8-day 1km L3 LST product specifications

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Version 5.0, Revision 2, modified by Z. Wan on 02/08/2005.

Product Identifier: MOD11A2

Description:  8-day Land-surface Temperature at 1km grids


Contents:    

SDS:

LST_Day_1km
QC_Day
Day_view_time
Day_view_angl
LST_Night_1km
QC_Night
Night_view_time
Night_view_angl
Emis_31
Emis_32
Clear_sky_days
Clear_sky_nights
 

Global Metadata:

StructuralMetadata.0

GROUP=GridStructure
	GROUP=GRID_1
		GridName="MODIS_Grid_8Day_1km_LST"
		XDim=1200
		YDim=1200
		UpperLeftPointMtrs=(-7783653.637740,4447802.078700)
		LowerRightMtrs=(-6671703.118080,3335851.559040)
		Projection=GCTP_ISINUS
		ProjParams=(6371007.181000,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,21600,0,1,0,0)
		SphereCode=1
		GridOrigin=HDFE_GD_UL
		GROUP=Dimension
			OBJECT=Dimension_1
				DimensionName="XDim"
				Size=1200
			END_OBJECT=Dimension_1
			OBJECT=Dimension_2
				DimensionName="YDim"
				Size=1200
			END_OBJECT=Dimension_2
		END_GROUP=Dimension
		GROUP=DataField
			OBJECT=DataField_1
				DataFieldName="LST_Day_1km"
				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_1km"
				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_31"
				DataType=DFNT_UINT8
				DimList=("YDim","XDim")
			END_OBJECT=DataField_9
			OBJECT=DataField_10
				DataFieldName="Emis_32"
				DataType=DFNT_UINT8
				DimList=("YDim","XDim")
			END_OBJECT=DataField_10
			OBJECT=DataField_11
				DataFieldName="Clear_sky_days"
				DataType=DFNT_UINT8
				DimList=("YDim","XDim")
			END_OBJECT=DataField_11
			OBJECT=DataField_12
				DataFieldName="Clear_sky_nights"
				DataType=DFNT_UINT8
				DimList=("YDim","XDim")
			END_OBJECT=DataField_12
		END_GROUP=DataField
		GROUP=MergedFields
		END_GROUP=MergedFields
	END_GROUP=GRID_1
END_GROUP=GridStructure


Name:			    Type:	Num_Val:    Source:	Value:

CoreMetadata.0		    

   This string will contain the following PVL fields:

   SIZEMBECSDATAGRANULE     ECS-DOUBLE  1           TK        Variable
   REPROCESSINGPLANNED      ECS-STRING  1           PGE
						"further update is anticipated"
   REPROCESSINGACTUAL       ECS-STRING  1           PGE
							  "processed once"
   LOCALGRANULEID           ECS-STRING	1           PGE		Variable
   DAYNIGHTFLAG             ECS-STRING	1           PGE		"Both"
   PRODUCTIONDATETIME       ECS-STRING	1            TK		Variable
   LOCALVERSIONID           ECS-STRING	1           PGE		Variable
   PARAMETERNAME            ECS-STRING	1           PGE  "MOD 8-DAY 1KM L3 LST"
   AUTOMATICQUALITYFLAG	    ECS-STRING	1	    PGE    "Passed", "Suspect"
								or "Failed"
   AUTOMATICQUALITYFLAGEXPLANATION
			    ECS-STRING	1	    PGE    summarizing PGE test
   OPERATIONALQUALITYFLAG   ECS-STRING	1	    DAAC         Variable
   OPERATIONALQUALITYFLAGEXPLANATION
			    ECS-STRING	1	    DAAC  	Variable
   SCIENCEQUALITYFLAG	    ECS-STRING	1	    DP       	Variable
   SCIENCEQUALITYFLAGEXPLANATION
			    ECS-STRING	1	    DP   	Variable

