The 8-day 6km L3 LST product specifications

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Version 6, Revision 6.3.0, modified by Z. Wan on 03/01/2013

Product Identifier: MOD11B2_6km_L3

Description:  MODIS 8-day Land-surface Temperature at 6km grids


Contents:    

SDS:

LST_Day_6km
QC_Day
Day_view_time
Day_view_angl
LST_Night_6km
QC_Night
Night_view_time
Night_view_angl
Emis_20
Emis_22
Emis_23
Emis_29
Emis_31
Emis_32
LST_Day_6km_Aggregated_from_1km
LST_Night_6km_Aggregated_from_1km
Clear_sky_days
Clear_sky_nights
Percent_land_in_grid

Global Metadata:

Name:			    Type:	Num_Val:    Source:	Value:

CoreMetadata.0		    HDF-STRING	1	    SDPtk	Variable

   This string will contain the following PVL fields:

   REPROCESSINGPLANNED      ECS-STRING  1           Code    "further update is anticipated"
   REPROCESSINGACTUAL       ECS-STRING  1           Code        Variable
   LOCALGRANULEID           ECS-STRING	1           Code	Variable
   DAYNIGHTFLAG             ECS-STRING	1           Code	"Both"
   PRODUCTIONDATETIME       ECS-STRING	1           Code	Variable
   LOCALVERSIONID           ECS-STRING	1           Code        Variable
   PARAMETERNAME.1          ECS-STRING	1           Code    "MOD 8-DAY 6KM L3 LST"
   AUTOMATICQUALITYFLAG.1   ECS-STRING	1	    Code    "Passed", "Suspect"
								or 'Failed'
   AUTOMATICQUALITYFLAGEXPLANATION.1
			    ECS-STRING	1	    Code        Variable
   SCIENCEQUALITYFLAG.1	    ECS-STRING	1	    Code     	Variable						
   SCIENCEQUALITYFLAGEXPLANATION.1
			    ECS-STRING	1	    Code        Variable
   QAPERCENTINTERPOLATEDDATA.1
			    ECS-INTEGER 1           Code        Variable
   QAPERCENTMISSINGDATA.1   ECS-INTEGER 1           Code        Variable
   QAPERCENTOUTOFBOUNDSDATA.1
			    ECS-INTEGER 1           Code        Variable
   QAPERCENTCLOUDCOVER.1    ECS-INTEGER 1           Code        Variable
   SHORTNAME                ECS-STRING  1           Code        "MOD11B2"
   VERSIONID                ECS-STRING  1           Code        Variable
   INPUTPOINTER		    ECS-STRING  FREE_RANGE  Code        Variable
   EXCLUSIONGRINGFLAG.1	    ECS-STRING	1	    Input	"N"
   GRINGPOINTLATITUDE.1	    ECS-DOUBLE	4	    Input	Variable
   GRINGPOINTLONGITUDE.1    ECS-DOUBLE	4	    Input	Variable
   GRINGPOINTSEQUENCENO.1   ECS-INTEGER	4           Input	Variable
   RANGEBEGINNINGDATE       ECS-STRING	1           Input	Variable
   RANGEBEGINNINGTIME       ECS-STRING	1           Input	Variable
   RANGEENDINGDATE	    ECS-STRING	1	    Input	Variable
   RANGEENDINGTIME	    ECS-STRING	1	    Input	Variable
   PGEVERSION	            ECS-STRING	1	    Code	Variable
 ADDITIONALATTRIBUTES       ECS-STRING	FREE_RANGE  Code	Variable
includes the following five attributes:
   QAPERCENTGOODQUALITY     ECS-INTEGER 1	    Code     percent of good
   							     quality pixels
   QAPERCENTOTHERQUALITY    ECS-INTEGER 1           Code     % of other quality
							     pixels
   QAPERCENTNOTPRODUCEDCLOUD ECS-INTEGER 1          Code     % of pixels not
							     processed because
							     of cloud effects
   QAPERCENTNOTPRODUCEDOTHER ECS-INTEGER 1          Code     % of pixels not
							     processed because
							     of effects other
							     than cloud
   N_GRAN_POINTERS          ECS-STRING  1           Code        Variable

