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Description

This global Level-3 (L3) data set provides a daily composite of snow cover and albedo derived from the 'MODIS/Terra Snow Cover 5-Min L2 Swath 500m' data set (DOI:10.5067/MODIS/MOD10_L2.061). Each data granule is a 10°x10° tile projected to a 500 m sinusoidal grid.

The terms "Version 61" and "Collection 6.1" are used interchangeably in reference to this release of MODIS data.

Version Description

1. The low visible reflectance screen for snow cover using bands 2 and 4 was lowered from 0.10 to 0.07. 2. Cloud mask algorithm flags are set for 'probably cloudy' and 'probably clear' sky conditions in the algorithm flags QA data set.

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
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
2000-02-24 to Present
Temporal Resolution
1 Day
Concept ID
C2565093311-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
ACTIVE
Number of Files/Granules
2917010
Processing Level
3
Published
Science Keywords
Albedo ,
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. K., & Riggs, G. A. (2021). MODIS/Terra Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 500m SIN Grid, Version 61 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD10A1.061 Date Accessed: 2026-08-23

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Impacts of forest clear-cutting on recreational activity: Evidence from crowdsourced mobility data Venter, Zander S., Barton, David N., Gundersen, Vegard Albedo, Snow Cover
Monthly 0.05 winter months snow depth dataset for the Northern Hemisphere from 21 CMIP6 models Lin, Shiqiu, Chen, Xiaona, Liang, Shunlin, Liu, Yangxiaoyue, Li, Yu, Li, Huan Albedo, Snow Cover
Radiative forcing reduced by early twenty-first century increase in land albedo Hou, Zhengyang, Zhang, Liqiang, Peng, Jingjing, Forzieri, Giovanni, Jia, Aolin, Xiao, Zhiqiang, Qu, Ying, Lin, Jintai, Ji, Duoying, Zhu, Zidong, Yao, Xin, Peng, Shuwen, Zhao, Lanpu, Fan, Wenjie, Wu, Zhaocong, Geng, Hao, Wang, Qihao, Zhou, Chenghu, Liu, Suhong, Zhang, Liangpei Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Reflectance, Albedo, Anisotropy, Albedo, Snow Cover
Observing decreasing snow cover and increasing surface temperature across the Andes with remotely sensed and reanalysis data Kim, Kyung Y, Rajaram, Harihar, Lakshmi, Venkataraman Albedo, Snow Cover, Tropopause, Surface Pressure, Air Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Emissivity, Sea Surface Temperature, Skin Temperature, Carbon Monoxide, Geopotential Height, Humidity, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Methane, Atmospheric Ozone
Projecting future snow changes at kilometer scale for adaptation using machine learning and a CMIP6 multi-model ensemble Damiani, Alessandro, Ishizaki, Noriko N., Feron, Sarah, Cordero, Raul R. Albedo, Snow Cover
MODIS (2001-2022) snow cover variability over the Italian territory Manara, Veronica, Almagioni, Cecilia Delia, Diolaiuti, Guglielmina Adele, Maugeri, Maurizio, Fugazza, Davide Albedo, Snow Cover
Monitoring 'frozen commons' with MODIS in Google Earth Engine Mnev, Pauline, Nyland, Kelsey E. Albedo, Snow Cover
Snow cover phenology dataset over global mountain regions from 2000 to 2023 Notarnicola, Claudia Albedo, Snow Cover
Snow-cover seasonality in Kyrgyzstan: Variation and change over 20 years (2001-2021) as observed by the MODIS Terra snow product Henebry, Geoffrey M, Tomaszewska, Monika A Snow Cover, Albedo
Tundra fires and surface subsidence increase spectral diversity on the YukonKuskokwim Delta, Alaska Anderson, D P, Michaelides, R J, Chen, W, Frost, G V, Macander, M J, Lara, M J Vegetation Cover, Forests, Alpine/Tundra, Active Layer, Permafrost, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Permafrost, PERMAFROST MELT, Albedo, Snow Cover
