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Description

The Terra Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity Daily (MOD11C1) Version 6.1 product provides daily Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity (LST&E) values in a 0.05 degree (5,600 meters at the equator) latitude/longitude Climate Modeling Grid (CMG). The MOD11C1 product is directly derived from the MOD11B1 product. A CMG granule follows a Geographic grid, having 7,200 columns and 3,600 rows, which represent the entire globe. Each MOD11C1 product consists of the following layers for daytime and nighttime observations: LSTs, quality control assessments, observation times, view zenith angles, number of clear-sky observations, and emissivities from bands 20, 22, 23, 29, 31, and 32 (bands 31 and 32 are daytime only) along with the percentage of land in the grid.

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
Terra
Instruments
MODIS
Spatial Extent

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

Spatial Resolution
5600 Meters x 5600 Meters
Geographic Region
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2000-02-27 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
C2565788888-LPCLOUD
Data State
ACTIVE
Number of Files/Granules
9321
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Emissivity ,
Land Surface Temperature

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/Terra Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity Daily L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V061 [Data set]. NASA Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD11C1.061 Date Accessed: 2025-12-13

File Naming Convention

MOD11C1.A2025219.061.2025220102251.hdf

The file name begins with the Product Short Name (MOD11C1) followed by the Julian Date of Acquisition formatted as AYYYYDDD (A2025219), the Version of the data collection (061), the Julian Date and Time of Production designated as YYYYDDDHHMMSS (2025220102251), 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
Consistent cooling benefits of silvopasture in the tropics Zeppetello, L. R. V.
Freeze/thaw onset detection combining SMAP and ASCAT data over Alaska—A machine learning approach Zhong, W.
Improved soil moisture estimation—Synergistic use of satellite observations and land surface models over CONUS based on machine learning Lee, J.
Desertification of Iran in the early twenty-first century—Assessment using climate and vegetation indices Eskandari Dameneh, H.
Use of a modis satellite-based aridity index to monitor drought conditions in mongolia from 2001 to 2013 Kimura, R.
Sentinel-2 and WorldView-3 atmospheric correction and signal normalization based on ground-truth spectroradiometric measurements Pancorbo, J. L.
Case study of blowing snow iImpacts on the Antarctic peninsula lower atmosphere and surface simulated with a snow/ice enhanced WRF model Luo, L.
Diurnal variability of surface temperature over lakes: Case study for lake huron Chen, W.
Satellite tracking reveals nesting patterns, site fidelity, and potential impacts of warming on major green turtle rookeries in the Red Sea Shimada, T.
Is there a relationship between human population distribution and land surface temperature? Global perspective in areas with different climatic classifications Jaber, S. M.
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Variables

Variables are a set of physical properties whose values determine the characteristics or behavior of something. For example, temperature and pressure are variables of the atmosphere. Parameters and variables can be used interchangeably. Variable level attributes provide individual information for each variable.

The Name in this table is the variable name. Fill value indicates missing or undefined data points in a variable. Valid range is the range of values the variable can store. Scale factor is used to increase or decrease the size of an object and can be used to correct for distortion. For questions on a specific variable, please use the Earthdata Forum.

Name Description Units Data Type Fill Value Valid Range Scale Factor
Day_view_angl View zenith angle of day observation Degree uint8 255 0 to 130 N/A
Day_view_time Local time of day observation Hours uint8 255 0 to 120 0.2
Emis_20 Band 20 emissivity N/A uint8 0 1 to 255 0.002
Emis_20_night Nighttime Band 20 emissivity N/A uint8 0 1 to 255 0.002
Emis_22 Band 22 emissivity N/A uint8 0 1 to 255 0.002
Emis_22_night Nighttime Band 22 emissivity N/A uint8 0 1 to 255 0.002
Emis_23 Band 23 emissivity N/A uint8 0 1 to 255 0.002
Emis_23_night Nighttime Band 23 emissivity N/A uint8 0 1 to 255 0.002
Emis_29 Band 29 emissivity N/A uint8 0 1 to 255 0.002
Emis_29_night Nighttime Band 29 emissivity N/A uint8 0 1 to 255 0.002
Emis_31 Band 31 emissivity N/A uint8 0 1 to 255 0.002
Emis_32 Band 32 emissivity N/A uint8 0 1 to 255 0.002
LST_Day_CMG Day Land Surface Temperature Kelvin uint16 0 7500 to 65535 0.02
LST_Night_CMG Night Land Surface Temperature Kelvin uint16 0 7500 to 65535 0.02
Night_view_angl View zenith angle of night observation Degree uint8 255 0 to 130 N/A
Night_view_time Local time of night observation Hours uint8 255 0 to 120 0.2
Percent_land_in_grid Percentage of land in the grid Percent uint8 0 1 to 100 N/A
QC_Day Daytime LST Quality Indicators Bit Field uint8 N/A 0 to 255 N/A
QC_emis Daytime emissivity quality indicators Bit Field uint8 N/A 0 to 255 N/A
QC_Emis_night Nighttime emissivity quality indicators Bit Field uint8 N/A 0 to 255 N/A
QC_Night Nighttime LST Quality indicators Bit Field uint8 N/A 0 to 255 N/A
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