   ASSOCIATEDPLATFORMSHORTNAME.1
		            ECS-STRING  1           Code        "Terra"
   ASSOCIATEDINSTRUMENTSHORTNAME.1
			    ECS-STRING  1           Code        "MODIS"
   ASSOCIATEDSENSORSHORTNAME.1
		            ECS-STRING  1           Code        "MODIS"

ArchiveMetadata.0	    HDF-STRING	1	    SDPtk	Variable

   This string will contain the following PVL fields:

   HORIZONTALTILENUMBER	    ECS-STRING  1	    Code 	Variable
   VERTICALTILENUMBER	    ECS-STRING  1	    Code 	Variable
   ALGORITHMPACKAGENAME	    ECS-STRING  1	    Code	"MOD_PR11B2"
   ALGORITHMPACKAGEVERSION  ECS-INTEGER 1	    Code	6
   LONGNAME                 ECS-STRING  1           MCF    "MODIS/Terra Land
   		Surface Temperature/Emissivity 8-day L3 Global 6km SIN Grid"
   INPUTGRANULEPOINTER.N    ECS-STRING  FREE_RANGE  Code        Variable
   INPUTTILEPOINTER.N       ECS-STRING  FREE_RANGE  Code        Variable
   INSTRUMENTNAME	    ECS-STRING  1	    MCF
			       "Moderate-Resolution Imaging SpectroRadiometer"
   LOCALINPUTGRANULEID	    ECS-STRING  1	    Code	Variable
   LOOKUPTABLETYPE.N        ECS-STRING  1           Code        Variable
   LOOKUPTABLEPOINTER.N     ECS-STRING  1           Code        Variable
   PROCESSINGCENTER         ECS-STRING  1	    Code	"MODAPS"
   PROCESSINGDATETIME       ECS-STRING  1           Code        Variable
   PROCESSINGENVIRONMENT    ECS-STRING  1           Code        Variable
   SPSOPARAMETERS           ECS-STRING  1           Code        "2484 and 3323"
   EASTBOUNDINGCOORDINATE   ECS-DOUBLE	1	    Input	Variable
   WESTBOUNDINGCOORDINATE   ECS-DOUBLE  1           Input       Variable
   NORTHBOUNDINGCOORDINATE  ECS-DOUBLE  1           Input       Variable
   SOUTHBOUNDINGCOORDINATE  ECS-DOUBLE  1           Input       Variable

Note:  Fieldnames ending in ".N" belong to multi-valued containers.

===============================================================================
HDFEOS Grid Structure:

