MYD11A1.061 Aqua Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity Daily Global 1km

    • The MYD11A1 V6.1 product provides daily land surface temperature and emissivity values in a 1200 x 1200 kilometer grid.

    • This dataset is available from July 4, 2002, to October 13, 2025, with a daily cadence.

    • The dataset includes bands for both daytime and nighttime land surface temperature and their quality indicators, as well as emissivity bands and clear-sky coverage information.

    • MODIS data acquired through the LP DAAC have no restrictions on subsequent use, sale, or redistribution.
    MODIS/061/MYD11A1
    Dataset Availability
    2002-07-04T00:00:00Z–2025-11-14T00:00:00Z
    Dataset Provider
    Earth Engine Snippet
    ee.ImageCollection("MODIS/061/MYD11A1")
    Cadence
    1 Day
    Tags
    aqua climate daily emissivity global lst modis nasa surface-temperature usgs
    myd11a1

    Description

    The MYD11A1 V6.1 product provides daily land surface temperature (LST) and emissivity values in a 1200 x 1200 kilometer grid. The temperature value is derived from the MYD11_L2 swath product. Above 30 degrees latitude, some pixels may have multiple observations where the criteria for clear-sky are met. When this occurs, the pixel value is the average of all qualifying observations. Provided along with both the day-time and night-time surface temperature bands and their quality indicator layers are MODIS bands 31 and 32 and six observation layers.

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    Bands

    Pixel Size 1000 meters

    Bands

    Name
    Units
    Min
    Max
    Scale
    Offset
    Pixel Size
    Description
    LST_Day_1km
    K
    7500
    65535
    0.02
    meters

    Daytime Land Surface Temperature

    QC_Day
    meters

    Daytime LST Quality Indicators

    Day_view_time
    h
    0
    240
    0.1
    meters

    Local time of day observation

    Day_view_angle
    deg
    0
    130
    -65
    meters

    View zenith angle of day observation

    LST_Night_1km
    K
    7500
    65535
    0.02
    meters

    Nighttime Land Surface Temperature

    QC_Night
    meters

    Nighttime LST Quality indicators

    Night_view_time
    h
    0
    240
    0.1
    meters

    Local time of night observation

    Night_view_angle
    deg
    0
    130
    -65
    meters

    View zenith angle of night observation

    Emis_31
    1
    255
    0.002
    0.49
    meters

    Band 31 emissivity

    Emis_32
    1
    255
    0.002
    0.49
    meters

    Band 32 emissivity

    Clear_day_cov
    1
    65535
    0.0005
    meters

    Day clear-sky coverage

    Clear_night_cov
    1
    65535
    0.0005
    meters

    Night clear-sky coverage

    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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    The MYD11A1 V6.1 product provides daily land surface temperature (LST) and emissivity values in a 1200 x 1200 kilometer grid. The temperature value is derived from the MYD11_L2 swath product. Above 30 degrees latitude, some pixels may have multiple observations where the criteria for clear-sky are met. When this occurs, …
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