   QAPERCENTINTERPOLATEDDATA 
			    ECS-INTEGER 1          PGE        Variable
   QAPERCENTMISSINGDATA     ECS-INTEGER 1           PGE        Variable
   QAPERCENTOUTOFBOUNDSDATA ECS-INTEGER 1           PGE        Variable
   QAPERCENTCLOUDCOVER      ECS-INTEGER 1           PGE        Variable
   SHORTNAME                ECS-STRING  1           MCF        "MOD11A2"
   VERSIONID                ECS-INTEGER 1           MCF        Variable
   INPUTPOINTER             ECS-STRING  FREE_RANGE  PGE        Variable
   EXCLUSIONGRINGFLAG	    ECS-STRING	1	    PGE 	"N"
   GRINGPOINTLATITUDE	    ECS-DOUBLE	4	    PGE 	Variable
   GRINGPOINTLONGITUDE	    ECS-DOUBLE	4	    PGE 	Variable
   GRINGPOINTSEQUENCENO	    ECS-STRING	4           PGE 	Variable
   RANGEBEGINNINGDATE       ECS-DATE	1           PGE 	Variable
   RANGEBEGINNINGTIME       ECS_TIMR	1           PGE 	Variable
   RANGEENDINGDATE	    ECS-DATE	1	    PGE 	Variable
   RANGEENDINGTIME	    ECS-TIME	1	    PGE 	Variable
   PGEVERSION	            ECS-STRING	1	    PGE		"V2.0"
 ADDITIONALATTRIBUTES       ECS-STRING	FREE_RANGE  PGE		Variable
includes the following seven attributes:
   QAPERCENTGOODQUALITY     ECS-INTEGER 1	    PGE     percent of good
   							     quality pixels
   QAPERCENTOTHERQUALITY    ECS-INTEGER 1           PGE     % of other quality
							     pixels
   QAPERCENTNOTPRODUCEDCLOUD ECS-INTEGER 1          PGE     % of pixels not
							     processed because
							     of cloud effects
   QAPERCENTNOTPRODUCEDOTHER ECS-INTEGER 1          PGE     % of pixels not
							     processed because
							     of effects other
							     than cloud

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   VERTICALTILENUMBER       ECS-STRING              PGE         Variable

   ASSOCIATEDPLATFORMSHORTNAME        
			    ECS-STRING  1           PGE        "AM-1"
   ASSOCIATEDINSTRUMENTSHORTNAME      
			    ECS-STRING  1           PGE        "MODIS"
   ASSOCIATEDSENSORSHORTNAME      
			    ECS-STRING  1           PGE        "CCD"


ArchiveMetadata.0	    HDF-STRING	1	    SDPtk	Variable

   This string will contain the following PVL fields:

   GRIDTYPE	    	    ECS-STRING  1	   PGE 	"INTEGERIZED SINUSOIDAL"
   HORIZONTALTILENUMBER	    ECS-STRING  1	   PGE 		Variable
   VERTICALTILENUMBER	    ECS-STRING  1	   PGE 		Variable
   ALGORITHMPACKAGEACCEPTANCEDATE
			    ECS-STRING  1	    MCF		"1997-12-01"
   ALGORITHMPACKAGEMATURITYCODE
			    ECS-STRING  1	    PGE		"pre-launch"
   ALGORITHMPACKAGENAME	    ECS-STRING  1	    PGE		"MOD_PR11A_V2"
   ALGORITHMPACKAGEVERSION  ECS-STRING  1	    MCF		"Version 2"
   LONGNAME                 ECS-STRING  1           MCF   "MODIS Level-3 8-day
   				    	1km Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity"
   INSTRUMENTNAME	    ECS-STRING  1	    PGE
			       		"Moderate-Resolution Imaging SpectroRadiometer"
   LOCALINPUTGRANULEID	    ECS-STRING  1	    PGE		Variable
   PROCESSINGCENTER         ECS-STRING  1	    PGE		"EDC"
   PROCESSINGDATETIME       ECS-DATETIME
				        1           PGE        Variable
   SPSOPARAMETERS           ECS-STRING  1           PGE        "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


