
Overview
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) MCD43A4 Version 6.1 Nadir Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function (BRDF)-Adjusted Reflectance (NBAR) dataset is produced daily using 16 days of Terra and Aqua MODIS data at 500 meter (m) resolution. The view angle effects are removed from the directional reflectances, resulting in a stable and consistent NBAR product. Data are temporally weighted to the ninth day which is reflected in the Julian date in the file name.
Users are urged to use the band specific quality flags to isolate the highest quality full inversion results for their own science applications as described in the User Guide .
The MCD43A4 provides NBAR and simplified mandatory quality layers for MODIS bands 1 through 7. Essential quality information provided in the corresponding MCD43A2 data file should be consulted when using this product.
Known Issues
- For complete information about known issues please refer to the MODIS/VIIRS Land Quality Assessment website .
Improvements/Changes from Previous Versions
- The Version 6.1 Level-1B (L1B) products have been improved by undergoing various calibration changes that include: changes to the response-versus-scan angle (RVS) approach that affects reflectance bands for Aqua and Terra MODIS, corrections to adjust for the optical crosstalk in Terra MODIS infrared (IR) bands, and corrections to the Terra MODIS forward look-up table (LUT) update for the period 2012 - 2017.
- A polarization correction has been applied to the L1B Reflective Solar Bands (RSB). Read our doc on how to get AWS Credentials to retrieve this data: https://data.lpdaac.earthdatacloud.nasa.gov/s3credentialsREADME
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- How to use
- To access these resources, reference the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) using the AWS Command Line Interface (CLI). Learn more
- Description
- MODIS/Terra+Aqua BRDF/Albedo Nadir BRDF-Adjusted Ref Daily L3 Global - 500m V061.
- Resource type
- S3 bucket
- Amazon Resource Name (ARN)
- arn:aws:s3:::lp-prod-protected/MCD43A4.061
- AWS region
- us-west-2
- AWS CLI access (No AWS account required)
- aws s3 ls --no-sign-request s3://lp-prod-protected/MCD43A4.061/
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User Services: lpdaac@usgs.gov . Home Page: https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/centers/lp-daac/contact
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MODIS/Terra+Aqua BRDF/Albedo Nadir BRDF-Adjusted Ref Daily L3 Global - 500m V061 was accessed on DATE from https://registry.opendata.aws/nasa-mcd43a4 .
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