MCD19A1.061: Land Surface BRF Daily L2G Global 500m and 1km

MODIS/061/MCD19A1_GRANULES
Dataset Availability
2000-12-21T00:00:00Z–2024-12-10T23:55:00Z
Dataset Provider
Earth Engine Snippet
ee.ImageCollection("MODIS/061/MCD19A1_GRANULES")

Description

The MCD19A1 Version 6.1 data product is a Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Terra and Aqua combined Land Surface Bidirectional Reflectance Factor (BRF) gridded Level 2 product produced daily at 500 meter and 1 kilometer resolution. For more information see the MAIAC user guide.

Bands

Resolution
1000 meters

Bands

Name Min Max Scale Description
Sur_refl1 -100 16000 0.0001

Surface reflectance at 500m for band 1.

Sur_refl2 -100 16000 0.0001

Surface reflectance at 500m for band 2.

Sur_refl3 -100 16000 0.0001

Surface reflectance at 500m for band 3.

Sur_refl4 -100 16000 0.0001

Surface reflectance at 500m for band 4.

Sur_refl5 -100 16000 0.0001

Surface reflectance at 500m for band 5.

Sur_refl6 -100 16000 0.0001

Surface reflectance at 500m for band 6.

Sur_refl7 -100 16000 0.0001

Surface reflectance at 500m for band 7.

Sur_refl8 -100 16000 0.0001

Surface reflectance at 1km for band 8.

Sur_refl9 -100 16000 0.0001

Surface reflectance at 1km for band 9.

Sur_refl10 -100 16000 0.0001

Surface reflectance at 1km for band 10.

Sur_refl11 -100 16000 0.0001

Surface reflectance at 1km for band 11.

Sur_refl12 -100 16000 0.0001

Surface reflectance at 1km for band 12.

Sigma_BRFn1 -100 16000 0.0001

BRFn uncertainty over time at 1km, for band 1

Sigma_BRFn2 -100 16000 0.0001

BRFn uncertainty over time at 1km, for band 2

Status_QA

QA bits

cosSZA 0 10000 0.0001

Cosine of Solar zenith angle (5 km resulution)

cosVZA 0 10000 0.0001

Cosine view zenith angle (5 km resolution)

RelAZ -18000 18000 0.01

Relative azimuth angle (5 km resolution)

Scattering_Angle -18000 18000 0.01

Scattering angle (5 km resolution)

SAZ -18000 18000 0.01

Solar Azimuth Angle (5 km resolution)

VAZ -18000 18000 0.01

View Azimuth Angle (5 km resolution)

Glint_Angle -18000 18000 0.01

Glint angle (5 km resolution)

Fv -100 100

RTLS volumetric kernel (5 km resolution)

Fg -100 100

RTLS geometric kernel (5 km resolution)

Terms of Use

Terms of Use

MODIS data and products acquired through the LP DAAC have no restrictions on subsequent use, sale, or redistribution.

Citations

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Code Editor (JavaScript)

var collection = ee.ImageCollection('MODIS/061/MCD19A1_GRANULES')
                     .select('Sur_refl1')
                     .filterDate('2000-01-01', '2000-03-07');

var band_viz = {
  min: 0,
  max: 1100,
  palette: ['black', 'blue', 'purple', 'cyan', 'green', 'yellow', 'red']
};

Map.addLayer(collection.mean(), band_viz, 'Surface Bidirectional Reflectance Factor');
Map.setCenter(76, 13, 6);
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