Data Sets

The following tables list MODIS snow and sea ice data sets available from NSIDC, plus some related data sets that may interest MODIS data users. All MODIS snow and sea ice data sets provide global coverage. Temporal coverage depends on the satellite:

Temporal Coverage

  • Terra: 24 February, 2000 - present
  • Aqua: 04 July, 2002 - present

Reprocessing to Version 6 is complete for all MODIS snow cover and sea ice data sets. Forward-processing for Version 5 was discontinued on 31 December, 2016. Questions? Contact NSIDC User Services.
In August, NSIDC removed all MODIS Version 6 browse images due to errors. The science granules were unaffected. We have begun replacing the deleted images with corrected versions, starting with forward processing from 10 November 2016 onward. Historic browse images will be replaced from the beginning of each mission and moving forward. In the meantime, browse data are available for MOD10_L2/MYD10_L2 and MOD29/MYD29 through NASA's Earthdata Search.

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Snow Cover

The following Version 6 snow cover data sets are currently available at NSIDC. This table will be updated as new data sets are released. NSIDC will continue to distribute Version 5 until Version 6 reprocessing is complete.

ID Title Spatial Resolution Temporal Resolution Parameters
MYD10_L2 MODIS/Aqua Snow Cover 5-Min L2 Swath 500m, Version 6 500 m 5 minute Snow Cover
MOD10_L2 MODIS/Terra Snow Cover 5-Min L2 Swath 500m, Version 6 500 m 5 minute Snow Cover
MYD10A1 MODIS/Aqua Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 500m Grid, Version 6 500 m 1 day Albedo,
Snow Cover
MOD10A1 MODIS/Terra Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 500m Grid, Version 6 500 m 1 day Albedo,
Snow Cover
MYD10C1 MODIS/Aqua Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG, Version 6 0.05 Deg 1 day Snow Cover
MOD10C1 MODIS/Terra Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG, Version 6 0.05 Deg 1 day Snow Cover
MYD10A2 MODIS/Aqua Snow Cover 8-Day L3 Global 500m Grid, Version 6 500 m 8 day Snow Extent
MOD10A2 MODIS/Terra Snow Cover 8-Day L3 Global 500m Grid, Version 6 500 m 8 day Snow Extent
MYD10C2 MODIS/Aqua Snow Cover 8-Day L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG, Version 6 0.05 deg 8 day Snow Extent
MOD10C2 MODIS/Terra Snow Cover 8-Day L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG, Version 6 0.05 deg 8 day Snow Extent
MYD10CM MODIS/Aqua Snow Cover Monthly L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG, Version 6 0.05 deg 1 month Snow Cover
MOD10CM MODIS/Terra Snow Cover Monthly L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG, Version 6 0.05 deg 1 month Snow Cover
Note: Reprocessing to Version 6 is complete for all MODIS snow cover data sets. For more information, see MODIS | V6 Reprocessing Plan.

Version 5 forward processing was discontinued on 31 December, 2016. NSIDC will continue to distribute Version 5 data through the end of 2017, at which point the collection will be retired.

ID Title Spatial Resolution Temporal Resolution Parameters
MYD10_L2 MODIS/Aqua Snow Cover 5-Min L2 Swath 500m, Version 5 500 m 5 minute Fractional Snow Cover,
Snow Cover
MOD10_L2 MODIS/Terra Snow Cover 5-Min L2 Swath 500m, Version 5 500 m 5 minute Fractional Snow Cover,
Snow Cover
MYD10A1 MODIS/Aqua Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 500m Grid, Version 5 500 m 1 day Albedo,
Snow Cover
MOD10A1 MODIS/Terra Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 500m Grid, Version 5 500 m 1 day Albedo,
Snow Cover
MYD10C1 MODIS/Aqua Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG, Version 5 0.05 deg 1 day Snow Cover
MOD10C1 MODIS/Terra Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG, Version 5 0.05 deg 1 day Snow Cover
MYD10A2 MODIS/Aqua Snow Cover 8-Day L3 Global 500m Grid, Version 5 500 m 8 day Snow Cover
MOD10A2 MODIS/Terra Snow Cover 8-Day L3 Global 500m Grid, Version 5 500 m 8 day Snow Cover
MYD10C2 MODIS/Aqua Snow Cover 8-Day L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG, Version 5 0.05 deg 8 day Snow Cover
MOD10C2 MODIS/Terra Snow Cover 8-Day L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG, Version 5 0.05 deg 8 day Snow Cover
MYD10CM MODIS/Aqua Snow Cover Monthly L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG, Version 5 0.05 deg 1 month Snow Cover
MOD10CM MODIS/Terra Snow Cover Monthly L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG, Version 5 0.05 deg 1 month Snow Cover
Note: Reprocessing to Version 6 is ongoing for MODIS snow cover data sets. For more information, see MODIS | V6 Reprocessing Plan.

