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Description
The MYD09GQ Version 6 data product was decommissioned on July 31, 2023. Users are encouraged to use the MYD09GQ Version 6.1 data product.
The MYD09GQ Version 6 product provides an estimate of the surface spectral reflectance of Aqua Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) 250 meter (m) bands 1 and 2, corrected for atmospheric conditions such as gasses, aerosols, and Rayleigh scattering. Along with the 250 m bands are the Quality Assurance (QA) layer and five observation layers. This product is intended to be used in conjunction with the quality and viewing geometry information of the 500 m product (MYD09GA).
Known Issues
The Collection 6 MODIS Land Surface Reflectance product (MYD09) may incorrectly flag retrievals as ‘High Aerosol’ over brighter surfaces and at higher view angles. This will impact the downstream MODIS BRDF/Albedo (MCD43) and Vegetation Index (MOD13 and MYD13) data products which use the aerosol quantity flag to screen out high aerosol values.
Corrections were implemented in Collection 6.1 reprocessing.
The following changes and improvements were implemented for inputs to MODIS Version 6 surface reflectance data products: (1) Improvements to the aerosol retrieval and correction algorithm along with new aerosol retrieval look-up tables, (2) Refinements to the internal snow, cloud, and cloud shadow detection algorithms. Uses Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function (BRDF) database to better constrain the different threshold used, (3) Processes ocean bands to create a new Surface Reflectance Ocean product and provides Quality Assurance (QA) datasets for these bands, and (4) Improved discrimination of salt pans from cloud and snow, along with the inclusion of a salt pan flag in the QA band.
Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC)
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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)
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Vermote, E., & Wolfe, R. (2015). MYD09GQ MODIS/Aqua Surface Reflectance Daily L2G Global 250m SIN Grid V006 [Data set]. NASA Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MYD09GQ.006 Date Accessed: 2026-05-01
Vermote, Eric, and Robert Wolfe. “MYD09GQ MODIS/Aqua Surface Reflectance Daily L2G Global 250m SIN Grid V006.” NASA Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center, 2015. doi:10.5067/MODIS/MYD09GQ.006. Date Accessed: 2026-05-01
Vermote, Eric, and Robert Wolfe. MYD09GQ MODIS/Aqua Surface Reflectance Daily L2G Global 250m SIN Grid V006. NASA Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center, 2015, doi:10.5067/MODIS/MYD09GQ.006. Date Accessed: 2026-05-01
File Naming Convention
MYD09GQ.A2002281.h03v07.006.2015151091940.hdf
The file name begins with the Product Short Name (MYD09GQ) followed by the Julian Date of Acquisition formatted as AYYYYDDD (A2002281), the Tile Identifier which is horizontal tile and vertical tile provided as hXXvYY (h03v07), the Version of the data collection (006), the Julian Date and Time of Production designated as YYYYDDDHHMMSS (.2015151091940), and the Data Format (hdf).
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