GROUP=GridStructure
	GROUP=GRID_1
		GridName="MODIS_Grid_8Day_6km_LST"
		XDim=200
		YDim=200
		UpperLeftPointMtrs=(-11119505.197665,4447802.079066)
		LowerRightMtrs=(-10007554.677899,3335851.559300)
		Projection=GCTP_SNSOID
		ProjParams=(6371007.181000,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,86400,0,0,0,0)
		SphereCode=-1
		GridOrigin=HDFE_GD_UL
		GROUP=Dimension
		END_GROUP=Dimension
		GROUP=DataField
			OBJECT=DataField_1
				DataFieldName="LST_Day_6km"
				DataType=DFNT_UINT16
				DimList=("YDim","XDim")
			END_OBJECT=DataField_1
			OBJECT=DataField_2
				DataFieldName="QC_Day"
				DataType=DFNT_UINT8
				DimList=("YDim","XDim")
			END_OBJECT=DataField_2
			OBJECT=DataField_3
				DataFieldName="Day_view_time"
				DataType=DFNT_UINT8
				DimList=("YDim","XDim")
			END_OBJECT=DataField_3
			OBJECT=DataField_4
				DataFieldName="Day_view_angl"
				DataType=DFNT_UINT8
				DimList=("YDim","XDim")
			END_OBJECT=DataField_4
			OBJECT=DataField_5
				DataFieldName="LST_Night_6km"
				DataType=DFNT_UINT16
				DimList=("YDim","XDim")
			END_OBJECT=DataField_5
			OBJECT=DataField_6
				DataFieldName="QC_Night"
				DataType=DFNT_UINT8
				DimList=("YDim","XDim")
			END_OBJECT=DataField_6
			OBJECT=DataField_7
				DataFieldName="Night_view_time"
				DataType=DFNT_UINT8
				DimList=("YDim","XDim")
			END_OBJECT=DataField_7
			OBJECT=DataField_8
				DataFieldName="Night_view_angl"
				DataType=DFNT_UINT8
				DimList=("YDim","XDim")
			END_OBJECT=DataField_8
			OBJECT=DataField_9
				DataFieldName="Emis_20"
				DataType=DFNT_UINT8
				DimList=("YDim","XDim")
			END_OBJECT=DataField_9
			OBJECT=DataField_10
				DataFieldName="Emis_22"
				DataType=DFNT_UINT8
				DimList=("YDim","XDim")
			END_OBJECT=DataField_10
			OBJECT=DataField_11
				DataFieldName="Emis_23"
				DataType=DFNT_UINT8
				DimList=("YDim","XDim")
			END_OBJECT=DataField_11
			OBJECT=DataField_12
				DataFieldName="Emis_29"
				DataType=DFNT_UINT8
				DimList=("YDim","XDim")
			END_OBJECT=DataField_12
			OBJECT=DataField_13
				DataFieldName="Emis_31"
				DataType=DFNT_UINT8
				DimList=("YDim","XDim")
			END_OBJECT=DataField_13
			OBJECT=DataField_14
				DataFieldName="Emis_32"
				DataType=DFNT_UINT8
				DimList=("YDim","XDim")
			END_OBJECT=DataField_14
			OBJECT=DataField_15
				DataFieldName="LST_Day_6km_Aggregated_from_1km"
				DataType=DFNT_UINT16
				DimList=("YDim","XDim")
			END_OBJECT=DataField_15
			OBJECT=DataField_16
				DataFieldName="LST_Night_6km_Aggregated_from_1km"
				DataType=DFNT_UINT16
				DimList=("YDim","XDim")
			END_OBJECT=DataField_16
			OBJECT=DataField_17
                                DataFieldName="Clear_sky_days"
                                DataType=DFNT_UINT8
                                DimList=("YDim","XDim")
                        END_OBJECT=DataField_17
                        OBJECT=DataField_18
                                DataFieldName="Clear_sky_nights"
                                DataType=DFNT_UINT8
                                DimList=("YDim","XDim")
                        END_OBJECT=DataField_18
                        OBJECT=DataField_19
				DataFieldName="Percent_land_in_grid"
				DataType=DFNT_UINT8
				DimList=("YDim","XDim")
                        END_OBJECT=DataField_19
		END_GROUP=DataField
		GROUP=MergedFields
		END_GROUP=MergedFields
	END_GROUP=GRID_1
END_GROUP=GridStructure

================================================================================
SDS Definition
SDS Name: 	LST_Day_6km

Description:	8-day daytime 6km grid Land-surface temperature

Data conversions:
          	LST = LST data * scale_factor

Number Type:	uint16
Rank:     	2
Dimension sizes: (Data Rows, Maximum Number Data Bins per Row)
Dimension Names: (YDim:MODIS_Grid_8Day_6km_LST, XDim:MODIS_Grid_8Day_6km_LST)
Dimension_1:    YDim
Dimension_2:    XDim

SDS Metadata:
Name:               Data Type:	Num_val:   Source:	Value:
long_name	    HDF-STRING	1	   code
			      "8-day daytime 6km grid Land-surface Temperature"
units		    HDF-STRING	1	   code		"K"
valid_range	    HDF-uint16  2	   code		7500,65535
_FillValue	    HDF-uint16	1	   code		0
scale_factor	    HDF-float64 1	   code		0.02
Number Type         HDF-STRING	1	   code         "uint16"
LST                 HDF-STRING	1	   code     "LST data * scale_factor"

===============================================================================

SDS Definition
SDS Name: 	QC_Day

Description:	Daytime LST Quality Indicators for 6km L3 LST

Bit field legend; uint8            (Note: bit 0 is the least significant bit)

          bit       Long name           Key

	  1 & 0     Mandatory QA flags  00=LST produced, good quality, not
					   necessary to examine more detailed QA
					01=LST produced, other quality,
					   recommend examination of more
					   detailed QA
					10=LST not produced due to cloud
					   effects
					11=LST not produced primarily due to
					   reasons other than cloud