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

SDS Definition
SDS Name: 	LST_Day_1km

Description:	8-day daytime 1km grid Land-surface temperature

Data conversions:
          	LST_Day_1km = file data * scale_factor

Number Type:	uint16
Rank:     	2
Dimension sizes: (Data Rows, Maximum Number Data Bins per Row)
Dimension Names: (YDim:MODIS_Grid_8DAY_1km_LST, XDim:MODIS_Grid_8DAY_1km_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 1km grid Land-surface Temperature"
units		    HDF-STRING	1	   code		"K"
Number Type	    HDF-STRING	1	   code		"uint16" 
valid_range	    HDF-uint16  2	   code		7500,65535
_FillValue	    HDF-uint16	1	   code		0
LST                 HDF_STRING  1          code    "LST data * scale_factor"
scale_factor	    HDF-float64 1	   code		0.02
add_offset          HDF-float64 1          code          0.
scale_factor_err    HDF-float64 1          code          0.
add_offset_err      HDF-float64 1          code          0.
calibrated_nt       HDF-int32   1          code          5
===============================================================================

SDS Definition
SDS Name: 	QC_Day

Description:	Daytime LST Quality Indicators

Bit field legend; uint8

          bit       Long name           Key

	  0-1       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

	  2-3	    Data Quality flag	00=good data quality
					01=other quality data
					10=TBD
					11=TBD

          4-5       Emis Error flag     00=average emissivity error <= 0.01
                                        01=average emissivity error <= 0.02
                                        10=average emissivity error <= 0.04
                                        11=average emissivity error >  0.04

          6-7       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_1km_LST, XDim:MODIS_Grid_8DAY_1km_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"
Number Type         HDF_STRING  1          code         "uint8"
valid_range	    HDF-uint8   2	   code		0,255


Note: there is no _FillValue for this SDS and bit fields in the SDS.  This SDS
should be used with SDS LST_Day_1km together.  If LST_Day_1km has _FillValue 0,
0-1 bits in QC_Day have value 10 or 11, other bit fields with 0 as undefined.

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

SDS Definition
SDS Name: 	Day_view_time

Description:	MODIS average daytime viewing (local sun) time

Data conversions:
          	Day_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_1km_LST, XDim:MODIS_Grid_8DAY_1km_LST)
Dimension_1:    YDim
Dimension_2:    XDim

SDS Metadata:
Name:               Data Type:	Num_val:   Source:	Value:
long_name	    HDF-STRING	1	   code
 		"Average time of daytime Land-surface Temperature observation"
units		    HDF-STRING	1	   code		"hrs"
Number Type         HDF_STRING  1          code         "uint8"
valid_range	    HDF-uint8   2	   code		0, 240
_FillValue	    HDF-uint8	1	   code		255
scale_factor	    HDF-float64 1	   code		0.1
add_offset          HDF-float64 1          code          0.
scale_factor_err    HDF-float64 1          code          0.
add_offset_err      HDF-float64 1          code          0.
calibrated_nt       HDF-int32   1          code          5
View_time           HDF_STRING  1          code   "View_time data * scale_factor"

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

SDS Definition
SDS Name: 	Day_view_angl

Description: Average view zenith angle of daytime Land-surface temperature

Data conversions:
          	Day_view_angl = View_angl data * scale_factor + offset

Number Type:	uint8
Rank:     	2
Dimension sizes: (Data Rows, Maximum Number Data Bins per Row)
Dimension Names: (YDim:MODIS_Grid_8DAY_1km_LST, XDim:MODIS_Grid_8DAY_1km_LST)
Dimension_1:    YDim
Dimension_2:    XDim

SDS Metadata:
Name:               Data Type:	Num_val:   Source:	Value:
long_name	    HDF-STRING	1	   code
	        "Average view zenith angle of daytime Land-surface Temperature"
units		    HDF-STRING	1	   code		"deg"
Number Type         HDF-STRING  1          code         "uint8"
View_angle          HDF-STRING  1          code "View_angle data * scale_factor + offset"
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
scale_factor_err    HDF-float64 1          code          0.
add_offset_err      HDF-float64 1          code          0.
calibrated_nt       HDF-int32   1          code          5

