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Description

This global Level-3 (L3) data set provides monthly mean snow cover extent within 0.05° (approx. 5 km) MODIS Climate Modeling Grid (CMG) cells. This data set is derived from snow cover observations in the 'MODIS/Terra Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG’ data set (DOI:10.5067/MODIS/MOD10C1.061).

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
0.05 Decimal Degrees x 0.05 Decimal Degrees
Location
GLOBAL LAND
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2000-03-01 to Present
Temporal Resolution
1 Month
Concept ID
C3050353608-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
ACTIVE
Number of Files/Granules
312
Processing Level
3
Published
Science Keywords
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., & Riggs, G. (2021). MODIS/Terra Snow Cover Monthly L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG, Version 61 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD10CM.061 Date Accessed: 2026-08-22

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Growing Imbalance Between Supply and Demand for Flood Regulation Service in the Asian Water Tower and Its Downstream Region Li, Lei, He, Chunyang, Huang, Qingxu, Liu, Zhifeng, Li, Jingwei, Zhao, Kaiyu, Lutz, Arthur, Merz, Bruno Snow Cover
Quaternary glaciations in Southern Africa? A moraine in the Lesotho highland revisited Bayer, Venise S., Bose, Margot, Hartmann, Kai, Marunye, Joalane, Riedel, Frank Snow Cover
Snow droughts amplify compound climate extremes over the Tibetan Plateau Zhang, Wenqing, Liu, Liu, Wu, Haijiang, Zhang, Ting, Chen, Yudong, Wang, Lei Snow Cover
Reducing the Cold Bias of the WRF Model Over the Tibetan Plateau by Implementing a Snow CoverageTopography Relationship and a Fresh Snow Albedo Scheme Zhou, Xu, Ding, Baohong, Yang, Kun, Pan, Jinmei, Ma, Xiaogang, Zhao, Long, Li, Xin, Shi, Jiancheng Snow Cover, Albedo, Anisotropy, Emissivity, Land Surface Temperature
Central Asia's spatiotemporal glacier response ambiguity due to data inconsistencies and regional simplifications Barandun, Martina, Pohl, Eric Snow Cover
Imaging the World During Dry and Wet Seasons, Global Satellite Image Mosaics at Meter-Scale Resolution Jacquin, Anne, Bosch, Sebastien, Baradat, Sylvain, Benatia, Fahd, Nonin, Philippe, Poilve, Herve, Barot, Alexis, Balazs, Janos Snow Cover
Improving modelled albedo over the Greenland ice sheet through parameter optimisation and MODIS snow albedo retrievals Raoult, Nina, Charbit, Sylvie, Dumas, Christophe, Maignan, Fabienne, Ottle, Catherine, Bastrikov, Vladislav Snow Cover
Estimating Monthly River Discharges from GRACE/GRACE-FO Terrestrial Duvvuri, Bhavya, Beighley, Edward Emissivity, Land Surface Temperature, Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Snow Cover
Differential shortstopping behaviour in Whooping Cranes: Habitat or social learning? Mendgen, Philipp, Converse, Sarah J., Pearse, Aaron T., Teitelbaum, Claire S., Mueller, Thomas Land Use/Land Cover, Anthropogenic/Human Influenced Ecosystems, Sustainability, Emissivity, Land Surface Temperature, Snow Cover
Nomadic ungulate movements under threat: Declining mobility of Mongolian gazelles in the Eastern Steppe of Mongolia Mendgen, Philipp, Dejid, Nandintsetseg, Olson, Kirk, Buuveibaatar, Bayarbaatar, Calabrese, Justin M., Chimeddorj, Buyanaa, Dalannast, Munkhnast, Fagan, William F., Leimgruber, Peter, Muller, Thomas Emissivity, Land Surface Temperature, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Snow Cover
South Asian agriculture increasingly dependent on meltwater and groundwater Lutz, A. F., Immerzeel, W. W., Siderius, C., Wijngaard, R. R., Nepal, S., Shrestha, A. B., Wester, P., Biemans, H. Lakes/Reservoirs, Land Use/Land Cover, Snow Cover
