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Description

This global Level-3 (L3) data set provides a daily composite of snow cover and albedo derived from the 'MODIS/Terra Snow Cover 5-Min L2 Swath 500m' data set (DOI:10.5067/MODIS/MOD10_L2.061). Each data granule is a 10°x10° tile projected to a 500 m sinusoidal grid.

The terms "Version 61" and "Collection 6.1" are used interchangeably in reference to this release of MODIS data.

Version Description

1. The low visible reflectance screen for snow cover using bands 2 and 4 was lowered from 0.10 to 0.07. 2. Cloud mask algorithm flags are set for 'probably cloudy' and 'probably clear' sky conditions in the algorithm flags QA data set.

Product Summary

Platforms
Terra
Instruments
MODIS
Spatial Extent

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

Spatial Resolution
500 Meters x 500 Meters
Location
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
2000-02-24 to Present
Temporal Resolution
1 Day
Concept ID
C2565093311-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
ACTIVE
Number of Files/Granules
2885216
Processing Level
3
Published
Science Keywords
Albedo ,
Snow Cover

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

Hall, D. K., & Riggs, G. A. (2021). MODIS/Terra Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 500m SIN Grid, Version 61 [Data set]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD10A1.061 Date Accessed: 2026-04-30

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Assessing the impact of Earth Observation data-driven calibration of the melting coefficient on the LISFLOOD snow module Premier, Valentina, Moschini, Francesca, Casado-Rodriguez, Jesus, Bavera, Davide, Marin, Carlo, Pistocchi, Alberto Albedo, Snow Cover
Monitoring snow cover dynamics at 30-m resolution in higher latitude regions using Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 Bonney, Mitchell T., Zhang, Yu Albedo, Snow Cover, Reflectance
Climate change impacts on livelihoods in the Eastern Hindu Kush: integrating local perceptions and biophysical data Khan, Saeed A., Zandler, Harald, Sass, Oliver Albedo, Snow Cover
Efficient and Regionally Transferable Snow Water Equivalent Estimation Using a Long ShortTerm Memory Network Pflug, Justin M., Kumar, Sujay V., Hall, Dorothy K., Riggs, George A., Konapala, Goutam, Whitney, Kristen M., Wrzesien, Melissa L., Nie, Wanshu, Sun, Ziheng, Arsenault, Kristi R. Albedo, Snow Cover, Snow Depth, Snow Water Equivalent
Elevation-dependent sensitivity of spectral greening to temperature and precipitation in the Western Himalayas Macek, Martin, Prosek, Jiri, Dolezal, Jiri, Wild, Jan, Jezek, Vit, Kopecky, Martin Albedo, Snow Cover
Evaluating Sentinel-1/-2 and MODIS fractional snow cover products for applications in alpine cosmic ray neutron snow monitoring Krebs, Nora, Schattan, Paul, Premier, Valentina, Mejia-Aguilar, Abraham, Fey, Christine, Bremer, Magnus, Rutzinger, Martin Albedo, Snow Cover
Heat-amplifying boreal forests exacerbate snowmelt, fuel availability Lee, Ju Hyoung, Yebra, Marta, Matin, Mir, AghaKouchak, Amir Fire Ecology, Biomass Burning, Wildfires, Fire Occurrence, Burned Area, Albedo, Snow Cover
How do geological map details influence the identification of geology-streamflow relationships in large-sample hydrology studies? do Nascimento, Thiago V. M., Rudlang, Julia, Gnann, Sebastian, Seibert, Jan, Hrachowitz, Markus, Fenicia, Fabrizio Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Albedo, Snow Cover
FreezeThaw Effects on Daily Sediment Transport in an Alpine River Skalevag, Amalie, Bronstert, Axel, Korup, Oliver Albedo, Snow Cover