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

SDS Definition
SDS Name: 	LST_Night_1km

Description:	8-day nighttime 1km grid Land-surface temperature

Data conversions:
          	LST_Night_1km = 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_1km_LST, XDim:MODIS_Grid_8DAY_1km_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 1km grid Land-surface Temperature"
units		    HDF-STRING	1	   code		"K"
Number Type         HDF-STRING  1          code         "uint16"
valid_range	    HDF-uint16  2	   code		7500,65535
_FillValue	    HDF-uint16	1	   code		0
LST                 HDF-STRING  1          code    "LST data * scale_factor"
scale_factor	    HDF-float64 1	   code		0.02
add_offset          HDF-float64 1          code          0.
scale_factor_err    HDF-float64 1          code          0.
add_offset_err      HDF-float64 1          code          0.
calibrated_nt       HDF-int32   1          code          5

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

SDS Definition
SDS Name: 	QC_Night

Description:	Nighttime LST Quality Indicators

Bit field legend; uint8

          bit       Long name           Key

	  0-1       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

	  2-3	    Data Quality flag	00=good data quality
					01=other quality data
					10=TBD
					11=TBD

          4-5       Emis Error flag     00=average emissivity error <= 0.01
                                        01=average emissivity error <= 0.02
                                        10=average emissivity error <= 0.04
                                        11=average emissivity error >  0.04

          6-7       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_1km_LST, XDim:MODIS_Grid_8DAY_1km_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"
Number Type         HDF-STRING  1          code       "uint8"
valid_range	    HDF-uint8   2	   code		0,255


Note: there is no _FillValue for this SDS and bit fields in the SDS.  This SDS
should be used with SDS LST_Night_1km together.  If LST_Night_1km has _FillValue
0, 0-1 bits in QC_Night have value 10 or 11, other bit fields with 0 as
undefined.

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

SDS Definition
SDS Name: 	Night_view_time

Description:	MODIS average night viewing (local sun) time

Data conversions:
          	Night_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_1km_LST, XDim:MODIS_Grid_8DAY_1km_LST)
Dimension_1:    YDim
Dimension_2:    XDim

SDS Metadata:
Name:               Data Type:	Num_val:   Source:	Value:
long_name	    HDF-STRING	1	   code
	       "Average time of nighttime Land-surface Temperature observation"
units		    HDF-STRING	1	   code		"hrs"
Number Type         HDF-STRING  1          code        "uint8"
valid_range	    HDF-uint8   2	   code		0,240
_FillValue	    HDF-uint8	1	   code		255
scale_factor	    HDF-float64 1	   code		0.1
add_offset          HDF-float64 1          code          0.
scale_factor_err    HDF-float64 1          code          0.
add_offset_err      HDF-float64 1          code          0.
calibrated_nt       HDF-int32   1          code          5
View_time           HDF_STRING  1          code   "View_time data * scale_factor"
===============================================================================

SDS Definition
SDS Name: 	Night_view_angl

Description:	MODIS average night viewing angle

Data conversions:
          	Night_view_angl = View_angl data * scale_factor + offset

Number Type:	uint8
Rank:     	2
Dimension sizes: (Data Rows, Maximum Number Data Bins per Row)
Dimension Names: (YDim:MODIS_Grid_8DAY_1km_LST, XDim:MODIS_Grid_8DAY_1km_LST)
Dimension_1:    YDim
Dimension_2:    XDim

SDS Metadata:
Name:               Data Type:	Num_val:   Source:	Value:
long_name	    HDF-STRING	1	   code
	      "Average view zenith angle of nighttime Land-surface Temperature"
units		    HDF-STRING	1	   code		"deg"
Number Type         HDF-STRING  1          code        "uint8"
View_angle          HDF-STRING  1          code "View_angle data * scale_factor + add_offset"
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
scale_factor_err    HDF-float64 1          code          0.
add_offset_err      HDF-float64 1          code          0.
calibrated_nt       HDF-int32   1          code          5

