Format & Content
L2 CLDMSK (Cloud Mask) Format & Content
Shown below is the complete SDS Inventory Table for the L2 Cloud Mask (CLDMSK_L2) product. This table provides a full accounting of the parameters in the L2 CLDMSK Continuity Product File.
Cloud Mask
Cloud Mask
The Cloud Mask Product indicates whether a given instrument field of view (FOV) of the Earth's surface is unobstructed by clouds or affected by cloud shadows. The cloud mask also provides additional information about the FOV including the presence of: cirrus clouds, ice/snow, and sunglint contamination. Finally flags denoting day/night and land/water are included. The ESDT names are MOD35_L2 (Terra) and MYD35_L2 (Aqua).
Data Acquisition
L2 CLDMSK (Cloud Mask) Data Acquisition
Documentation
L2 CLDPROP (Cloud Properties) Documentation
User Guide
L2 Cloud Mask (CLDMSK L2) User Guide [v1, 4/16/20] View PDF
Version 1.0, April 2020
Frey, Ackerman, et. al
CLDMSK_L2 Versions
Overview (History) of CLDMSK_L2 Versions
Instrument/Platform: MODIS/AQUA, VIIRS/SNPP, & VIIRS/NOAA20
Near-Realtime Processing Ongoing
Version Key
CLDMSK_L2 Issues
DOI Reference
L2 CLDMSK (Cloud Mask) DOI Reference
Dataset Short Name:
CLDMSK_L2_MODIS_Aqua (MODIS Instrument / Aqua Platform)
CLDMSK_L2_VIIRS_SNPP (VIIRS Instrument / SNPP Platform)
Dataset Long Name:
Continuity MODIS/Aqua Level-2 (L2) Cloud Mask Product
Continuity VIIRS/SNPP Level-2 (L2) Cloud Mask Product
File Names
L2 CLDMSK (Cloud Mask) File Name Convention
Continuity Atmosphere Product NetCDF4 files are named using a standardized convention as displayed below.
Note that for the filename sample shown below:
File Spec
L2 CLDMSK (Cloud Mask) File Specification