MOD08_D3: Daily Global Atmospheric Aerosols, Clouds, and Ozone

Approximately 600 statistical datasets are derived from 80 scientific parameters, providing daily 1x1 degree global averages of atmospheric properties. This Level-3 product synthesizes data from four MODIS Level-2 products to study interactions between aerosols, clouds, water vapor, ozone, and their effect on Earth's energy budget. Its fixed 360x180 pixel grid offers a consistent daily snapshot for climate and atmospheric research.

Use Cases

• Investigating seasonal changes in cirrus cloud cover based on multispectral cloud optical property data.
• Analyzing global aerosol optical depth and particle properties to model atmospheric radiative forcing.
• Studying correlations between atmospheric water vapor, ozone burden, and atmospheric stability indices.
• Tracking inter-annual variability in global cloud phase and cover from daily gridded statistics.

Strengths

• Contains roughly 600 statistical datasets derived from approximately 80 core scientific parameters.
• Provides a consistent daily global grid of 360x180 pixels (1x1 degree resolution).
• Integrates data from four specialized MODIS Level-2 atmosphere products (MOD04, MOD05, MOD06, MOD07).

Limitations

• Specific column names and detailed data schema are not provided in the available metadata.
• The exact temporal coverage and file size information are not specified.
• Data is stored in HDF-EOS format, which may require specialized software or libraries to access.

Provenance

Source

MODIS/Terra satellite, processed by the MODIS Atmosphere team (LAADS).

Collection Method

Satellite remote sensing, with statistics computed over a 24-hour GMT interval on a 1-degree lat-lon grid.

Freshness

2026-04-10 00:50:06.210361

Geography

Global