This video focuses on NASA's Terra and Aqua Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Version 6 Surface Reflectance data distributed by NASA’s Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC). Information about the definition of surface reflectance, the MODIS Surface Reflectance data products, the scale factor of the data, and other data values are provided. The video also explores various MODIS band combinations that are beneficial for a variety of science applications.
Delivery of Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) satellite data products will cease on November 1, 2026. Data users should transition now to alternative products from NOAA-21 and NOAA-20.
Suomi NPP data announcement