======================================================================= MCD43B3 V5.0.4 16dy L3 -------------------- MODIS HDF File Specification Version: V5.0.4 Date: May-06 Version: V5.0.2 Date: Apr-05 Version: V3.1.3 Date: 25-Apr-03 Version: V3.1.0 Date: 2-Apr-02 Version: V2.3.1 Date: 21-May-01 Version: V2.3.0 Date: 26-Apr-01 Version: V2.2.5 Date: 4-Oct-00 Version: V2.2.4 Date: 1-Sep-00 Version: V2.2.0 Date: 10-Jul-00 Revision: 2.1.2 Date: 31-Mar-99 Revision: 2.1.1 Date: 10-Mar-98 Revision: 2.1 Date: 05-Aug-97 ======================================================================= A note on MCD43 BRDF/Albedo HDF file designators: ProductIDs Status Description Process ------------------------------------------------------------------------- MCD43A1 archived BRDF/Albedo Model Parameters 0.5km MOD_PR43B MCD43A2 archived BRDF/Albedo Quality 0.5 km MOD_PR43B MCD43A3 archived Albedo 0.5 km MOD_PR43B MCD43A4 archived Nadir BRDF-adj. reflect. NBAR 0.5km MOD_PR43B MCD43B1 archived BRDF/Albedo Model Parameters 1km MOD_PR43B MCD43B2 archived BRDF/Albedo Quality 1 km MOD_PR43B MCD43B3 archived Albedo 1 km MOD_PR43B MCD43B4 archived NBAR 1 km MOD_PR43B MCD43C1 archived CMG BRDF/Albedo Model Parameters MOD_PR43C1 MCD43C2 archived CMG BRDF/Albedo Snow-free Parms. MOD_PR43C1 MCD43C3 archived CMG Albedo MOD_PR43C3 MCD43C4 archived CMG Nadir BRDF-adj. reflect. NBAR MOD_PR43C3 MCD43D01-30 not archived BRDF/Albedo Model Parameters 1km MOD_PR43C1 MCD43D31 not archived BRDF/Albedo Quality 1km MOD_PR43C1 MCD43D32 not archived Local Solar Noon MOD_PR43C1 MCD43D33 not archived Percent of Input MOD_PR43C1 MCD43D34 not archived Percent of Snow MOD_PR43C1 ========================================================================= Product Identifier: MCD43B3 Description: 16-day Albedo Product 1km SIN Grid Contents: CoreMetadata.0 This string will contain the following PVL fields: Field Name Data no. of Value Type values GROUP = INVENTORYMETADATA GROUP = CollectionDescriptionClass SHORTNAME STRING 1 "MCD43B3" VERSIONID INTEGER 1 Variable END_GROUP = CollectionDescriptionClass GROUP = ECSDataGranule LOCALGRANULEID STRING 1 Variable SIZEMBECSDATAGRANULE DOUBLE 1 Variable PRODUCTIONDATETIME STRING 1 Variable DAYNIGHTFLAG STRING 1 Variable REPROCESSINGACTUAL STRING 1 "processed once" REPROCESSINGPLANNED STRING 1 "further update is anticipated" LOCALVERSIONID STRING 1 Variable END_GROUP = ECSDataGranule GROUP = PGEVersionClass PGEVERSION STRING 1 "2" or Variable END_GROUP = PGEVersionClass GROUP = InputGranule InputPointer STRING FR Variable END_GROUP = InputGranule GROUP = RangeDateTime RANGEBEGINNINGDATE STRING 1 Variable RANGEENDINGDATE STRING 1 Variable RANGEBEGINNINGTIME STRING 1 Variable RANGEENDINGTIME STRING 1 Variable END_GROUP = RangeDateTime GROUP = GRingPoint EXCLUSIONGRINGFLAG STRING 1 Variable GRINGPOINTLATITUDE DOUBLE 4 Variable GRINGPOINTLONGITUDE DOUBLE 4 Variable GRINGPOINTSEQUENCENO INTEGER 4 Variable END_GROUP = GRingPoint GROUP = MeasuredParameter PARAMETERNAME STRING 1 Variable (A) GROUP = QAFlags AUTOMATICQUALITYFLAG STRING 1 "Pass" AUTOMATICQUALITYFLAGEXPLANATION STRING 1 "No automatic quality assessment is performed in the PGE" OPERATIONALQUALITYFLAG STRING 1 Variable OPERATIONALQUALITYFLAGEXPLANATION STRING 1 Variable SCIENCEQUALITYFLAG STRING 1 Variable SCIENCEQUALITYFLAGEXPLANATION STRING 1 "http://landweb.nascom.