MODIS Atmosphere L2 Atmosphere Profile Product 

Dataset Short Name:
MOD07_L2 (Terra Platform)
MYD07_L2 (Aqua Platform)

Dataset Long Name:
MODIS/Terra Level-2 (L2) Atmosphere Profile Product
MODIS/Aqua Level-2 (L2) Atmosphere Profile Product
(Swath, 1km and 5km Resolution)
(5 minute time-period HDF files)

Platform:
Terra  (Day Overpass: ~1030 LST, Descending Node, Equator ... Night Overpass: ~2230 LST, Ascending Node, Equator)
Aqua  (Day Overpass: ~1330 LST, Ascending Node, Equator ... Night Overpass: ~0130 LST, Descending Node, Equator)

Instrument:
MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer)

Product Description:
The MODIS Atmospheric Profile data product file MOD07_L2 and MYD07_L2 consists of several parameters: total-ozone burden, atmospheric stability, temperature and moisture profiles, and atmospheric water vapor. All of these parameters are produced day and night for Level 2 at 5x5 1-km pixel resolution when at least 9 FOVs are cloud free. The MODIS total-ozone burden is an estimate of the total-column tropospheric and stratospheric ozone content. The MODIS atmospheric stability consists of three daily Level 2 atmospheric stability indices. The Total Totals (TT), the Lifted Index (LI), and the K index (K) are each computed using the infrared temperature-profile and moisture-profile data, also derived as part of 07_L2. The MODIS temperature and moisture profiles are produced at 20 vertical levels. The MODIS atmospheric water-vapor product is an estimate of the total tropospheric column water vapor made from integrated MODIS infrared retrievals of atmospheric moisture profiles in clear scenes.

Production Frequency:
~288 files per day

Spatial Coverage:
Global Coverage
5 Minute Granule Size = 2330 x 2030 pixels

Spatial Resolution:
250x250 m & 1x1 km at nadir

File Size:
~13 MB (maximum)

Related Links:
https://atmosphere-imager.gsfc.nasa.gov/products/atm-profile
(MODIS Atmosphere Profile Product site)

Data Authors:
Dr. Eva Borbas

Dataset Originator/Creator:
MODIS Atmosphere Science Team / Atmosphere Profile Retrieval Group
MODIS Adaptive Processing System (MODAPS)

 

When Using Collection 6.0 Data:   Collection 006 (C6)

To determine the Collection version of the data you used or are using, look at the HDF filename. If there is a ".006." field in the HDF filename, then it's Collection 6.0 data.

Dataset DOI:   (Data Object Identifier)
dx.doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD07_L2.006 (Terra)
dx.doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MYD07_L2.006 (Aqua)

Citation:

(We kindly request that you cite the use of any Collection 6.0 MODIS Cloud data in a publication using the following wording)

Borbas, E., P. Menzel, 2015. MODIS Atmosphere L2 Atmosphere Profile Product. NASA MODIS Adaptive Processing System, Goddard Space Flight Center, [doi:10.5067/MODIS/MOD07_L2.006; doi:10.5067/MODIS/MYD07_L2.006]

 

When Using Collection 6.1 Data:   Collection 061 (C61)

To determine the Collection version of the data you used or are using, look at the HDF filename. If there is a ".061." field in the HDF filename, then it's Collection 6.1 data. 

Dataset DOI:   (Data Object Identifier)
dx.doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD07_L2.061 (Terra)
dx.doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MYD07_L2.061 (Aqua)

Citation:

(We kindly request that you cite the use of any Collection 6.1 MODIS Cloud data in a publication using the following wording)

Borbas, E., P. Menzel, 2017. MODIS Atmosphere L2 Atmosphere Profile Product. NASA MODIS Adaptive Processing System, Goddard Space Flight Center,, [doi:10.5067/MODIS/MOD07_L2.061; doi:10.5067/MODIS/MYD07_L2.061]

 

Note the DOI (Data Object Identifier) system was not used previous to Collection 6.0 (006).