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Description

MODIS/Terra Near Real Time (NRT) Snow Cover 5-Min L2 Swath 500m (MOD10_L2) contains snow cover and quality assurance (QA) data, latitudes, and longitudes in HDF-EOS format, along with corresponding metadata. Latitude and longitude geolocation fields are at 5 km resolution, while all other fields are at 500 m resolution. MODIS snow cover data are based on a snow mapping algorithm that employs a Normalized Difference Snow Index (NDSI) and other criteria tests.

Product Summary

Platforms
Terra
Instruments
MODIS
Spatial Extent
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
Geographic Region
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
2021-02-07
Data Partner
Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for EOS (LANCE) Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) (NASA/GSFC/EOS/ESDIS/LANCE MODIS)
Concept ID
C2007659515-LANCEMODIS
Data State
ACTIVE
Processing Level
2
Published
Science Keywords
Lake Ice,
Snow Cover,
Lake Ice,
Snow Cover

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

MODIS Science Team. (2021). MODIS/Terra Snow Cover 5-Min L2 Swath 500m NRT [Data set]. NASA LANCE MODIS at the MODAPS. https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD10_L2.NRT.061 Date Accessed: 2025-10-21