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/QA_WWW/qaFlagPage.cgi?sat=aquaTerra" END_GROUP = QAFlags GROUP = QAStats QAPERCENTINTERPOLATEDDATA INTEGER 1 Variable QAPERCENTMISSINGDATA INTEGER 1 Variable QAPERCENTOUTOFBOUNDSDATA INTEGER 1 Variable END_GROUP = QAStats END_GROUP = MeasuredParameter GROUP = AdditionalAttributes AdditionalAttributeName STRING 17 ADDITIONALATTRIBUTENAME.1 = "QAPERCENTGOODQUALITY" ADDITIONALATTRIBUTENAME.2 = "QAPERCENTOTHERQUALITY" ADDITIONALATTRIBUTENAME.3 = "QAPERCENTNOTPRODUCEDCLOUD" ADDITIONALATTRIBUTENAME.4 = "QAPERCENTNOTPRODUCEDOTHER" ADDITIONALATTRIBUTENAME.5 = "HORIZONTALTILENUMBER" ADDITIONALATTRIBUTENAME.6 = "VERTICALTILENUMBER" ADDITIONALATTRIBUTENAME.7 = "TileID" ADDITIONALATTRIBUTENAME.8 = "BRDFCODEID" ADDITIONALATTRIBUTENAME.9 = "SETUPFILEID" ADDITIONALATTRIBUTENAME.10 = "ALBEDOFILEID" ADDITIONALATTRIBUTENAME.11 = "BRDFDATABASEVERSION" ADDITIONALATTRIBUTENAME.12 = "PERCENTLANDINTILE" ADDITIONALATTRIBUTENAME.13 = "PERCENTPROCESSEDINTILE" ADDITIONALATTRIBUTENAME.14 = "PERCENTNEWBRDF" ADDITIONALATTRIBUTENAME.15 = "PERCENTSHAPEFIXEDBRDFS" ADDITIONALATTRIBUTENAME.16 = "PERCENTSUBSTITUTEBRDFS" ADDITIONALATTRIBUTENAME.17 = "AVERAGENUMBEROBS" ParameterValue STRING 17 Variable END_GROUP = AdditionalAttributes GROUP = AssociatedPlatformInstrumentSensor AssociatedPlatformShortName.1 STRING "Terra" AssociatedInstrumentShortName.1 STRING "MODIS" AssociatedSensorName.1 STRING "MODIS" AssociatedPlatformShortName.2 STRING "Aqua" AssociatedInstrumentShortName.2 STRING "MODIS" AssociatedSensorName.2 STRING "MODIS" END_GROUP = AssociatedPlatformInstrumentSensor END_GROUP = INVENTORYMETADATA ArchiveMetadata.0 This string will contain the following PVL fields: Field Name Data no. of Value Type values GROUP = ARCHIVEMETADATA GROUP = BoundingRectangle WESTBOUNDINGCOORDINATE DOUBLE 1 Variable NORTHBOUNDINGCOORDINATE DOUBLE 1 Variable EASTBOUNDINGCOORDINATE DOUBLE 1 Variable SOUTHBOUNDINGCOORDINATE DOUBLE 1 Variable END_GROUP = BoundingRectangle ALGORITHMPACKAGEACCEPTANCEDATE STRING 1 "mmyyyy" ALGORITHMPACKAGEMATURITYCODE STRING 1 "Normal" ALGORITHMPACKAGENAME STRING 1 "MCDPR_43B" ALGORITHMPACKAGEVERSION STRING 1 "5" GEOANYABNORMAL STRING 1 Variable GEOESTMAXRMSERROR DOUBLE 1 Variable LONGNAME STRING 1 Variable SPSOPARAMETERS STRING 2 "3669, 4332" PROCESSINGCENTER STRING 1 "MODAPS" CHARACTERISTICBINANGULARSIZE DOUBLE 1 Variable CHARACTERISTICBINSIZE DOUBLE 1 Variable DATACOLUMNS INTEGER 1 Variable DATAROWS INTEGER 1 Variable GLOBALGRIDCOLUMNS INTEGER 1 Variable GLOBALGRIDROWS INTEGER 1 Variable MAXIMUMOBSERVATIONS INTEGER 1 Variable NUMBEROFGRANULES INTEGER 1 Variable COVERAGECALCULATIONMETHOD STRING 1 Variable NADIRDATARESOLUTION STRING 1 Variable PROCESSINGENVIRONMENT STRING 1 "Linux or SGI" DAYSPROCESSED STRING 1 "yyyyddd" END_GROUP = ARCHIVEMETADATA StructuralMetadata.0 This string will be populated automatically by HDF-EOS. Grid Structure: MODIS_Grid_BRDF Dimension Dimension Name Value Dimension_0 Ydim:MODIS_Grid_BRDF Variable Dimension_1 Xdim:MODIS_Grid_BRDF Variable Dimension_2 Num_Albedo_Bands:MOD_Grid_BRDF Variable Dimension_3 Num_Albedos:MOD_Grid_BRDF Variable Dimension_4 Num_QC_Words:MOD_Grid_BRDF