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MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity 5-Min L2 Swath 1km NRT

Metadata Updated: April 10, 2026

The MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity 5-Min L2 Swath 1km Near Real Time (NRT), short name MYD11_L2, incorporate 1 km pixels, which are produced daily at 5-minute increments using the generalized split-window algorithm. This algorithm is optimally used to separate ranges of atmospheric column water vapor and lower boundary air surface temperatures into tractable sub-ranges. The surface emissivities in bands 31 and 32 are estimated from land cover types. The data inputs include the MODIS L1B calibrated and geolocated radiances, geolocation, cloud mask, atmospheric profiles, land and snow cover. The MYD11_L2 data set comprises swath data obtained in 5-minute sensor collection periods, and includes the following Science Data Set (SDS) layers:- LST- Quality control assessment- Error estimates- Bands 31 and 32 emissivities- Zenith angle of the pixel view- Observation time- Geographic coordinates for every five scan lines and samples.Produced daily, MYD11_L2 is an unprojected level-2 product, which provides the input for the level-3 products.

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Dates

Metadata Created Date April 11, 2025
Metadata Updated Date April 10, 2026

Metadata Source

Harvested from NASA Data.json

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date April 11, 2025
Metadata Updated Date April 10, 2026
Publisher NASA/GSFC/EOS/ESDIS/LANCE MODIS
Maintainer
Identifier 10.5067/MODIS/MYD11_L2.NRT.061
Data Last Modified 2026-04-06
Category Earth Science
Public Access Level public
Bureau Code 026:00
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License https://www.usa.gov/government-works
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Program Code 026:000
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