane Hydrocarbons/Volatile Organic Compounds, Particulate Matter, Fire Occurrence, Nitrogen Oxides, Sulfur Dioxide, Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds, Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Particle Properties, Aerosol Radiance, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Dust/Ash/Smoke, Nitrate Particles, Organic Particles, Sulfate Particles, Trace Gases/Trace Species, Atmospheric Emitted Radiation, Emissivity, Optical Depth/Thickness, Radiative Flux, Reflectance, Transmittance, Atmospheric Stability, Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Asymmetry, Cloud Ceiling, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Radiative Forcing, Cloud Reflectance, Rain Storms, Atmospheric Ozone, Clouds, Cloud Properties, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Top Height, Infrared Radiance, REFLECTED INFRARED, Visible Radiance
The potential of increasing man-made air pollution to reduce rainfall over southern West Africa Pante, Gregor, Knippertz, Peter, Fink, Andreas H., Kniffka, Anke Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Particle Properties, Aerosol Radiance, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Dust/Ash/Smoke, Nitrate Particles, Organic Particles, Particulate Matter, Sulfate Particles, Trace Gases/Trace Species, Atmospheric Emitted Radiation, Emissivity, Optical Depth/Thickness, Radiative Flux, Reflectance, Transmittance, Atmospheric Stability, Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Asymmetry, Cloud Ceiling, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Radiative Forcing, Cloud Reflectance, Rain Storms, Atmospheric Ozone, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Investigating the sensitivity to resolving aerosol interactions in downscaling regional model experiments with WRFv3. 8.1 over Europe Pavlidis, Vasileios, Katragkou, Eleni, Prein, Andreas, Georgoulias, Aristeidis K., Kartsios, Stergios, Zanis, Prodromos, Karacostas, Theodoros Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Particle Properties, Aerosol Radiance, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Dust/Ash/Smoke, Nitrate Particles, Organic Particles, Particulate Matter, Sulfate Particles, Trace Gases/Trace Species, Atmospheric Emitted Radiation, Emissivity, Optical Depth/Thickness, Radiative Flux, Reflectance, Transmittance, Atmospheric Stability, Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Asymmetry, Cloud Ceiling, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Radiative Forcing, Cloud Reflectance, Rain Storms, Atmospheric Ozone
Merging regional and global aerosol optical depth records from major available satellite products Sogacheva, Larisa, Popp, Thomas, Sayer, Andrew M., Dubovik, Oleg, Garay, Michael J., Heckel, Andreas, Hsu, N. Christina, Jethva, Hiren, Kahn, Ralph A., Kolmonen, Pekka, Kosmale, Miriam, de Leeuw, Gerrit, Levy, Robert C., Litvinov, Pavel, Lyapustin, Alexei, North, Peter, Torres, Omar, Arola, Antti Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Particle Properties, Aerosol Radiance, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Dust/Ash/Smoke, Nitrate Particles, Organic Particles, Particulate Matter, Sulfate Particles, Trace Gases/Trace Species, Atmospheric Emitted Radiation, Emissivity, Radiative Flux, Reflectance, Transmittance, Atmospheric Stability, Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Asymmetry, Cloud Ceiling, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Radiative Forcing, Cloud Reflectance, Rain Storms, Atmospheric Ozone
Using CESM-RESFire to understand climatefireecosystem interactions and the implications for decadal climate variability Zou, Yufei, Wang, Yuhang, Qian, Yun, Tian, Hanqin, Yang, Jia, Alvarado, Ernesto Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Particle Properties, Aerosol Radiance, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Dust/Ash/Smoke, Nitrate Particles, Organic Particles, Particulate Matter, Sulfate Particles, Trace Gases/Trace Species, Atmospheric Emitted Radiation, Emissivity, Optical Depth/Thickness, Radiative Flux, Reflectance, Transmittance, Atmospheric Stability, Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Asymmetry, Cloud Ceiling, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Radiative Forcing, Cloud Reflectance, Rain Storms, Atmospheric Ozone
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