MAC07S1: MODIS/Aqua Atmospheric Temperature and Water Vapor Profiles Along CloudSat Track

MAC07S1 is a wide-swath subset of the MODIS/Aqua Level-2 product, providing 30 gridded parameters related to atmospheric stability, temperature, moisture profiles, total water vapor, and total ozone. The data is produced by NASA for both daytime and nighttime conditions at a 5-km pixel resolution. The subset is specifically selected to be within approximately 200 km across the CloudSat satellite's field-of-view track.

Use Cases

• Modeling atmospheric stability based on the 30 gridded parameters mentioned in the description.
• Analyzing vertical temperature and moisture profiles for weather forecasting applications.
• Studying total atmospheric water vapor and ozone content for climate research.
• Correlating MODIS atmospheric data with CloudSat cloud observations within the 200km swath.

Strengths

• Contains 30 distinct atmospheric parameters, including temperature and moisture profiles.
• Data is provided at a 5-km pixel resolution for both day and night.
• Subset is spatially aligned with CloudSat observations within a ~200 km cross-track swath.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to the satellite's orbit and observation schedule.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Collection Method

Satellite remote sensing from the MODIS instrument aboard the Aqua satellite, subset along the CloudSat track.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 00:19:35.496351; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Global coverage along the CloudSat satellite's orbital track.