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Description

The Aqua Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity Daily (MYD11A1) Version 6.1 product provides daily per-pixel Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity (LST&E) with 1 kilometer (km) spatial resolution in a 1,200 by 1,200 km grid. The pixel temperature value is derived from the MYD11_L2 swath product. Above 30 degrees latitude, some pixels may have multiple observations where the criteria for clear-sky are met. When this occurs, the pixel value is a result of the average of all qualifying observations. Provided along with the daytime and nighttime surface temperature bands are associated quality control assessments, observation times, view zenith angles, and clear-sky coverages along with bands 31 and 32 emissivities from land cover types.

Known Issues

Version Description

The following changes and improvements were implemented for inputs to MODIS Version 6.1 land surface temperature and emissivity data products: (1) Version 6.1 Level-1B (L1B) products have been improved by undergoing various calibration changes that include: changes to the response-versus-scan angle (RVS) approach that affects reflectance bands for Aqua and Terra MODIS, corrections to adjust for the optical crosstalk in Terra MODIS infrared (IR) bands, and corrections to the Terra MODIS forward look-up table (LUT) update for the period 2012 – 2017, and (2) A polarization correction has been applied to the L1B Reflective Solar Bands (RSB).

Product Summary

Platforms
Aqua
Instruments
MODIS
Projects
Aqua
Spatial Extent

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

Spatial Resolution
1000 Meters x 1000 Meters
Spatial Reference System(s)
MODIS Sinusoidal Tiling System
Location
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
2002-07-04 to Present
Temporal Resolution
1 Day
Data Partner
Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC) ,
MODIS Adaptive Processing System, Terrestrial Information Systems Laboratory, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA (NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/TISL/MODAPS)
Concept ID
C1748046084-LPCLOUD
Data State
ACTIVE
Number of Files/Granules
2753403
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Land Surface Temperature ,
Emissivity

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

Wan, Z., Hook, S., & Hulley, G. (2021). MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity Daily L3 Global 1km SIN Grid V061 [Dataset]. NASA Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MYD11A1.061 Date Accessed: 2026-06-13

File Naming Convention

MYD11A1.A2025222.h09v09.061.2025223192913.hdf

The file name begins with the Product Short Name (MYD11A1) followed by the Julian Date of Acquisition formatted as AYYYYDDD (A2025222), the Tile Identifier which is horizontal tile and vertical tile provided as hXXvYY (h09v09), the Version of the data collection (061), the Julian Date and Time of Production designated as YYYYDDDHHMMSS (2025223192913), and the Data Format (hdf).

Documents

USER'S GUIDE

ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)

PRODUCT QUALITY ASSESSMENT

SCIENCE DATA PRODUCT VALIDATION

GENERAL DOCUMENTATION

Publications Citing This Dataset

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Title Year Author Topic
Estimating daily maximum air temperature with MODIS data and a daytime temperature variation model in Beijing urban area Chen, Yunhao, Sun, Hao, Li, Jun Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Estimating daily maximum and minimum land air surface temperature using MODIS land surface temperature data and ground truth data in northern Vietnam Noi, Phan, Kappas, Martin, Degener, Jan Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity
Thermal infrared remote sensing of urban heatHotspots, vegetation, and an assessment of techniques for use in urban planning Coutts, Andrew M., Harris, Richard J., Phan, Thu, Livesley, Stephen J., Williams, Nicholas S.G., Tapper, Nigel J. Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity
Balance of radiation by remote sensing over the hydrographic basin of northeastern mata zone LEIDJANE MARIA MACIEL DE, OLIVEIRA, SUZANA MARIA GICO LIMA, MONTENEGRO, BERNARDO BARBOSA DA, SILVA, ALBERT EINSTEIN SPINDOLA SARAIVA DE, MOURA Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Reflectance
Developing a temporally land cover-based look-up table (TL-LUT) method for estimating land surface temperature based on AMSR-E data over the Chinese landmass Zhou, Ji, Dai, Fengnan, Zhang, Xiaodong, Zhao, Shaojie, Li, Mingsong Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Use of LST images from MODIS/AQUA sensor as an indication of frost occurrence in RS Simoes, Debora de S., Fontana, Denise C., Vicari, Matheus B. Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity
Correlating remote sensing data with the abundance of pupae of the dengue virus mosquito vector, Aedes aegypti, in central Mexico Moreno-Madrinan, Max, Crosson, William, Eisen, Lars, Estes, Sue, Estes Jr., Maurice, Hayden, Mary, Hemmings, Sarah, Irwin, Dan, Lozano-Fuentes, Saul, Monaghan, Andrew, Quattrochi, Dale, Welsh-Rodriguez, Carlos, Zielinski-Gutierrez, Emily Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, RADAR IMAGERY, Terrain Elevation, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of MODIS LST products using longwave radiation ground measurements in the northern arid region of China Yu, Wenping, Ma, Mingguo, Wang, Xufeng, Geng, Liying, Tan, Junlei, Shi, Jinan Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity
Validation of remotely sensed surface temperature over an oak woodland landscape - The problem of viewing and illumination geometries Ermida, Sofia L., Trigo, Isabel F., DaCamara, Carlos C., Gottsche, Frank M., Olesen, Folke S., Hulley, Glynn Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity
Estimation of regional evapotranspiration over the North China Plain using geostationary satellite data Shu, Yunqiao, Stisen, Simon, Jensen, Karsten H., Sandholt, Inge Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
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