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Improved MODIS TERRA/AQUA composite Snow and glacier (RGI6.0) data for High Mountain Asia (2002-2018)

Updated Date: 4/1/2021 2:15:43 PM

The data contains an enhanced MODIS 8-day Terra (MOD10A2) and Aqua (MYD10A2) collection 6 snow-cover composite product merged with Randolph Glacier Inventory (RGI6.0). The data is specifically developed for the High Mountain Asia (HMA) with the geographic coverage between latitude 24.32 − 49.19 N and Longitude 58.22 − 122.48 E. The data is available with eight-day temporal resolution and 500 m spatial resolution covering the period between 2002 and 2018. The name of the product is derived from MODIS Terra (MOD) MODIS Aqua (MYD), and Glacier (GL), Version 6 (06) as MOYDGL06*. The product is described in Julian day and each year has 46 eight-day composite images in GeoTIFF file format as described in the associated readme.TXT. The data can be accessed alternatively from https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.901821. The R code developed for this product is available at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3610735. For more details about the data, please read the paper associated with this data titled lease read the paper associated with this data titled "An improved Terra/Aqua MODIS snow-cover and RGI6.0 glacier combined product (MOYDGL06*) for the High Mountain Asia between 2002 and 2018" published in Earth System Science Data Journal.

Improved MODIS TERRA/AQUA composite Snow and glacier (RGI6.0) data for High Mountain Asia (2002-2018)
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Purpose The original MOD10A2* and MYD10A2* collection 6 products contain approximately 46% of underestimation and 3.66% of overestimation in comparison to this product. The availability of this improved product can be served as a valuable dataset for hydrological/glaciological modelling, cryosphere monitoring and associated changes.
Descriptive Keyword MODIS, Snow Cover, Cryosphere (theme) HMA, HKH (place)
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Date 2021-04-01T14:15:43
Standard Name North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003
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Name Sher Muhammad Email sher.muhammad@icimod.org
Organization Name ICIMOD Voice
Position name Remote Sensing Specialist Address
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Title Improved MODIS TERRA/AQUA composite Snow and glacier (RGI6.0) data for High Mountain Asia (2002-2018)
Date 2019-01-13
Date Type publication
Abstract The data contains an enhanced MODIS 8-day Terra (MOD10A2) and Aqua (MYD10A2) collection 6 snow-cover composite product merged with Randolph Glacier Inventory (RGI6.0). The data is specifically developed for the High Mountain Asia (HMA) with the geographic coverage between latitude 24.32 − 49.19 N and Longitude 58.22 − 122.48 E. The data is available with eight-day temporal resolution and 500 m spatial resolution covering the period between 2002 and 2018. The name of the product is derived from MODIS Terra (MOD) MODIS Aqua (MYD), and Glacier (GL), Version 6 (06) as MOYDGL06*. The product is described in Julian day and each year has 46 eight-day composite images in GeoTIFF file format as described in the associated readme.TXT. The data can be accessed alternatively from https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.901821. The R code developed for this product is available at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3610735. For more details about the data, please read the paper associated with this data titled lease read the paper associated with this data titled "An improved Terra/Aqua MODIS snow-cover and RGI6.0 glacier combined product (MOYDGL06*) for the High Mountain Asia between 2002 and 2018" published in Earth System Science Data Journal.
Purpose The original MOD10A2* and MYD10A2* collection 6 products contain approximately 46% of underestimation and 3.66% of overestimation in comparison to this product. The availability of this improved product can be served as a valuable dataset for hydrological/glaciological modelling, cryosphere monitoring and associated changes.
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Topic Category geoscientificInformation
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Cited Responsible Parties
Name Sher Muhammad Email sher.muhammad@icimod.org
Organization Name ICIMOD Voice 977-1-5275222
Position name Remote Sensing Specialist Address Nepal
Role author
Geographic Extent
Geographic Extent East 122.48 Geographic Extent West 58.22
Geographic Extent North 49.19 Geographic Extent South 24.32
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Use Limitation Free to use, Suggested citation: (1) Muhammad, Sher; Thapa, Amrit (2019): Improved MODIS TERRA/AQUA composite Snow and glacier (RGI6.0) data for High Mountain Asia (2002-2018). PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.901821. & (2) Muhammad, Sher; Thapa, Amrit (2020): An improved Terra/Aqua MODIS snow-cover and RGI6.0 glacier combined product (MOYDGL06*) for the High Mountain Asia between 2002 and 2018, Earth System Science Data.
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Code WGS 1984
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Email metadata@icimod.org Organization Name ICIMOD
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Online Resource readme.txt