Kerry Meyer
Team
Cloud Retrieval Group
Responsibilities
Cloud Retrieval
Cloud
The Cloud Product monitors the physical and radiative properties of clouds including cloud particle phase (ice vs. water, clouds vs. snow), effective cloud particle radius, cloud optical thickness, cloud shadow effects, cloud top temperature, cloud top height, effective emissivity, cloud phase (ice vs. water, opaque vs. non-opaque), and cloud fraction under both daytime and nighttime conditions. The ESDT names are MOD06_L2 (Terra) and MYD06_L2 (Aqua).
Sample Images
Sample L1B and L2 Granules from part of an orbit
Sample Higher Resolution L2 Granules
Documentation
Users Guides 
Cloud Optical Properties
DOI Reference
MODIS Atmosphere L2 Cloud Product
Dataset Short Name:
MOD06_L2 (Terra Platform)
MYD06_L2 (Aqua Platform)
Dataset Long Name:
MODIS/Terra Level-2 (L2) Cloud Product
MODIS/Aqua Level-2 (L2) Cloud Product
(Swath, 1km and 5km Resolution)
(5 minute time-period HDF files)
File Spec
Cloud (06_L2) File Specification
(Common Data Language (CDL) Format)
Format & Content
Cloud Product (06_L2) File Format Basics
Grids & Mapping
Product Grid
Algorithm Overview
Cloud Algorithm