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MODIS/Terra+Aqua BRDF/Albedo Parameter1 Shortwave Daily L3 Global 30ArcSec CMG V006	006	Terra, Aqua	MODIS	2000-02-16 to 2023-02-17	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1000 Meters x 1000 Meters	HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Terra+Aqua BRDF/Albedo Parameter1 Shortwave Daily L3 Global 30ArcSec CMG V061	061	Terra, Aqua	MODIS	2000-02-16 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1000 Meters x 1000 Meters	HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Terra+Aqua BRDF/Albedo Parameter1 VIS Daily L3 Global 30ArcSec CMG V006	006	Terra, Aqua	MODIS	2000-02-16 to 2023-02-17	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1000 Meters x 1000 Meters	HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Terra+Aqua BRDF/Albedo Parameter1 VIS Daily L3 Global 30ArcSec CMG V061	061	Terra, Aqua	MODIS	2000-02-16 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1000 Meters x 1000 Meters	HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Terra+Aqua BRDF/Albedo Parameter2 Band1 Daily L3 Global 30ArcSec CMG V006	006	Terra, Aqua	MODIS	2000-02-16 to 2023-02-17	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1000 Meters x 1000 Meters	HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Terra+Aqua BRDF/Albedo Parameter2 Band2 Daily L3 Global 30ArcSec CMG V006	006	Terra, Aqua	MODIS	2000-02-16 to 2023-02-17	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1000 Meters x 1000 Meters	HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Terra+Aqua BRDF/Albedo Parameter2 Band3 Daily L3 Global 30ArcSec CMG V006	006	Terra, Aqua	MODIS	2000-02-16 to 2023-02-17	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1000 Meters x 1000 Meters	HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Terra+Aqua BRDF/Albedo Parameter2 Band3 Daily L3 Global 30ArcSec CMG V061	061	Terra, Aqua	MODIS	2000-02-16 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1000 Meters x 1000 Meters	HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Terra+Aqua BRDF/Albedo Parameter2 Band4 Daily L3 Global 30ArcSec CMG V006	006	Terra, Aqua	MODIS	2000-02-16 to 2023-02-17	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1000 Meters x 1000 Meters	HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Terra+Aqua BRDF/Albedo Parameter2 Band4 Daily L3 Global 30ArcSec CMG V061	061	Terra, Aqua	MODIS	2000-02-16 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1000 Meters x 1000 Meters	HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Terra+Aqua BRDF/Albedo Parameter2 Band5 Daily L3 Global 30ArcSec CMG V006	006	Terra, Aqua	MODIS	2000-02-16 to 2023-02-17	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1000 Meters x 1000 Meters	HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Terra+Aqua BRDF/Albedo Parameter2 Band5 Daily L3 Global 30ArcSec CMG V061	061	Terra, Aqua	MODIS	2000-02-16 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1000 Meters x 1000 Meters	HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Terra+Aqua BRDF/Albedo Parameter2 Band6 Daily L3 Global 30ArcSec CMG V006	006	Terra, Aqua	MODIS	2000-02-16 to 2023-02-17	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1000 Meters x 1000 Meters	HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Terra+Aqua BRDF/Albedo Parameter2 Band6 Daily L3 Global 30ArcSec CMG V061	061	Terra, Aqua	MODIS	2000-02-16 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1000 Meters x 1000 Meters	HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Terra+Aqua BRDF/Albedo Parameter2 Band7 Daily L3 Global 30ArcSec CMG V006	006	Terra, Aqua	MODIS	2000-02-16 to 2023-02-17	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1000 Meters x 1000 Meters	HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Terra+Aqua BRDF/Albedo Parameter2 Band7 Daily L3 Global 30ArcSec CMG V061	061	Terra, Aqua	MODIS	2000-02-16 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1000 Meters x 1000 Meters	HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Terra+Aqua BRDF/Albedo Parameter2 NIR Daily L3 Global 30ArcSec CMG V006	006	Terra, Aqua	MODIS	2000-02-16 to 2023-02-17	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1000 Meters x 1000 Meters	HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Terra+Aqua BRDF/Albedo Parameter2 NIR Daily L3 Global 30ArcSec CMG V061	061	Terra, Aqua	MODIS	2000-02-16 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1000 Meters x 1000 Meters	HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Terra+Aqua BRDF/Albedo Parameter2 Shortwave Daily L3 Global 30ArcSec CMG V006	006	Terra, Aqua	MODIS	2000-02-16 to 2023-02-17	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1000 Meters x 1000 Meters	HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Terra+Aqua BRDF/Albedo Parameter2 Shortwave Daily L3 Global 30ArcSec CMG V061	061	Terra, Aqua	MODIS	2000-02-16 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1000 Meters x 1000 Meters	HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Terra+Aqua BRDF/Albedo Parameter2 VIS Daily L3 Global 30ArcSec CMG V006	006	Terra, Aqua	MODIS	2000-02-16 to 2023-02-17	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1000 Meters x 1000 Meters	HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Terra+Aqua BRDF/Albedo Parameter2 VIS Daily L3 Global 30ArcSec CMG V061	061	Terra, Aqua	MODIS	2000-02-16 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1000 Meters x 1000 Meters	HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Terra+Aqua BRDF/Albedo Parameter3 Band1 Daily L3 Global 30ArcSec CMG V006	006	Terra, Aqua	MODIS	2000-02-16 to 2023-02-17	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1000 Meters x 1000 Meters	HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Terra+Aqua BRDF/Albedo Parameter3 Band2 Daily L3 Global 30ArcSec CMG V006	006	Terra, Aqua	MODIS	2000-02-16 to 2023-02-17	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1000 Meters x 1000 Meters	HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Terra+Aqua BRDF/Albedo Parameter3 Band3 Daily L3 Global 30ArcSec CMG V006	006	Terra, Aqua	MODIS	2000-02-16 to 2023-02-17	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1000 Meters x 1000 Meters	HDF-EOS2

Featured Reflectance Observation Method: MODIS

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) is a key instrument aboard the Terra and Aqua platforms. Terra and Aqua survey Earth's surface every one to two days, acquiring data in 36 spectral bands. The MODIS surface reflectance products provide an estimate of the surface spectral reflectance as it would be measured at ground level in the absence of atmospheric scattering or absorption.

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