Sea Ice

The following table lists the Version 6 MODIS sea ice data sets available at NSIDC.

ID Title Spatial Resolution Temporal Resolution Parameters
MYD29 MODIS/Aqua Sea Ice Extent 5-Min L2 Swath 1km, Version 6 1 km 5 minute Ice Extent,
Ice Temperature
MOD29 MODIS/Terra Sea Ice Extent 5-Min L2 Swath 1km, Version 6 1 km 5 minute Ice Extent,
Ice Temperature
MYD29P1D MODIS/Aqua Sea Ice Extent Daily L3 Global 1km EASE-Grid Day, Version 6 1 km 1 day Ice Extent,
Ice Temperature
MOD29P1D MODIS/Terra Sea Ice Extent Daily L3 Global 1km EASE-Grid Day, Version 6 1 km 1 day Ice Extent,
Ice Temperature
MYD29P1N MODIS/Aqua Sea Ice Extent Daily L3 Global 1km EASE-Grid Night, Version 6 1 km 1 day Ice Temperature
MOD29P1N MODIS/Terra Sea Ice Extent Daily L3 Global 1km EASE-Grid Night, Version 6 1 km 1 day Ice Temperature
MYD29E1D MODIS/Aqua Sea Ice Extent and IST Daily L3 Global 4km EASE-Grid Day, Version 6 4 km 1 day Ice Extent,
Ice Temperature
MOD29E1D MODIS/Terra Sea Ice Extent and IST Daily L3 Global 4km EASE-Grid Day, Version 6 4 km 1 day Ice Extent,
Ice Temperature
Note: Reprocessing to Version 6 is complete for all MODIS sea ice data sets. For more information, see MODIS | V6 Reprocessing Plan.

Version 5 forward processing was discontinued on 31 December, 2016. NSIDC will continue to distribute Version 5 data through the end of 2017, at which point the collection will be retired.

ID Title Spatial Resolution Temporal Resolution Parameters
MYD29 MODIS/Aqua Sea Ice Extent 5-Min L2 Swath 1km, Version 5 1 km 5 minute Ice Extent,
Ice Temperature
MOD29 MODIS/Terra Sea Ice Extent 5-Min L2 Swath 1km, Version 5 1 km 5 minute Ice Extent,
Ice Temperature
MYD29P1D MODIS/Aqua Sea Ice Extent Daily L3 Global 1km EASE-Grid Day, Version 5 1 km 1 day Ice Extent,
Ice Temperature
MOD29P1D MODIS/Terra Sea Ice Extent Daily L3 Global 1km EASE-Grid Day, Version 5 1 km 1 day Ice Extent,
Ice Temperature
MYD29P1N MODIS/Aqua Sea Ice Extent Daily L3 Global 1km EASE-Grid Night, Version 5 1 km 1 day Ice Temperature
MOD29P1N MODIS/Terra Sea Ice Extent Daily L3 Global 1km EASE-Grid Night, Version 5 1 km 1 day Ice Temperature
MYD29E1D MODIS/Aqua Sea Ice Extent and IST Daily L3 Global 4km EASE-Grid Day, Version 5 4 km 1 day Ice Extent,
Ice Temperature
MOD29E1D MODIS/Terra Sea Ice Extent and IST Daily L3 Global 4km EASE-Grid Day, Version 5 4 km 1 day Ice Extent,
Ice Temperature
Note: Reprocessing to Version 6 is complete for all MODIS sea ice data sets. For more information, see MODIS | V6 Reprocessing Plan.

Related Data Sets
ID Title Spatial Resolution Temporal Coverage Parameters
NSIDC-0593 MODIS Mosaic of Antarctica 2008-2009 (MOA2009) Image Map, Version 1 250 m
  • 2008/11/01 to 2008/12/16
  • 2008/11/01 to 2009/02/28
 Snow Grain Size,
Surface Morphology
NSIDC-0321 Global EASE-Grid 8-day Blended SSM/I and MODIS Snow Cover, Version 1 25 km
  • 2000/03/05 to 2008/02/01
 Snow Cover,
Snow Water Equivalent
NSIDC-0447 Canadian Meteorological Centre (CMC) Daily Snow Depth Analysis Data, Version 1 24 km
  • 1998/08/01 to 2015/12/31
 Snow Depth,
Snow Water Equivalent