MODIS Terra Monthly Global Atmospheric Data on 1-Degree Grid

Monthly 1 x 1 degree gridded averages of atmospheric parameters including aerosol properties, total ozone, water vapor, and cloud characteristics. The dataset contains roughly 800 statistical datasets derived from daily MODIS Atmosphere products, stored in HDF-EOS format. It is produced by NASA for studying Earth's energy budget and investigating seasonal and inter-annual climate changes.

Use Cases

• Analyzing seasonal changes in global cirrus cloud cover using cloud optical property parameters.
• Investigating inter-annual variability of atmospheric aerosol optical depth and Angstrom exponent.
• Modeling the interaction between water vapor, atmospheric stability indices, and radiative flux.
• Studying the global distribution and trends of total ozone burden from satellite observations.
• Validating climate models with monthly standard deviation and quality assurance weighted mean statistics for aerosol particle properties.

Strengths

• Contains approximately 800 distinct statistical datasets for detailed analysis.
• Provides derived statistics including standard deviations and quality assurance weighted means for each parameter.
• Offers global coverage on a consistent 1x1 degree equal-angle grid.
• Derived from the well-established MODIS Atmosphere Daily Global Product.

Limitations

• Specific row counts, file sizes, and exact column names are not provided by any source.
• License is ambiguously listed as 'other-license-specified' without clear terms.
• The listed last update date of 2026-03 12 appears to be a future date, indicating a potential metadata error.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Collection Method

Derived from Level-3 MODIS Atmosphere Daily Global Product, summarized into monthly 1x1 degree grid cells.

Time Range

Monthly intervals (exact start and end dates not specified).

Freshness

2026-03-12 23:44:24.995857

Geography

Global