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Description

The Aqua Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity Daily (MYD11C1) 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 MYD11C1 product is directly derived from the MYD11B1 product. A CMG granule follows a Geographic grid, having 7,200 columns and 3,600 rows, which represent the entire globe. Each MYD11C1 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

Improvments/Changes from Previous Version

  • The 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.
  • A polarization correction has been applied to the L1B Reflective Solar Bands (RSB).

Product Summary

Platforms
Aqua
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
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
c2565794038-lpcloud
Data State
ACTIVE
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated

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 0.05Deg CMG V061 [Data set]. NASA Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MYD11C1.061 Date Accessed: 2025-08-30

Data Center Citation

Zhengming Wan, Simon Hook, Glynn Hulley. 2021. MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity Daily L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V061. Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA: NASA Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MYD11C1.061.

Documents

USER'S GUIDE

ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)

PRODUCT QUALITY ASSESSMENT

SCIENCE DATA PRODUCT VALIDATION

GENERAL DOCUMENTATION

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Global spatiotemporally continuous MODIS land surface temperature dataset Yu, P.
An integrated framework for mapping nationwide daily temperature in China Zhong, S.
Estimation of daily mean land surface temperature at global scale using pairs of daytime and nighttime MODIS instantaneous observations Xing, Z.
Recent changes in heatwaves and maximum temperatures over a complex terrain in the Himalayas Hassan, W. U.
Evaluating and improving simulations of diurnal variation in land surface temperature with the Community Land Model for the Tibetan Plateau Ma, X.
A two-step integrated mlp-gtwr method to estimate 1 km land surface temperature with complete spatial coverage in humid, cloudy regions Gao, Z.
Using 3D robust smoothing to fill land surface temperature gaps at the continental scale Pham, H. T.
Land surface temperature variability across India—a remote sensing satellite perspective Prakash, S.
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