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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/Aqua Snow Cover 5-Min L2 Swath 500m' data set (DOI:10.5067/MODIS/MYD10_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
Aqua
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
2002-07-04 to Present
Temporal Resolution
1 Day
Concept ID
C3091256524-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
ACTIVE
Number of Files/Granules
2663766
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., & Riggs, G. (2021). MODIS/Aqua Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 500m SIN Grid, Version 61 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MYD10A1.061 Date Accessed: 2026-07-31

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A new normal? Population growth rates of a rare alpine plant stabilize after periods of decline, but not enough to allow for full population recovery Ellis, Sage L., Shriver, Robert K. Albedo, Snow Cover
Enhancing Snow Cover Monitoring: A Modified Cloud Removal Methodology for MODIS Data in the Tapovan Vishnugad Basin Vijayalekshmi, Gopika, Goel, N. K., Arora, Manohar Albedo, Snow Cover
The Evaluation of Hydroclimatic Variables Over Nordic Fennoscandia Using Muzic, Iris, Hodnebrog, ivind, Yilmaz, Yeliz A., Berntsen, Terje K., Lawrence, David M., Sobhani, Negin Albedo, Snow Cover
Extreme melt events on northern James Ross Island, Antarctic Peninsula region, linked to isentropic drawdown and Foehn winds Matejka, Michael, Laska, Kamil, Stachon, Zdenek 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
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
Environmental variability and archaeological distributions in the Andean Araucania: A geographic approach Lucero Ferreyra, Gustavo, Sacchi, Mariana, Maldonado, Mario Gabriel, Mera, Rodrigo, Barberena, Ramiro Albedo, Snow Cover
Combined Use of Multiple Cloud-Free Snow Cover Products in China and Its Zhang, Longhui, Zhang, Hongbo, Sun, Xueyan, Luo, Lun Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Albedo, Snow Cover
Enhancing flood event predictions: Multi-objective calibration using gauge and satellite data Gegenleithner, Sebastian, Krebs, Gerald, Dorfmann, Clemens, Schneider, Josef Albedo, Snow Cover
Exploring the use of multi-source high-resolution satellite data for snow water equivalent reconstruction over mountainous catchments Premier, Valentina, Marin, Carlo, Bertoldi, Giacomo, Barella, Riccardo, Notarnicola, Claudia, Bruzzone, Lorenzo Snow Depth, Snow Water Equivalent, Albedo, Snow Cover
Aerosol retrieval over snow using the RemoTAP algorithm Zhang, Zihan, Fu, Guangliang, Hasekamp, Otto Albedo, Snow Cover
Random Forest-Based Snow Cover Mapping in China Using Fengyun-3B VIRR Data Xie, Yuchen, Liu, Yonghong, Zhang, Yeping, Weng, Fuzhong, Zhu, Shanyou, Zheng, Zhaojun, Tang, Shihao Albedo, Snow Cover
Effect of Cloud Mask on the Consistency of Snow Cover Products from Liu, Anwei, Che, Tao, Huang, Xiaodong, Dai, Liyun, Wang, Jing, Deng, Jie Albedo, Snow Cover
Decision tree-based detection of blowing snow events in the European Alps Xie, Zhipeng, Ma, Weiqiang, Ma, Yaoming, Hu, Zeyong, Sun, Genhou, Han, Yizhe, Hu, Wei, Su, Rongmingzhu, Fan, Yixi Albedo, Snow Cover
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