MYD09GA.061 Aqua Surface Reflectance Daily Global 1km and 500m

MODIS/061/MYD09GA
Dataset Availability
2002-07-04T00:00:00Z–2025-09-01T00:00:00Z
Dataset Provider
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Cadence
1 Day
Tags
aqua daily global modis nasa satellite-imagery sr surface-reflectance usgs
myd09ga

Description

The MODIS Surface Reflectance products provide an estimate of the surface spectral reflectance as it would be measured at ground level in the absence of atmospheric scattering or absorption. Low-level data are corrected for atmospheric gases and aerosols. MYD09GA version 6.1 provides bands 1-7 in a daily gridded L2G product in the sinusoidal projection, including 500m reflectance values and 1km observation and geolocation statistics.

Documentation:

Bands

Bands

Name
Units
Min
Max
Scale
Pixel Size
Wavelength
Description
num_observations_1km
2
127
1000 meters
None

Number of observations per 1K pixel

state_1km
1000 meters
None

Reflectance data state QA

SensorZenith
deg
0
18000
0.01
1000 meters
None

Sensor zenith angle

SensorAzimuth
deg
-18000
18000
0.01
1000 meters
None

Sensor azimuth angle

Range
m
27000
65535
25
1000 meters
None

Distance to sensor

SolarZenith
deg
0
18000
0.01
1000 meters
None

Solar zenith angle

SolarAzimuth
deg
-18000
18000
0.01
1000 meters
None

Solar azimuth angle

gflags
1000 meters
None

Geolocation flags

orbit_pnt
0
15
1000 meters
None

Orbit pointer

granule_pnt
0
254
1000 meters
None

Granule pointer

num_observations_500m
0
127
500 meters
None

Number of observations

sur_refl_b01
-100
16000
0.0001
500 meters
620-670nm

Surface reflectance for band 1

sur_refl_b02
-100
16000
0.0001
500 meters
841-876nm

Surface reflectance for band 2

sur_refl_b03
-100
16000
0.0001
500 meters
459-479nm

Surface reflectance for band 3

sur_refl_b04
-100
16000
0.0001
500 meters
545-565nm

Surface reflectance for band 4

sur_refl_b05
-100
16000
0.0001
500 meters
1230-1250nm

Surface reflectance for band 5

sur_refl_b06
-100
16000
0.0001
500 meters
1628-1652nm

Surface reflectance for band 6

sur_refl_b07
-100
16000
0.0001
500 meters
2105-2155nm

Surface reflectance for band 7

QC_500m
500 meters
None

Surface reflectance quality assurance

obscov_500m
0
100
500 meters
None

Observation coverage percent

iobs_res
0
254
500 meters
None

Observation number in coarser grid

q_scan
500 meters
None

250m scan value information

Terms of Use

Terms of Use

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

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