	  2   	    Data Quality flag	0=good data quality of L1B in 7 TIR bands
					1=other quality data

	  3         Terra/Aqua combined-use flag	0=no
					        	1=yes

          5 & 4     Emis quality flag 00= more days em within avg +- 1.0 * std
 					 of 32 days for em22 & em29, respectively
                                      01= more days em within avg +- 1.15 * std
					 of 32 days for em22 & em29, respectively
                                      10= more days em within avg +- 1.3 * std
					 of 32 days for em22 & em29, respectively
                                      11= more days em out of avg +- 1.3 * std
					 of 32 days for em22 & em29, respectively

          7 & 6     LST Error flag      00=average LST error <= 1K
                                        01=average LST error <= 2K
                                        10=average LST error <= 3K
                                        11=average LST error >  3K

Number Type:	uint8
Rank:     	2
Dimension sizes: (Data Rows, Maximum Number Data Bins per Row)
Dimension Names: (YDim:MODIS_Grid_8Day_6km_LST, XDim:MODIS_Grid_8Day_6km_LST)
Dimension_1:    YDim
Dimension_2:    XDim

SDS Metadata:
Name:               Data Type:	Num_val:   Source:	Value:
long_name	    HDF-STRING	1	   code
			"Quality control for daytime LST and emissivity"
valid_range	    HDF-uint8   2	   code		0,255
Number Type         HDF-STRING	1	   code         "uint8"


Note: there is no _FillValue for this SDS and bit fields in the SDS.  This SDS
should be used with SDS LST_Day_6km together.  If LST_Day_6km has _FillValue 0,
bits 1 & 0 in QC_Day have value 10 or 11, other bit fields with 0 as undefined.

===============================================================================

SDS Definition
SDS Name: 	Day_view_time

Description:	Time of daytime Land-surface temperature observation

Data conversions:
          	View_time = View_time data * scale_factor

Number Type:	uint8
Rank:     	2
Dimension sizes: (Data Rows, Maximum Number Data Bins per Row)
Dimension Names: (YDim:MODIS_Grid_8Day_6km_LST, XDim:MODIS_Grid_8Day_6km_LST)
Dimension_1:    YDim
Dimension_2:    XDim

SDS Metadata:
Name:               Data Type:	Num_val:   Source:	Value:
long_name	    HDF-STRING	1	   code
			"Time of daytime Land-surface Temperature observation"
units		    HDF-STRING	1	   code		"hrs"
valid_range	    HDF-uint8   2	   code		0,120
_FillValue	    HDF-uint8	1	   code		255
scale_factor	    HDF-float64 1	   code		0.2
Number Type         HDF-STRING	1	   code         "uint8"
View_time           HDF-STRING	1	   code "View_time data * scale_factor"

===============================================================================

SDS Definition
SDS Name: 	Day_view_angl

Description:	View zenith angle of daytime Land-surface temperature

Data conversions:
          	View_angl = View_angl data * scale_factor + add_offset

Number Type:	uint8
Rank:     	2
Dimension sizes: (Data Rows, Maximum Number Data Bins per Row)
Dimension Names: (YDim:MODIS_Grid_8Day_6km_LST, XDim:MODIS_Grid_8Day_6km_LST)
Dimension_1:    YDim
Dimension_2:    XDim

SDS Metadata:
Name:               Data Type:	Num_val:   Source:	Value:
long_name	    HDF-STRING	1	   code
			"View zenith angle of daytime Land-surface Temperature"
units		    HDF-STRING	1	   code		"deg"
valid_range	    HDF-uint8   2	   code		0,130
_FillValue	    HDF-uint8 	1	   code		255
scale_factor	    HDF-float64 1	   code		1.0
add_offset	    HDF-float64 1	   code		-65.0
Number Type         HDF-STRING	1	   code         "uint8"
View_angle          HDF-STRING	1	   code     "View_angle data * scale_factor + add_offset"

===============================================================================

SDS Definition
SDS Name: 	LST_Night_6km

Description:	8-day nighttime 6km grid Land-surface temperature

Data conversions:
          	LST = LST data * scale_factor

Number Type:	uint16
Rank:     	2
Dimension sizes: (Data Rows, Maximum Number Data Bins per Row)
Dimension Names: (YDim:MODIS_Grid_8Day_6km_LST, XDim:MODIS_Grid_8Day_6km_LST)
Dimension_1:    YDim
Dimension_2:    XDim

