ESA Land Surface Temperature Climate Change Initiative (LST_cci): Land surface temperature from MODIS (Moderate resolution Infra-red Spectroradiometer) on Aqua, level 3 collated (L3C) global product (2002-2018), version 3.00

This dataset contains land surface temperatures (LSTs) and their uncertainty estimates from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on Earth Observing System – Aqua (Aqua). Satellite land surface temperatures are skin temperatures which means, for example, the temperature of the ground surface in bare soil areas, the temperature of the canopy over forests, and a mix of the soil and leaf temperature over sparse vegetation. The skin temperature is an important variable when considering surface fluxes of, for instance, heat and water.



Daytime and night-time temperatures are provided in separate files corresponding to the daytime and night-time Aqua equator crossing times which are 13:30 and 01:30 local solar time. Per pixel uncertainty estimates are given in two forms, first, an estimate of the total uncertainty for the pixel and second, a breakdown of the uncertainty into components by correlation length. Also provided in the files, on a per pixel basis, are the observation time, the satellite viewing and solar geometry angles, a quality flag, and land cover class.



The dataset coverage is global over the land surface. LSTs are provided on a global equal angle grid at a resolution of 0.01° longitude and 0.01° latitude. MODIS achieves full Earth coverage nearly twice per day so the daily files have small gaps primarily close to the equator where the surface is not covered by the satellite swath on that day. Furthermore, LSTs are not produced where clouds are present since under these circumstances the IR radiometer observes the cloud top which is usually much colder than the surface.



Dataset coverage starts on 4th July 2002 and ends on 31st December 2018. There are minor interruptions (1-2 days) during satellite/instrument maintenance periods.



The dataset was produced by the University of Leicester (UoL) and LSTs were retrieved using a generalised split window retrieval algorithm and data were processed in the UoL processing chain.



The dataset was produced as part of the ESA Land Surface Temperature Climate Change Initiative which strives to improve satellite datasets to Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) standards.

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2022-02-25T09:38:33
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2022-02-25T09:38:33
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NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis / 6babb8d9a8d247bcb3da6aed42f4b59a
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Ghent, Darren

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Veal, Karen

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Perry, Mike

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Under the following licence https://artefacts.ceda.ac.uk/licences/specific_licences/esacci_lst_terms_and_conditions.pdf, appropriate use of these data may fall under unclassified use. This message is intended as guidance, always read the full licence. When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record.
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Begin date
2002-07-04T00:00:00
End date
2018-12-31T23:59:59
Unique resource identifier
WGS 84
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Data are in NetCDF format
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NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis

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https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/6babb8d9a8d247bcb3da6aed42f4b59a

CEDA Data Catalogue Page
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http://data.ceda.ac.uk/neodc/esacci/land_surface_temperature/data/AQUA_MODIS/L3C/0.01/v3.00/daily/

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https://climate.esa.int/en/projects/land-surface-temperature/about

ESA LST_cci webpages
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https://climate.esa.int/sites/default/files/LST-CCI-D2.2-ATBD%20-%20i1r1%20-%20Algorithm%20Theoretical%20Basis%20Document.pdf

Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document v1.1
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https://admin.climate.esa.int/media/documents/LST-CCI-D4.3-PUG_-_i2r0_-_Product_User_Guide.pdf

Product User Guide
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https://admin.climate.esa.int/media/documents/LST-CCI-D4.1-PVIR_-_i1r0_-_Product_Validation_and_Intercomparison_Report.pdf

Validation and Intercomparison Report (PVIR)
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Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Statement

The data record has been produced by the University of Leicester working within the ESA Land Surface Temperature Climate Change Initiative (LST_cci), and supplied for archiving at the Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA).

Contact: data.lst-cci@acri-st.fr

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2025-12-04T03:21:33
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NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis

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