Evolution du manteau neigeux pendant la secheresse de 2022 en France Gascoin, Simon, Soubeyroux, Jean-Michel, Karbou, Fatima, Thirel, Guillaume, Sourp, Laura, Lejeune, Yves, Gouttevin, Isabelle, Morin, Samuel Albedo, Snow Cover
Estimating Stage-Frequency Curves for Engineering Design in Small Ungauged Arctic Watersheds Engel, Chandler, Wagner, Anna, Giovando, Jeremy, Ho, David, Morriss, Blaine, Deeb, Elias Albedo, Snow Cover
EStreams: An Integrated Dataset and Catalogue of Streamflow, Hydro-Climatic Variables and Landscape Descriptors for Europe do Nascimento, Thiago V. M., Rudlang, Julia, Hoge, Marvin, van der Ent, Ruud, Chappon, Mate, Seibert, Jan, Hrachowitz, Markus, Fenicia, Fabrizio Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Albedo, Snow Cover
Estimating broadband snow albedo by an asymptotic radiative transfer model-constrained deep learning models Shao, Donghang, Jin, Yuwei, Ji, Wenzheng, Li, Hongxing, Feng, Tianwen, Li, Hongyi, Wang, Jian, Hao, Xiaohua Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Reflectance, Albedo, Snow Cover
Climate Change Will Impact Surface Water Extents and Dynamics Across the Central United States Vanderhoof, Melanie K., Christensen, Jay R., Alexander, Laurie C., Lane, Charles R., Golden, Heather E. Albedo, Snow Cover
Combined Use of Multiple Cloud-Free Snow Cover Products in China and Its Zhang, Longhui, Zhang, Hongbo, Sun, Xueyan, Luo, Lun Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Albedo, Snow Cover
Dominant role of grazing and snow cover variability on vegetation shifts in the drylands of Kazakhstan Kolluru, Venkatesh, John, Ranjeet, Chen, Jiquan, Konkathi, Preethi, Kolluru, Srinivas, Saraf, Sakshi, Henebry, Geoffrey M., Xiao, Jingfeng, Jain, Khushboo, Kussainova, Maira Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Albedo, Snow Cover, Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity
Enhancing flood event predictions: Multi-objective calibration using gauge and satellite data Gegenleithner, Sebastian, Krebs, Gerald, Dorfmann, Clemens, Schneider, Josef Albedo, Snow Cover
Hydrological regimes and evaporative flux partitioning at the climatic ends of High Mountain Asia Fugger, S, Shaw, T E, Jouberton, A, Miles, E S, Buri, P, McCarthy, M, Fyffe, C, Fatichi, S, Kneib, M, Molnar, Peter, Pellicciotti, F Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Albedo, Snow Cover
Global WaterPack-The development of global surface water over the past 20 years at daily temporal resolution Klein, Igor, Uereyen, Soner, Sogno, Patrick, Twele, Andre, Hirner, Andreas, Kuenzer, Claudia Reflectance, Albedo, Snow Cover, Floods, Floods
LSTM-based data integration to improve snow water equivalent prediction and diagnose error sources Song, Yalan, Tsai, Wen-Ping, Gluck, Jonah, Rhoades, Alan, Zarzycki, Colin, McCrary, Rachel, Lawson, Kathryn, Shen, Chaopeng Albedo, Snow Cover
Investigating climatic drivers of snow phenology by considering key-substage heterogeneity Ma, Xinqi, Lin, Kai, Sun, Xueyan, Luo, Lun, Ma, Ning, Zha, Hang, Zhang, Longhui, Tang, Shizhen, Tang, Zhiguang, Zhang, Hongbo Albedo, Snow Cover
Rapid decline in extratropical Andean snow cover driven by the poleward migration of the Southern Hemisphere westerlies Cordero, Raul R., Feron, Sarah, Damiani, Alessandro, MacDonell, Shelley, Carrasco, Jorge, Pizarro, Jaime, Karas, Cyrus, Jorquera, Jose, Sepulveda, Edgardo, Cabello, Fernanda, Fernandoy, Francisco, Wang, Chenghao, Khan, Alia L., Casassa, Gino Albedo, Snow Cover
The eastern Mediterranean extreme snowfall of January 2022: synoptic Patlakas, Platon, Chaniotis, Ioannis, Hatzaki, Maria, Kouroutzoglou, John, Flocas, Helena A. Snow Cover, Albedo
The impact of meteorological forcing uncertainty on hydrological modeling: A global analysis of cryosphere basins Tang, Guoqiang, Clark, Martyn P., Knoben, Wouter J. M., Liu, Hongli, Gharari, Shervan, Arnal, Louise, Beck, Hylke E., Wood, Andrew W., Newman, Andrew J., Papalexiou, Simon Michael Albedo, Snow Cover
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