Variable Corner Locations: Corner Values UpperLeftPointMtrs (Variable, Variable) LowerRightPointMtrs (Variable, Variable) Geographic Grid Projection Parameters -- Note that all grid parameters are currently under development and may need to be revised prior to V2.0 code delivery. Supported Grids: Geographic Grid Sinusoidal Interrupted Goodes Homolosine Projection gridID = GCTP_GEO ProjParam[0] not used ProjParam[1] not used ProjParam[2] not used ProjParam[3] not used ProjParam[4] not used ProjParam[5] not used ProjParam[6] not used ProjParam[7] not used ProjParam[8] not used ProjParam[9] not used ProjParam[10] not used ProjParam[11] not used ProjParam[12] not used Spherecode not used GridOrigin HDFE_GD_UL Projection gridID = GCTP_ISINUS ProjParam[0] 6371007.181 ProjParam[1] TBD ProjParam[2] 0.0 ProjParam[3] 0.0 ProjParam[4] 0.0 ProjParam[5] 0.0 ProjParam[6] 0.0 ProjParam[7] 0.0 ProjParam[8] 86400 ProjParam[9] 0.0 ProjParam[10] 1.0 ProjParam[11] 0.0 ProjParam[12] 0.0 Spherecode -1 GridOrigin HDFE_GD_UL Projection gridID GCTP_GOOD ProjParam[0] not used ProjParam[1] not used ProjParam[2] not used ProjParam[3] not used ProjParam[4] not used ProjParam[5] not used ProjParam[6] not used ProjParam[7] not used ProjParam[8] not used ProjParam[9] not used ProjParam[10] not used ProjParam[11] not used ProjParam[12] not used Spherecode 19 GridOrigin HDFE_GD_UL ============================================================================== Description of Data Fields -------------------------------- Data_Field_1 Data Field Name: INT16 Albedo_BSA_Band1("YDim","XDim") Description: Black-Sky Albedo (@ local solar noon) for band 1 Data conversions: file date =(Albedo_BSA_Band1 / scale_factor) + add_offset Albedo_BSA_Band1 =(file data - add_offset) * scale_factor Data Field Attributes: Name: Type: Num_Val: Source: Value: long_name HDF-STRING 1 Code "Albedo_BSA_Band1" units HDF-STRING 1 Code "albedo, no units" valid_range HDF-int16 2 Code 0, 32766 _FillValue HDF-int16 1 Code 32767 add_offset HDF-float64 1 Code 0.0 add_offset_err HDF-float64 1 Code 0.0 calibrated_nt HDF-int32 1 Code 5 scale_factor HDF-float64 1 Code 0.001 scale_factor_err HDF-float64 1 Code 0.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Data_Field_2 .... Data_Field_10 Black-Sky Albedo (@ local solar noon) for MODIS Bands 2-7 and vis, nir, shortwave broadbands ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Data_Field_11 Data Field Name: INT16 Albedo_WSA_Band1("YDim","XDim") Description: White-Sky Albedo for band 1 Data conversions: file data=(Albedo_WSA_Band1 / scale_factor) + add_offset Albedo_WSA_Band1=(file data - add_offset) * scale_factor Data Field Attributes: Name: Type: Num_Val: Source: Value: long_name HDF-STRING 1 Code "Albedo_WSA_Band1" units HDF-STRING 1 Code "no units" valid_range HDF-int16 2 Code 0, 32766 _FillValue HDF-int16 1 Code 32767 scale_factor HDF-float64 1 Code 0.001 scale_factor_err HDF-float64 1 Code 0.0 add_offset HDF-float64 1 Code 0.0 add_offset_err HDF-float64 1 Code 0.0 calibrated_nt HDF-int32 1 Code 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Data_Field_12 .... Data_Field_20 White-Sky Albedo for MODIS Bands 2-7 and vis, nir, shortwave Broadbands ------------------------------------------------------------------------