Skip to main content

Description

The combined MODIS (Aqua/Terra) Cloud Properties Level 3 monthly, 1x1 degree grid product represents a new addition that is especially geared to facilitate climate scientists who deal with both models and observations. MCD06COSP_D3_MODIS represents the daily product’s short-name. The “COSP” acronym in its short-name stands for Cloud Feedback Model Intercomparison Project (CFMIP) Observation Simulator Package. The L3 monthly product is derived by aggregating the daily-produced Aqua+Terra/MODIS D3 Cloud Properties product (MCD06COSP_D3_MODIS). Provided in netCDF4 format, it contains 23 aggregated science data sets (SDS/parameters).

The Collection 6.2 (C6.2) is an improved version from the previous version (C6.1) because a number of bugs detected in Collection 6.1 are fixed.

Version Description

Terra+Aqua MODIS Version 6.1 Data Collection Reprocessing

Product Summary

Platforms
Terra ,
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
GEODETIC
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 ,
Atmosphere Science Investigator-led Processing System, Space Science and Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison (UWI-MAD/SSEC/ASIPS)
Concept ID
C2263894888-LAADS
Data State
ACTIVE
Number of Files/Granules
277
Processing Level
3
Published
Science Keywords
Optical Depth/Thickness ,
Clouds ,
Cloud Condensation Nuclei ,
Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size ,
Cloud Liquid Water/Ice ,
Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness ,
Cloud Precipitable Water ,
Cloud Frequency ,
Cloud Height ,
Cloud Top Pressure ,
Cloud Vertical Distribution

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. (2022). MODIS (Aqua/Terra) Cloud Properties Level 3 monthly, 1x1 degree grid [Data set]. NASA Level 1 and Atmosphere Archive and Distribution System Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MCD06COSP_M3_MODIS.062 Date Accessed: 2026-05-21

Documents

Publications Citing This Dataset

Filters
Title Year Author Topic
Implementation of primary and secondary ice production in EC-Earth3-AerChem: global impacts and insights Costa-Suros, Montserrat, Goncalves Ageitos, Maria, Chatziparaschos, Marios, Georgakaki, Paraskevi, Thomas, Manu Anna, Montane Pinto, Gilbert, Myriokefalitakis, Stelios, van Noije, Twan, Le Sager, Philippe, Kanakidou, Maria, Nenes, Athanasios, Perez Garcia-Pando, Carlos Optical Depth/Thickness, Clouds, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Precipitable Water, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Vertical Distribution
Recent Cloud Controlling Factor Analyses Indicate Higher Climate Wilson Kemsley, Sarah, Nowack, Peer, Ceppi, Paulo Optical Depth/Thickness, Clouds, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Precipitable Water, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Vertical Distribution
Decomposing the bias of shortwave cloud radiative effect in a climate model using machine learning Yang, Hongtao, Chen, Guoxing, Wang, WeiChyung, Bao, Qing, Li, Jiandong Optical Depth/Thickness, Clouds, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Precipitable Water, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Vertical Distribution
Effects of the estimated inversion strength and aerosols on monthly Soriano, Waren Dale, Dinh, Tra, Bellon, Gilles Optical Depth/Thickness, Clouds, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Precipitable Water, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Vertical Distribution
Climate Models Underestimate Global Decreases in HighCloud Amount With Warming Wilson Kemsley, S., Nowack, P., Ceppi, P. Optical Depth/Thickness, Clouds, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Precipitable Water, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Vertical Distribution
A new method for diagnosing effective radiative forcing from aerosolcloud interactions in climate models Duran, Brandon M., Wall, Casey J., Lutsko, Nicholas J., Michibata, Takuro, Ma, Po-Lun, Qin, Yi, Duffy, Margaret L., Medeiros, Brian, Debolskiy, Matvey Optical Depth/Thickness, Clouds, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Precipitable Water, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Vertical Distribution
Responses to Lower-Tropospheric Stability Dominate Intermodel Kawaguchi, Koh, Ceppi, Paulo Optical Depth/Thickness, Clouds, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Precipitable Water, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Vertical Distribution
Assessing CESM2 clouds and their response to climate change using cloud regimes Davis, Isaac, Medeiros, Brian Optical Depth/Thickness, Clouds, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Precipitable Water, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Vertical Distribution
A systematic evaluation of high-cloud controlling factors Wilson Kemsley, Sarah, Ceppi, Paulo, Andersen, Hendrik, Cermak, Jan, Stier, Philip, Nowack, Peer Optical Depth/Thickness, Clouds, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Precipitable Water, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Vertical Distribution
Global observations of aerosol indirect effects from marine liquid Wall, Casey J., Storelvmo, Trude, Possner, Anna Dust/Ash/Smoke, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Organic Particles, Sulfate Particles, Sulfur Oxides, Sulfur Compounds, Sulfate, Sulfur Dioxide, Sulfur Oxides, Dimethyl Sulfide, Aerosol Particle Properties, Particulate Matter, Aerosols, Surface Pressure, Pressure Thickness, Relative Humidity, Sea Salt, Black Carbon, Air Mass/Density, Atmospheric Emitted Radiation, Emissivity, Optical Depth/Thickness, Radiative Flux, Reflectance, Transmittance, Clouds, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Precipitable Water, Cloud Asymmetry, Cloud Ceiling, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Radiative Forcing, Cloud Reflectance, Cloud Types
Assessing Clouds Using Satellite Observations Through Three Generations Medeiros, Brian, Shaw, Jonah, Kay, Jennifer E., Davis, Isaac Optical Depth/Thickness, Clouds, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Precipitable Water, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Vertical Distribution
Recent global climate feedback controlled by Southern Ocean cooling Kang, Sarah M., Ceppi, Paulo, Yu, Yue, Kang, In-Sik Optical Depth/Thickness, Clouds, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Precipitable Water, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Vertical Distribution
Updated observations of clouds by MODIS for global model assessment Pincus, Robert, Hubanks, Paul A., Platnick, Steven, Meyer, Kerry, Holz, Robert E., Botambekov, Denis, Wall, Casey J. Optical Depth/Thickness, Clouds, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Precipitable Water, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Vertical Distribution
You're viewing 13 of 13