Epidemiological analyses of African swine fever in the European Union EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), Banos, Joaquin Vicente, Boklund, Anette, Gogin, Andrey, Gortazar, Christian, Guberti, Vittorio, Helyes, Georgina, Kantere, Maria, Korytarova, Daniela, Linden, Annick, Masiulis, Marius, Miteva, Aleksandra, Neghirla, Ioana, Olsevskis, Edvins, Ostojic, Sasa, Petr, Satran, Staubach, Christoph, Thulke, HansHermann, Viltrop, Arvo, Wozniakowski, Grzegorz, Broglia, Alessandro, Abrahantes Cortinas, Jose, Dhollander, Sofie, Mur, Lina, Papanikolaou, Alexandra, Van der Stede, Yves, Zancanaro, Gabriele, Stahl, Karl Land Use/Land Cover, Anthropogenic/Human Influenced Ecosystems, Snow Cover
Global seasonal dynamics of inland open water and ice Pickens, Amy H., Hansen, Matthew C., Stehman, Stephen V., Tyukavina, Alexandra, Potapov, Peter, Zalles, Viviana, Higgins, Jonathan Reflectance, Total Surface Water, Snow Cover
Distribution and attribution of earlier start of the growing season over the Northern Hemisphere from 20012018 Chen, Xiaona, Yang, Yaping, Du, Jia Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Plant Phenology, Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Vegetation Index, Plant Phenological Changes, Snow Cover
Snow cover variability and trend over the Hindu Kush Himalayan region using MODIS and SRTM data Desinayak, Nirasindhu, Prasad, Anup K., El-Askary, Hesham, Kafatos, Menas, Asrar, Ghassem R. Snow Cover
CAS-LSM datasets for the CMIP6 land surface snow and soil moisture model intercomparison project Jia, Binghao, Wang, Longhuan, Wang, Yan, Li, Ruichao, Luo, Xin, Xie, Jinbo, Xie, Zhenghui, Chen, Si, Qin, Peihua, Li, Lijuan, Chen, Kangjun Snow Cover
Epidemiological analysis of African swine fever in the European Union European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Desmecht, Daniel, Gerbier, Guillaume, Gortazar Schmidt, Christian, Grigaliuniene, Vilija, Helyes, Georgina, Kantere, Maria, Korytarova, Daniela, Linden, Annick, Miteva, Aleksandra, Neghirla, Ioana, Olsevskis, Edvins, Ostojic, Sasa, Petit, Tom, Staubach, Christoph, Thulke, HansHermann, Viltrop, Arvo, Richard, Wallo, Wozniakowski, Grzegorz, Cortinas, Jose Abrahantes, Broglia, Alessandro, Dhollander, Sofie, Lima, Eliana, Papanikolaou, Alexandra, Van der Stede, Yves, Stahl, Karl Land Use/Land Cover, Anthropogenic/Human Influenced Ecosystems, Snow Cover
Hot spots of glacier mass balance variability in Central Asia Barandun, Martina, Pohl, Eric, Naegeli, Kathrin, McNabb, Robert, Huss, Matthias, Berthier, Etienne, Saks, Tomas, Hoelzle, Martin Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Snow Cover
Mitigation of bark stripping on spruce: the need for red deer population control Candaele, Romain, Lejeune, Philippe, Licoppe, Alain, Malengreaux, Celine, Brostaux, Yves, Morelle, Kevin, Latte, Nicolas Snow Cover, Ice Extent
Model cascade from meteorological drivers to river flood hazard: flood-cascade v1. 0 Uhe, Peter, Mitchell, Daniel, Bates, Paul D., Addor, Nans, Neal, Jeff, Beck, Hylke E. Snow Cover
Emerging Trends in Arctic Solar Absorption Sledd, A., LEcuyer, T. S. Snow Cover
Global snow drought hot spots and characteristics Huning, Laurie S., AghaKouchak, Amir Snow Cover
A daily 0.25 0.25 hydrologically based land surface flux dataset for conterminous China, 19612017 Miao, Yue, Wang, Aihui Snow Cover
A review of the current state and recent changes of the Andean cryosphere Masiokas, M. H., Rabatel, A., Rivera, A., Ruiz, L., Pitte, P., Ceballos, J. L., Barcaza, G., Soruco, A., Bown, F., Berthier, E., Dussaillant, I., MacDonell, S. Snow Cover
Accelerated continentalscale snowmelt and ecohydrological impacts in the four largest Siberian river basins in response to spring warming Suzuki, Kazuyoshi, Hiyama, Tetsuya, Matsuo, Koji, Ichii, Kazuhito, Iijima, Yoshihiro, Yamazaki, Dai Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Snow Cover
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