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The MODIS/Aqua+Terra Global Flood Product L3 Near Real Time (NRT) 250m Global Flood Product (MCDWD_L3_NRT) (beta) provides daily maps of flooding globally. The product is provided over 3 compositing periods (1-day, 2-day, and 3-day) to minimize the impact of clouds and more rigorously identify flood water (the best composite will depend on the cloudiness for a particular event). The beta version of the product will be updated.
For more information, visit product page at:
https://earthdata.nasa.gov/earth-observation-data/near-real-time/mcdwd-nrt

Product Summary

Platforms
Terra ,
Aqua
Instruments
MODIS
Projects
Aqua ,
TERRA ,
LANCE
Spatial Extent

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Spatial Resolution
250 Meters x 250 Meters
Location
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
2021-03-01 to Present
Data Partner
Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for EOS (LANCE) Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) (NASA/GSFC/EOS/ESDIS/LANCE MODIS)
Concept ID
C2018599131-LANCEMODIS
Data State
ACTIVE
Number of Files/Granules
2009
Processing Level
3
Published
Science Keywords
Floods ,
Floods

Citation

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Copy Citation

MODIS Science Team. (2021). MODIS/Aqua+Terra Global Flood Product L3 NRT 250m [Dataset]. NASA LANCE MODIS at the MODAPS. https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MCDWD_L3_NRT.061 Date Accessed: 2026-09-22

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Global WaterPack-The development of global surface water over the past 20 years at daily temporal resolution Klein, Igor, Uereyen, Soner, Sogno, Patrick, Twele, Andre, Hirner, Andreas, Kuenzer, Claudia Reflectance, Albedo, Snow Cover, Floods, Floods
Sensorweb Systems for Global High-Resolution Monitoring of Environmental Phenomena Kangaslahti, Akseli, Mason, James, Swope, Jason, Holzmann, Tessa, Davies, Ashley Gerard, Chien, Steve, Harrison, Tanya, Walter, Joseph J. Fire Dynamics, Surface Radiative Properties, Land Surface Temperature, Floods, Floods
Global flood extent segmentation in optical satellite images Portales-Julia, Enrique, Mateo-Garcia, Gonzalo, Purcell, Cormac, Gomez-Chova, Luis Floods, Floods
Public Health Data Applications Using the CDC Tracking Network: Amos, H. M., Skaff, N. K., Schollaert Uz, S., Policelli, F. S., Slayback, D., Macorps, E., Jo, M. J., Patel, K., Keller, C. A., Abue, P., Buchard, V., Werner, A. K. Aerosols, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Particle Properties, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Dust/Ash/Smoke, Organic Particles, Sulfate Particles, Sulfur Oxides, Sulfur Compounds, Sulfate, Sulfur Dioxide, Sulfur Oxides, Particulate Matter, Dimethyl Sulfide, Black Carbon, Sea Salt, PARTICULATE MATTER (PM 2.5), PARTICULATE MATTER (PM 1.0), PARTICULATE MATTER (PM 10), Geopotential Height, Altitude, Surface Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Dew Point Temperature, Air Temperature, Cloud Top Temperature, Atmospheric Winds, Surface Winds, U/V Wind Components, Upper Level Winds, U/V Wind Components, Vertical Wind Velocity/Speed, Atmospheric Pressure, Sea Level Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Sea Level Pressure, Surface Pressure, Specific Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Atmospheric Ozone, Oxygen Compounds, Boundary Layer Winds, Skin Temperature, Floods, Floods
Increased flooded area and exposure in the White Volta river basin in Western Africa, identified from multi-source remote sensing data Li, Chengxiu, Dash, Jadunandan, Asamoah, Moses, Sheffield, Justin, Dzodzomenyo, Mawuli, Gebrechorkos, Solomon Hailu, Anghileri, Daniela, Wright, Jim Floods, Floods
COVID-19 crisis in Cambodia: A dataset containing linked survey and administrative data of ninth-graders in rural areas Gehrke, Esther, Lenel, Friederike, Schupp, Claudia Floods, Floods
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