The documents below describe Collection 6 (C6) changes to all L2 and L3 MODIS data.
C6 Atmosphere Team Webinar Series
Organized by Richard Kleidman (NASA GSFC / SSAI)
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Presentation #1:
Overview of Collection 6 Atmosphere Products and Level-1B Calibration
by Steven Platnick & Jack Xiong
(06/25/2014)
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Presentation #2:
Overview of Collection 6 Dark-Target Aerosol Product
by Robert Levy
(07/09/2014)
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Presentation #3:
Collection 6 ‘e-Deep Blue’ Aerosol Products
by Andrew Sayer & Christina Hsu
(07/16/2014)
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Presentation #4:
MODIS Aerosols Merged Dark Target / Deep Blue Product
by Rob Levy / Andy Sayer
(07/16/2014)
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Presentation #5:
MODIS Aerosol Dark Target 3 Km Product
by Leigh Munchak
(07/23/2014)
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Presentation #6:
MOD035 Cloud Mask and Clear Sky Products
by Steve Ackerman
(08/13/2014)
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Presentation #7:
MOD06 Cloud Top Properties Product
by Paul Menzel
(08/20/2014)
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Presentation #8:
Data Archives and Acquisition
by Ed Masuoka
(09/10/2014)
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Presentation #9:
MOD06 Cloud Optical Properties Product
by Steven Platnick
(09/17/2014)
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Presentation #10:
MOD08 Level-3 (L3) Products
+ MODIS-Atmos website + Defn. of "Day" change
by Paul Hubanks & Bill Ridgway
(09/24/2014)
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Presentation #11:
Giovanni Aerosols Express
by Jim Acker
(10/01/2014)
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Presentation #12:
Resources for Finding and Using MODIS Products
by Richard Kleidman
(10/08/2014)
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Presentation #13:
MAIAC 1 Km Aerosol Product
by Alexei Lyapustin
(10/15/2014)
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Presentation #14:
MOD07 Atmospheric Profiles Product
by Paul Menzel
(10/29/2014)
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C6 Release Announcements
MODIS/Aqua C6 Level-2 Aerosol, Cloud, & other Products
(01/09/2014)
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MODIS/Terra & Aqua C6 Level-1; and Level-2 Cloud Mask & Atm. Profile Products
(11/05/2012)
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C6 QA Plan
C6 MODIS-Atmosphere QA Plan
MODIS-Atmosphere QA Plan C6 Update
(05/05/2015, v8)
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C6 Level-2 Summary Documents
C6 Level-2 Documentation
Aerosol (04_L2)
(v28, 04/08/2011)
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Aerosol, Deep Blue (04_L2)
(JGR, 2013)
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Water Vapor (05_L2)
(v27, 01/11/2010)
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Cloud Optical Summary (06_L2)
(final, 12/20/2013)
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Cloud Optical User Guide (06_L2)
(final v1, 10/2015)
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Cloud Top & Cloud Phase (06_L2)
(ATBD, 2015)
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Cloud Top (06_L2)
(v28, 04/11/2011)
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Cloud Top (06_L2)
(PPT, 05/08/2012)
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Profiles (07_L2)
(v29, 12/26/2013)
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Profiles (07_L2)
(PPT, 06/22/2012)
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Cloud Mask (35_L2)
(v28, 04/13/2011)
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Cloud Mask (35_L2)
(ATBD, 2010)
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Cloud Mask (35_L2)
(PPT, 05/08/2012)
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Joint L2 (ATML2)
(SDSs, 12/24/2013)
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C6 Level-2 CDL File Specifications
CDL File Spec for L2 Aerosol Product (04_L2)
(03/21/2013)
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CDL File Spec for L2 Cloud Product (06_L2)
(03/28/2013)
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C6 Level-3 Summary Documents
C6 Level-3 Documentation
Global Daily (08_D3) - SDS Inventory Table
(Final C6)
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Global Aerosol (04->08) Parameter Mapping
(Final C6)
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Global (08) High-Level L3 Change Summary/Status
(Final C6)
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Global Level-3 (L3) ATBD & Users Guide
(Final C6)
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C6 Level-3 CDL File Specifications
CDL File Spec for L3 Daily (08_D3)
(9/14/2014, v3035)
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CDL File Spec for L3 Eight Day (08_E3) & Monthly (08_M3)
(9/14/2014, v3035)
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