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MODIS LST
Active1km daily/8-day land surface temperature from MODIS — the standard thermal input for energy-balance ET and snowmelt.
by NASA / LP DAAC
- Pricing
- Gov-Public
- License
- US Government (public domain)
- Commercial use
- Permitted
- Ecosystem
- Google Earth Engine, Python, GDAL
- Platform
- Windows, macOS, Linux
About MODIS LST
MODIS Land Surface Temperature (MOD11A1/A2 from Terra, MYD11A1/A2 from Aqua) delivers daily and 8-day composite thermal grids at 1km resolution globally, derived from the satellites' thermal infrared bands, freely distributed through LP DAAC. Twice-daily overpasses from the Terra/Aqua pair capture both morning and afternoon surface temperature.
It is the standard thermal input to energy-balance evapotranspiration models (SSEBop, METRIC-style approaches) and snowmelt-timing analysis wherever a distributed temperature field beats a handful of station records.
Where it fits in the workflow
TerrainCatchmentRainfallRunoffRoutingHydraulicsMappingReporting
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