SDS Metadata:
Name:               Data Type:	Num_val:   Source:	Value:
long_name	    HDF-STRING	1	   code
			"8-day nighttime 6km grid Land-surface Temperature"
units		    HDF-STRING	1	   code		"K"
valid_range	    HDF-uint16  2	   code		7500,65535
_FillValue	    HDF-uint16	1	   code		0
scale_factor	    HDF-float64 1	   code		0.02
Number Type         HDF-STRING	1	   code         "uint16"
LST                 HDF-STRING	1	   code     "LST data * scale_factor"

===============================================================================

SDS Definition
SDS Name: 	QC_Night

Description:	Nighttime LST Quality Indicators for 6km L3 LST

Bit field legend; uint8		(Note: bit 0 is the least significant bit)

          bit       Long name           Key

	  1 & 0     Mandatory QA flags  00=LST produced, good quality, not
					   necessary to examine more detailed QA
					01=LST produced, other quality,
					   recommend examination of more
					   detailed QA
					10=LST not produced due to cloud
					   effects
					11=LST not produced primarily due to
					   reasons other than cloud

	  2	    Data Quality flag	0=good data quality of L1B in 7 TIR bands
					1=other quality data

	  3         Terra/Aqua combined-use flag	0=no
							1=yes

          5 & 4     Emis quality flag 00= more days em within avg +- 1.0 * std
 					 of 32 days for em22 & em29, respectively
                                      01= more days em within avg +- 1.15 * std
					 of 32 days for em22 & em29, respectively
                                      10= more days em within avg +- 1.3 * std
					 of 32 days for em22 & em29, respectively
                                      11= more days em out of avg +- 1.3 * std
					 of 32 days for em22 & em29, respectively

          7 & 6     LST Error flag      00=average LST error <= 1K
                                        01=average LST error <= 2K
                                        10=average LST error <= 3K
                                        11=average LST error >  3K

Number Type:	uint8
Rank:     	2
Dimension sizes: (Data Rows, Maximum Number Data Bins per Row)
Dimension Names: (YDim:MODIS_Grid_8Day_6km_LST, XDim:MODIS_Grid_8Day_6km_LST)
Dimension_1:    YDim
Dimension_2:    XDim

SDS Metadata:
Name:               Data Type:	Num_val:   Source:	Value:
long_name	    HDF-STRING	1	   code
			"Quality control for nighttime LST and emissivity"
valid_range	    HDF-uint8   2	   code		0,255
Number Type         HDF-STRING	1	   code         "uint8"


Note: there is no _FillValue for this SDS and bit fields in the SDS.  This SDS
should be used with SDS LST_Night_6km together.  If LST_Night_6km has _FillValue
0, bits 1 & 0 in QC_Night have value 10 or 11, other bit fields with 0 as
undefined.

===============================================================================

SDS Definition
SDS Name: 	Night_view_time

Description:	Time of nighttime Land-surface temperature observation

Data conversions:
          	View_time = View_time data * scale_factor

Number Type:	uint8
Rank:     	2
Dimension sizes: (Data Rows, Maximum Number Data Bins per Row)
Dimension Names: (YDim:MODIS_Grid_8Day_6km_LST, XDim:MODIS_Grid_8Day_6km_LST)
Dimension_1:    YDim
Dimension_2:    XDim

SDS Metadata:
Name:               Data Type:	Num_val:   Source:	Value:
long_name	    HDF-STRING	1	   code
			"Time of nighttime Land-surface Temperature observation"
units		    HDF-STRING	1	   code		"hrs"
valid_range	    HDF-uint16  2	   code		0,120
_FillValue	    HDF-uint16	1	   code		255
scale_factor	    HDF-float64 1	   code		0.2
Number Type         HDF-STRING	1	   code         "uint8"
View_time           HDF-STRING	1	   code "View_time data * scale_factor"

===============================================================================

SDS Definition
SDS Name: 	Night_view_angl

Description:	View zenith angle of nighttime Land-surface temperature

Data conversions:
          	View_angl = View_angl data * scale_factor + add_offset

