MODIS/Terra+Aqua Nadir BRDF-Adjusted Reflectance 16-Day L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG
MCD43C3
Version
Acquisition Range
Science Quality Status
V004
July 4 2002 (2002185)
Validated
Global Nadir BRDF-Adjusted Reflectance for February 2, 2004.
Data Set Characteristics
Area = Global
Image Dimensions = 3 (3600x7200x7 row/column/band)
Average File Size = ~460 MB
Resolution = 0.05 degree (~5 km)
Projection = Latitude/Longitude Grid
Data Format = HDF-EOS
Science Data Sets (SDS) = 3
Product Description
The 16-day 0.05 degree global Nadir BRDF-Adjusted Reflectance (NBAR) product
(MCD43C3) is a Level 3 Climate Modeling Grid that provides two measures of nadir surface reflectance: one at the mean solar zenith angle of Terra overpasses during the 16-day period
and the other at the mean solar zenith angle of the Aqua overpasses. These measures are derived averages that are computed from the 16-day 1-km global NBAR
(MCD43B4) product over all land surfaces. The 1-km global NBAR is computed by using the Bi-directional Reflectance Distribution Function (BRDF), which describes the characteristic anisotropy of the land surface. The MODIS BRDF parameters are modeled by inverting multi-date, multi-angular, cloud-free, atmospherically corrected surface reflectance observations acquired by MODIS over a 16-day period.
MCD products are generated using a combination of Terra and Aqua acquisitions to
optimize data quality.
NOTE: These products are validated, meaning that product uncertainties are well defined over a range of representative conditions. Although there may be later improved versions, these data are ready for use in scientific publications.
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