Extended Gap Between Snowmelt and Greenup Increases Dust Storm Occurrence Yang, Lu, Peng, Shushi, Zhu, Dan Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Plant Phenology, Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Albedo, Snow Cover
Impacts of forest clear-cutting on recreational activity: Evidence from crowdsourced mobility data Venter, Zander S., Barton, David N., Gundersen, Vegard Albedo, Snow Cover
Monthly 0.05 winter months snow depth dataset for the Northern Hemisphere from 21 CMIP6 models Lin, Shiqiu, Chen, Xiaona, Liang, Shunlin, Liu, Yangxiaoyue, Li, Yu, Li, Huan Albedo, Snow Cover
Observing decreasing snow cover and increasing surface temperature across the Andes with remotely sensed and reanalysis data Kim, Kyung Y, Rajaram, Harihar, Lakshmi, Venkataraman Albedo, Snow Cover
Projecting future snow changes at kilometer scale for adaptation using machine learning and a CMIP6 multi-model ensemble Damiani, Alessandro, Ishizaki, Noriko N., Feron, Sarah, Cordero, Raul R. Albedo, Snow Cover
Recent global snow cover trends using the MODIS dataset from 2000 to 2021 Khan, Aftab Ahmed, Li, Xingong Albedo, Snow Cover
Radiative forcing reduced by early twenty-first century increase in land albedo Hou, Zhengyang, Zhang, Liqiang, Peng, Jingjing, Forzieri, Giovanni, Jia, Aolin, Xiao, Zhiqiang, Qu, Ying, Lin, Jintai, Ji, Duoying, Zhu, Zidong, Yao, Xin, Peng, Shuwen, Zhao, Lanpu, Fan, Wenjie, Wu, Zhaocong, Geng, Hao, Wang, Qihao, Zhou, Chenghu, Liu, Suhong, Zhang, Liangpei Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Reflectance, Albedo, Anisotropy, Albedo, Snow Cover
Regional Glacier Melt Modeling: Insights from Surface Energy Balance and Positive-Degree-Day Comparisons Phelps, Hannah, Radic, Valentina, Williamson, Scott N. Albedo, Snow Cover
Retrieval of 1 km Resolution Mid-Infrared Land Surface Emissivity Liu, Weihan, Cheng, Jie Reflectance, Emissivity, Land Surface Temperature, Clouds, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height, Albedo, Snow Cover
Robust assessment of snow persistence dynamics in Iran (20022024) using MODIS satellite imagery and multi-source evaluation Karimi, Neamat, Sarbazvatan, Amirhossein Albedo, Snow Cover
Monitoring 'frozen commons' with MODIS in Google Earth Engine Mnev, Pauline, Nyland, Kelsey E. Albedo, Snow Cover
MODIS (2001-2022) snow cover variability over the Italian territory Manara, Veronica, Almagioni, Cecilia Delia, Diolaiuti, Guglielmina Adele, Maugeri, Maurizio, Fugazza, Davide Albedo, Snow Cover
Strongly Heterogeneous SurfaceWater Warming Trends in High Mountain Asia Smith, Taylor, Bookhagen, Bodo Albedo, Snow Cover
Snowmelt and laying date impact the parental care strategy of a high-Arctic shorebird Etchart, Lea, Lecomte, Nicolas, Dechaume-Moncharmont, Francois-Xavier, Lang, Johannes, Moreau, Jerome, Pagnon, Thomas, Schmidt, Niels Martin, Sittler, Benoit, Bollache, Loic, Gilg, Olivier Albedo, Snow Cover
Understanding flood dynamics in the Indus River Basin: Lessons from the Aryal, Aashutosh, Kim, Kyung Y., Lakshmi, Venkataraman Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Surface Soil Moisture, Albedo, Snow Cover
The Short Life of Upvalley Wind in a High-Altitude Valley in the Colorado Rocky Mountains Adler, Bianca, Caicedo, Vanessa, Butterworth, Brian J., Bianco, Laura, Cox, Christopher J., de Boer, Gijs, Gutman, Ethan, Intrieri, Janet M., Meyers, Tilden, Sedlar, Joseph, Turner, David D., Wilczak, James Albedo, Snow Cover
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