MYD14A2 - MODIS/Aqua Thermal Anomalies/Fire 8-Day L3 Global 1km SIN Grid
MODIS Thermal Anomalies/Fire products are primarily derived from MODIS 4- and 11-micrometer radiances. The fire detection strategy is based on absolute detection of a fire (when the fire strength is sufficient to detect), and on detection relative to its background (to account for variability of the surface temperature and reflection by sunlight). Numerous tests are employed to reject typical false alarm sources like sun glint or an unmasked coastline.
MYD14A2 data are 8-day fire-mask composites at 1-kilometer resolution provided as a gridded level-3 product in the Sinusoidal projection. Science Data Sets include the fire-mask and algorithm quality assurance.
The Aqua MODIS instrument acquires data twice daily (10:30 AM and PM), as does the Aqua MODIS (1:30 PM and AM). These four daily MODIS fire observations serve to advance global monitoring of the fire process and its effects on ecosystems, the atmosphere, and climate.
Collection-5 MODIS/Aqua Thermal Anomalies/Fire products are Validated Stage 3, meaning that uncertainties in the product and its associated structure are well quantified from comparison with reference in situ or other suitable reference data. These data are ready for use in scientific publications.
| Shortname: | MYD14A2 |
| Platform: | Aqua |
| Instrument: | MODIS |
| Processing Level: | Level-3 |
| Spatial Resolution: | 1 km |
| Temporal Resolution: | 8 day |
| ArchiveSets: | 6, 61, 5, 1222, 1237 |
| Collection: | MODIS Collection 6 (ArchiveSet 6) |
| PGE Number: | PGE29 |
| File Naming Convention: | MYD14A2.AYYYYDDD.hHHvVV.CCC.YYYYDDDHHMMSS.hdf
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| Citation: | Louis Giglio, Chris Justice - University of Maryland and MODAPS SIPS - NASA. (2015). MOD14A2 MODIS/Thermal Anomalies/Fire 8-Day L3 Global 1km SIN Grid. NASA LP DAAC. http://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD14A2.006 |
| Keywords: | Climate Change, Land Surface Temperature, Fires |