MOD10_L2 / MYD10_L2 snow products

These products are generated using the MODIS calibrated radiance data products (MOD02HKM and MYD02HKM), the geolocation products (MOD03 and MYD03), and the cloud mask products (MOD35_L2 and MYD35_L2) as inputs. The MODIS snow algorithm output (MOD10_L2 and MYD10_L2) contains scientific data sets (SDS) of snow cover, quality assurance (QA) SDSs, latitude and longitude SDSs, local attributes and global attributes. The snow cover algorithm identifies snow-covered land; it also identifies snow-covered ice on inland water. For complete global coverage a MOD10_L2 (or MYD10_L2) snow product would be generated for all swaths (approximately 288 swaths) of Terra or Aqua orbits acquired in daylight on the Earth. The Terra product, MOD10_L2, is validated (stage 2); the Aqua product, MYD10_L2, is provisional. See the validation webpage for further details and validation definitions.

Example Images and Data

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Feb 1, 2002 MOD02HKM companion reflectance image	Midwest US MOD10_L2.2002032.hdf	Image Color Legend: white snow pink cloud grey no data / night green snow/cloud free land blue water
Corresponding Quality Assurance Bit Image Three spatial QA flags are shown in the image. Nominal data and results are shown in green. Pixels that were could obscured are show in gray blue. Pixels with unacceptable input data or abnormal algorithm results are shown in red.		QA Image Color Legend: green nominal data results grey cloud obscured red abnormal data

For a full description of the MOD10_L2 and MYD10_L2 products, see the Snow Products User Guide and / or the ATBD.