MODIS/Terra Snow Cover 5-Min L2 Swath 500m V061

This global Level-2 (L2) data set provides daily snow cover detected using the Normalized Difference Snow Index (NDSI) and a series of screens designed to alleviate errors and flag uncertain snow cover detections. The NDSI is derived from radiance data acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board the Terra satellite: DOI:10.5067/MODIS/MOD02HKM.061 and DOI:10.5067/MODIS/MOD021KM.061. Each data granule contains 5 minutes of swath data observed at a resolution of 500 m.

The terms "Version 61" and "Collection 6.1" are used interchangeably in reference to this release of MODIS data.

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Maintainer	NSIDC Services
Last Updated	March 31, 2025, 12:49 (UTC)
Created	March 31, 2025, 12:49 (UTC)
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citation	MODIS/Terra Snow Cover 5-Min L2 Swath 500m V061. Version 61. Archived by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, U.S. Government, NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD10_L2.061.
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