File Spec
L3 AERDB (Aerosol Deep Blue) File Specification
Aerosol
The Aerosol Product monitors aerosol type, aerosol optical thickness, particle size distribution, aerosol mass concentration, optical properites, and radiative forcing. The ESDT names are MOD04_L2 (Terra) and MYD04_L2(Aqua).
File Spec
L2 AERDB (Aerosol Deep Blue) File Specification
Introduction
L3 AERDB (Aerosol Deep Blue) Product Description
The L3 Continuity Aerosol Deep Blue product is a Level-3 product generated 1x1 degree spatial resolution. The L3 Continuity Aerosol Deep Blue product file always has a prefix of AERDB_D3 or AERDB_M3, and contains data retreived from SNPP/VIIRS.
Introduction
L2 AERDB (Aerosol Deep Blue) Product Description
The Level-2 Continuity Aerosol Deep Blue product is generated at 6 x 6 km (VIIRS, at nadir) spatial resolution. The L2 Continuity Aerosol Deep Blue data product files always have a prefix of AERDB_L2 and contains data retrieved from the SNPP/VIIRS platform.
Data Issues
Aerosol Data Issues
Sample Images
Images generated from MOD04_L2
Documentation
Key MODIS Scientific Publications
Aerosol (Dark Target)
DOI Reference
MODIS Atmosphere L2 Aerosol Product
Dataset Short Name:
MOD04_L2 (Terra Platform)
MYD04_L2 (Aqua Platform)
Dataset Long Name:
MODIS/Terra Level-2 (L2) Aerosol Product
MODIS/Aqua Level-2 (L2) Aerosol Product
(Swath, 1km and 5km Resolution)
(5 minute time-period HDF files)
File Spec
Aerosol (04_L2) and 3 km Aerosol (04_3K) File Specification
(Common Data Language (CDL) Format)