Number Type:	uint8
Rank:     	2
Dimension sizes: (Data Rows, Maximum Number Data Bins per Row)
Dimension Names: (YDim:MODIS_Grid_8Day_6km_LST, XDim:MODIS_Grid_8Day_6km_LST)
Dimension_1:    YDim
Dimension_2:    XDim

SDS Metadata:
Name:               Data Type:	Num_val:   Source:	Value:
long_name	    HDF-STRING	1	   code
			"View zenith angle of nighttime Land-surface Temperature"
units		    HDF-STRING	1	   code		"deg"
valid_range	    HDF-uint8   2	   code		0,130
_FillValue	    HDF-uint8 	1	   code		255
scale_factor	    HDF-float64 1	   code		1.0
add_offset	    HDF-float64 1	   code		-65.0
Number Type         HDF-STRING	1	   code         "uint8"
View_angle           HDF-STRING	1	   code  "View_angle data * scale_factor + add_offset"

===============================================================================

SDS Definition
SDS Name: 	Emis_20

Description:	Band 20 emissivity

Data conversions:
          	Emis_20 = Emis_20 data * scale_factor + add_offset

Number Type:	uint8
Rank:     	2
Dimension sizes: (Data Rows, Maximum Number Data Bins per Row)
Dimension Names: (YDim:MODIS_Grid_8Day_6km_LST, XDim:MODIS_Grid_8Day_6km_LST)
Dimension_1:    YDim
Dimension_2:    XDim

SDS Metadata:
Name:               Data Type:	Num_val:   Source:	Value:
long_name	    HDF-STRING	1	   code 	"Band 20 emissivity"
valid_range	    HDF-uint8   2	   code		1,255
_FillValue	    HDF-uint8	1	   code		0
scale_factor	    HDF-float64 1	   code		0.002
add_offset	    HDF-float64 1	   code		0.49
Number Type         HDF-STRING	1	   code         "uint8"
Emis_20             HDF-STRING	1	   code  "Emis_20 data * scale_factor + add_offset"     

===============================================================================

SDS Definition
SDS Name: 	Emis_22

Description:	Band 22 emissivity

Data conversions:
          	Emis_22 = Emis_22 data * scale_factor + add_offset

Number Type:	uint8
Rank:     	2
Dimension sizes: (Data Rows, Maximum Number Data Bins per Row)
Dimension Names: (YDim:MODIS_Grid_8Day_6km_LST, XDim:MODIS_Grid_8Day_6km_LST)
Dimension_1:    YDim
Dimension_2:    XDim

SDS Metadata:
Name:               Data Type:	Num_val:   Source:	Value:
long_name	    HDF-STRING	1	   code 	"Band 22 emissivity"
valid_range	    HDF-uint8   2	   code		1,255
_FillValue	    HDF-uint8	1	   code		0
scale_factor	    HDF-float64 1	   code		0.002
add_offset	    HDF-float64 1	   code		0.49
Number Type         HDF-STRING	1	   code         "uint8"
Emis_22             HDF-STRING	1	   code  "Emis_22 data * scale_factor + add_offset"

===============================================================================

SDS Definition
SDS Name: 	Emis_23

Description:	Band 23 emissivity

Data conversions:
          	Emis_23 = Emis_23 data * scale_factor + add_offset

Number Type:	uint8
Rank:     	2
Dimension sizes: (Data Rows, Maximum Number Data Bins per Row)
Dimension Names: (YDim:MODIS_Grid_8Day_6km_LST, XDim:MODIS_Grid_8Day_6km_LST)
Dimension_1:    YDim
Dimension_2:    XDim

SDS Metadata:
Name:               Data Type:	Num_val:   Source:	Value:
long_name	    HDF-STRING	1	   code 	"Band 23 emissivity"
valid_range	    HDF-uint8   2	   code		1,255
_FillValue	    HDF-uint8	1	   code		0
scale_factor	    HDF-float64 1	   code		0.002
add_offset	    HDF-float64 1	   code		0.49
Number Type         HDF-STRING	1	   code         "uint8"
Emis_23             HDF-STRING	1	   code  "Emis_23 data * scale_factor + add_offset"