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

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_1km_LST, XDim:MODIS_Grid_8DAY_1km_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"
Number Type         HDF-STRING  1          code         "uint8"
valid_range	    HDF-uint8   2	   code		1,255
_FillValue	    HDF-uint8	1	   code		0
Emis_31             HDF-STRING  1          code  
                                          "Emis_31 data * scale_factor + add_offset"
scale_factor	    HDF-float64 1	   code		0.002
add_offset	    HDF-float64 1	   code		0.49
scale_factor_err    HDF-float64 1          code          0.
add_offset_err      HDF-float64 1          code          0.
calibrated_nt       HDF-int32   1          code          5

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

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_1km_LST, XDim:MODIS_Grid_8DAY_1km_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
Emis_32             HDF-STRING  1          code  
                                          "Emis_32 data * scale_factor + add_offset"
scale_factor	    HDF-float64 1	   code		0.002
add_offset	    HDF-float64 1	   code		0.49
scale_factor_err    HDF-float64 1          code          0.
add_offset_err      HDF-float64 1          code          0.
calibrated_nt       HDF-int32   1          code          5

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

SDS Definition
SDS Name: 	Clear_sky_days

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

Bit field legend; uint8

	bit	Long name		Key
	0	day 1 clear-sky flag	00=day 1 is not clear-sky
					01=day 1 is clear-sky
	1	day 2 clear-sky flag	00=day 2 is not clear-sky
					01=day 2 is clear-sky
	2	day 3 clear-sky flag	00=day 3 is not clear-sky
					01=day 3 is clear-sky
	3	day 4 clear-sky flag	00=day 4 is not clear-sky
					01=day 4 is clear-sky
	4	day 5 clear-sky flag	00=day 5 is not clear-sky
					01=day 5 is clear-sky
	5	day 6 clear-sky flag	00=day 6 is not clear-sky
					01=day 6 is clear-sky
	6	day 7 clear-sky flag	00=day 7 is not clear-sky
					01=day 7 is clear-sky
	7	day 8 clear-sky flag	00=day 8 is not clear-sky
					01=day 8 is clear-sky

Number Type:	uint8
Rank:     	2
Dimension sizes: (Data Rows, Maximum Number Data Bins per Row)
Dimension Names: (YDim:MODIS_Grid_8DAY_1km_LST, XDim:MODIS_Grid_8DAY_1km_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"
Number Type         HDF-STRING  1          code         "uint8"
valid_range	    HDF-uint16  2	   code		1,255
_FillValue	    HDF-uint16	1	   code		0

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

SDS Definition
SDS Name: 	Clear_sky_nights

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

Bit field legend; uint8

	bit	Long name		Key
	0	night 1 clear-sky flag	00=night 1 is not clear-sky
					01=night 1 is clear-sky
	1	night 2 clear-sky flag	00=night 2 is not clear-sky
					01=night 2 is clear-sky
	2	night 3 clear-sky flag	00=night 3 is not clear-sky
					01=night 3 is clear-sky
	3	night 4 clear-sky flag	00=night 4 is not clear-sky
					01=night 4 is clear-sky
	4	night 5 clear-sky flag	00=night 5 is not clear-sky
					01=night 5 is clear-sky
	5	night 6 clear-sky flag	00=night 6 is not clear-sky
					01=night 6 is clear-sky
	6	night 7 clear-sky flag	00=night 7 is not clear-sky
					01=night 7 is clear-sky
	7	night 8 clear-sky flag	00=night 8 is not clear-sky
					01=night 8 is clear-sky

Number Type:	uint8
Rank:     	2
Dimension sizes: (Data Rows, Maximum Number Data Bins per Row)
Dimension Names: (YDim:MODIS_Grid_8DAY_1km_LST, XDim:MODIS_Grid_8DAY_1km_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"
Number Type         HDF-STRING  1          code         "uint8"
valid_range	    HDF-uint16  2	   code		1,255
_FillValue	    HDF-uint16	1	   code		0

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