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Description

This data set, part of the NASA Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) program, consists of two digital Greenland image maps each for the 2005, 2010, and 2015 measurement periods: the MOG Surface Morphology Image Map and the MOG Grain Size Image Map. The image maps are constructed from MODIS imagery acquired during 2005, 2010, and 2015 and provide nearly cloud-free views of all land areas and islands larger than a few hundred meters, including the ice caps on Baffin Island, Devon Island, Axel Heiberg Island, and Ellesmere Island.

Version Description

Version 2 includes Mosaic of Greenland 2010 and 2015 (MOG2010 and MOG2015) data, in addition to the MOG2005 data.

Product Summary

Platforms
Aqua ,
Terra
Instruments
MODIS
Spatial Extent

N: 85 S: 57 E: 11 W: -109

Spatial Resolution
100 Meters x 100 Meters
500 Meters x 500 Meters
Spatial Reference System(s)
WGS 84 / NSIDC Sea Ice Polar Stereographic North (EPSG:3413)
Location
GREENLAND
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
2005-03-12 to 2005-04-30
Temporal Resolution
5 Year
Concept ID
C3291002910-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
37
Processing Level
3
Published
Science Keywords
Snow Grain Size ,
Surface Morphology

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

Haran, T., Bohlander, J., Scambos, T., Painter, T., & Fahnestock, M. (2018). MEaSUREs MODIS Mosaic of Greenland (MOG) 2005, 2010, and 2015 Image Maps, Version 2 [Data set]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/9ZO79PHOTYE5 Date Accessed: 2026-05-01

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Rapid increases in satellite-observed ice sheet surface meltwater production Zheng, Lei, Shang, Xinyi, van den Broeke, Michiel R., Noel, Brice, Li, Xichen, Fettweis, Xavier, Liang, Qi, Wang, Kang, Liu, Jiping, Cheng, Xiao Snow Grain Size, Surface Morphology
Understanding biases in ICESat-2 data due to subsurface scattering using Airborne Topographic Mapper waveform data Smith, Benjamin E., Studinger, Michael, Sutterley, Tyler, Fair, Zachary, Neumann, Thomas Snow Grain Size, Surface Morphology, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Sensor Counts, Sea Ice Elevation
Subglacial valleys preserved in the highlands of south and east Greenland record restricted ice extent during past warmer climates Paxman, Guy J. G., Jamieson, Stewart S. R., Dolan, Aisling M., Bentley, Michael J. Snow Grain Size, Surface Morphology, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation
Subglacial hydrology modeling predicts high winter water pressure and spatially variable transmissivity at Helheim Glacier, Greenland Sommers, Aleah, Meyer, Colin, Morlighem, Mathieu, Rajaram, Harihar, Poinar, Kristin, Chu, Winnie, Mejia, Jessica Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Soil Temperature, Soil Infiltration, Soil Infiltration, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Surface Soil Moisture, Root Zone Soil Moisture, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Evaporation, Surface Water, Runoff Rate, Average Flow, Average Flow, Precipitation, Snow/Ice, Snow Depth, Snow Melt, Snow/Ice Temperature, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Leaf Area Index (LAI), Snow Grain Size, Surface Morphology
Seasonal evolution of the supraglacial drainage network at Humboldt Rawlins, Lauren D., Rippin, David M., Sole, Andrew J., Livingstone, Stephen J., Yang, Kang Snow Grain Size, Surface Morphology
Filling and drainage of a subglacial lake beneath the Flade Isblink ice Liang, Qi, Xiao, Wanxin, Howat, Ian, Cheng, Xiao, Hui, Fengming, Chen, Zhuoqi, Jiang, Mi, Zheng, Lei Snow Grain Size, Surface Morphology
Greenland Ice Sheet daily surface melt flux observed from space Zheng, Lei, Cheng, Xiao, Shang, Xinyi, Chen, Zhuoqi, Liang, Qi, Wang, Kang Snow Grain Size, Surface Morphology
An empirical algorithm to map perennial firn aquifers and ice slabs within the Greenland Ice Sheet using satellite L-band microwave radiometry Miller, Julie Z., Culberg, Riley, Long, David G., Shuman, Christopher A., Schroeder, Dustin M., Brodzik, Mary J. Albedo, Snow/Ice Temperature, Surface Melt, Water Vapor, Land Ice/Ocean Classification, Snow Grain Size, Surface Morphology, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Glacier Topography/Ice Sheet Topography, RADAR IMAGERY, Sea Ice Elevation, Snow Cover
Decadal Changes in Greenland Ice Sheet Firn Aquifers from Radar Scatterometer Shang, Xinyi, Cheng, Xiao, Zheng, Lei, Liang, Qi, Chi, Zhaohui Snow Grain Size, Surface Morphology
NeogeneQuaternary Uplift and Landscape Evolution in Northern Greenland Recorded by Subglacial Valley Morphology Paxman, Guy J. G., Tinto, Kirsty J., Austermann, Jacqueline Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Glacier Thickness/Ice Sheet Thickness, Snow Grain Size, Surface Morphology
Accuracy Evaluation on Geolocation of the Chinese First Polar Microsatellite (Ice Pathfinder) Imagery Zhang, Ying, Chi, Zhaohui, Hui, Fengming, Li, Teng, Liu, Xuying, Zhang, Baogang, Cheng, Xiao, Chen, Zhuoqi Snow Grain Size, Surface Morphology
A low-cost autonomous rover for polar science Hoffman, Andrew O., Steen-Larsen, Hans Christian, Christianson, Knut, Hvidberg, Christine Snow Grain Size, Surface Morphology
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