===============================================================================

SDS Definition
SDS Name: 	Emis_29

Description:	Band 29 emissivity

Data conversions:
          	Emis_29 = Emis_29 data * scale_factor + add_offset

Number Type:	uint8
Rank:     	2
Dimension sizes: (Data Rows, Maximum Number Data Bins per Row)
Dimension Names: (YDim:MODIS_Grid_8Day_6km_LST, XDim:MODIS_Grid_8Day_6km_LST)
Dimension_1:    YDim
Dimension_2:    XDim

SDS Metadata:
Name:               Data Type:	Num_val:   Source:	Value:
long_name	    HDF-STRING	1	   code 	"Band 29 emissivity"
valid_range	    HDF-uint8   2	   code		1,255
_FillValue	    HDF-uint8	1	   code		0
scale_factor	    HDF-float64 1	   code		0.002
add_offset	    HDF-float64 1	   code		0.49
Number Type         HDF-STRING	1	   code         "uint8"
Emis_29             HDF-STRING	1	   code  "Emis_29 data * scale_factor + add_offset"

===============================================================================

SDS Definition
SDS Name: 	Emis_31

Description:	Band 31 emissivity

Data conversions:
          	Emis_31 = Emis_31 data * scale_factor + add_offset

Number Type:	uint8
Rank:     	2
Dimension sizes: (Data Rows, Maximum Number Data Bins per Row)
Dimension Names: (YDim:MODIS_Grid_8Day_6km_LST, XDim:MODIS_Grid_8Day_6km_LST)
Dimension_1:    YDim
Dimension_2:    XDim

SDS Metadata:
Name:               Data Type:	Num_val:   Source:	Value:
long_name	    HDF-STRING	1	   code 	"Band 31 emissivity"
valid_range	    HDF-uint8   2	   code		1,255
_FillValue	    HDF-uint8	1	   code		0
scale_factor	    HDF-float64 1	   code		0.002
add_offset	    HDF-float64 1	   code		0.49
Number Type         HDF-STRING	1	   code         "uint8"
Emis_31             HDF-STRING	1	   code  "Emis_31 data * scale_factor + add_offset"

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SDS Definition
SDS Name: 	Emis_32

Description:	Band 32 emissivity

Data conversions:
          	Emis_32 = Emis_32 data * scale_factor + add_offset

Number Type:	uint8
Rank:     	2
Dimension sizes: (Data Rows, Maximum Number Data Bins per Row)
Dimension Names: (YDim:MODIS_Grid_8Day_6km_LST, XDim:MODIS_Grid_8Day_6km_LST)
Dimension_1:    YDim
Dimension_2:    XDim

SDS Metadata:
Name:               Data Type:	Num_val:   Source:	Value:
long_name	    HDF-STRING	1	   code 	"Band 32 emissivity"
valid_range	    HDF-uint8   2	   code		1,255
_FillValue	    HDF-uint8	1	   code		0
scale_factor	    HDF-float64 1	   code		0.002
add_offset	    HDF-float64 1	   code		0.49
Number Type         HDF-STRING	1	   code         "uint8"
Emis_32             HDF-STRING	1	   code  "Emis_32 data * scale_factor + add_offset"

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SDS Definition
SDS Name: 	LST_Day_6km_Aggregated_from_1km

Description:	8-day daytime 6km grid LST aggregated from 1km

Data conversions:
          	LST = LST data * scale_factor

Number Type:	uint16
Rank:     	2
Dimension sizes: (Data Rows, Maximum Number Data Bins per Row)
Dimension Names: (YDim:MODIS_Grid_8Day_6km_LST, XDim:MODIS_Grid_8Day_6km_LST)
Dimension_1:    YDim
Dimension_2:    XDim

SDS Metadata:
Name:               Data Type:	Num_val:   Source:	Value:
long_name	    HDF-STRING	1	   code
			      "8-day daytime 6km grid LST aggregated from 1km"
units		    HDF-STRING	1	   code		"K"
valid_range	    HDF-uint16  2	   code		7500,65535
_FillValue	    HDF-uint16	1	   code		0
scale_factor	    HDF-float64 1	   code		0.02
Number Type         HDF-STRING	1	   code         "uint16"
LST                 HDF-STRING	1	   code     "LST data * scale_factor"

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SDS Definition
SDS Name: 	LST_Night_6km_Aggregated_from_1km

Description:	8-day nighttime 6km grid LST aggregated from 1km

Data conversions:
          	LST = LST data * scale_factor

Number Type:	uint16
Rank:     	2
Dimension sizes: (Data Rows, Maximum Number Data Bins per Row)
Dimension Names: (YDim:MODIS_Grid_8Day_6km_LST, XDim:MODIS_Grid_8Day_6km_LST)
Dimension_1:    YDim
Dimension_2:    XDim

SDS Metadata:
Name:               Data Type:	Num_val:   Source:	Value:
long_name	    HDF-STRING	1	   code
			      "8-day nighttime 6km grid LST aggregated from 1km"
units		    HDF-STRING	1	   code		"K"
valid_range	    HDF-uint16  2	   code		7500,65535
_FillValue	    HDF-uint16	1	   code		0
scale_factor	    HDF-float64 1	   code		0.02
Number Type         HDF-STRING	1	   code         "uint16"
LST                 HDF-STRING	1	   code     "LST data * scale_factor"

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SDS Definition
SDS Name: 	Clear_sky_days

Description:	The days in clear-sky conditions and with validate LSTs

Bit field legend; uint8          (Note: bit 0 is the least significant bit)

	bit       Long name           Key
	00      day 1 clear-sky flag    00=day 1 is not clear-sky
                                        01=day 1 is clear-sky
        01      day 2 clear-sky flag    00=day 2 is not clear-sky
                                        01=day 2 is clear-sky
        ...     ...                     ...

        2^i     day i+1 clear-sky flag  00=day i+1 is not clear-sky
                                        01=day i+1 is clear-sky
        ...     ...

Number Type:	uint8
Rank:     	2
Dimension sizes: (Data Rows, Maximum Number Data Bins per Row)
Dimension Names: (YDim:MODIS_Grid_8Day_6km_LST, XDim:MODIS_Grid_8Day_6km_LST)
Dimension_1:    YDim
Dimension_2:    XDim

SDS Metadata:
Name:               Data Type:	Num_val:   Source:	Value:
long_name	    HDF-STRING	1	   code
			"The days in clear-sky conditions and with validate LSTs"
valid_range	    HDF-uint8   2	   code		0,255
Number Type         HDF-STRING	1	   code        "uint8"

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SDS Definition
SDS Name: 	lear_sky_nights

Description:	The nights in clear-sky conditions and with validate LSTs

Bit field legend; uint8          (Note: bit 0 is the least significant bit)

	bit       Long name           Key

	00      night 1 clear-sky flag  00=night 1 is not clear-sky
                                        01=night 1 is clear-sky
        01      night 2 clear-sky flag  00=night 2 is not clear-sky
                                        01=night 2 is clear-sky
        ..      ...                     ...

        2^i     night i+1 clear-sky flag 00=night i+1 is not clear-sky
                                         01=night i+1 is clear-sky
        ..      ...

Number Type:	uint8
Rank:     	2
Dimension sizes: (Data Rows, Maximum Number Data Bins per Row)
Dimension Names: (YDim:MODIS_Grid_8Day_6km_LST, XDim:MODIS_Grid_8Day_6km_LST)
Dimension_1:    YDim
Dimension_2:    XDim

SDS Metadata:
Name:               Data Type:	Num_val:   Source:	Value:
long_name	    HDF-STRING	1	   code
			"The nights in clear-sky conditions and with validate LSTs"
valid_range	    HDF-uint8   2	   code		0,255
Number Type         HDF-STRING	1	   code        "uint8

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SDS Definition
SDS Name: 	Percent_land_in_grid

Description:	Percentage of Land in the Grid

Number Type:	uint8
Rank:     	2
Dimension sizes: (Data Rows, Maximum Number Data Bins per Row)
Dimension Names: (YDim:MODIS_Grid_8Day_6km_LST, XDim:MODIS_Grid_8Day_6km_LST)
Dimension_1:    YDim
Dimension_2:    XDim

SDS Metadata:
Name:               Data Type:	Num_val:   Source:	Value:
long_name	    HDF-STRING	1	   code
			"Percentage of Land in the Grid"
valid_range	    HDF-uint8   2	   code		1,100
_FillValue	    HDF-uint8	1	   code		0
Number Type         HDF-STRING	1	   code        "uint8"

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