Fwd: MODIS Standard L3 COSP files are now available for download !

[Robert Pincus]

Dear colleagues - 

NASA is now producing a dataset specifically for comparison to the MODIS simulator. It is available from July 2002 to present and will be updated for the foreseeable future. 

Kudos to Paul Hubanks, listed below. 

A manuscript describing the data is in preparation but a users’ guide is already available. 

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Robert Pincus
University of Colorado/NOAA Physical Sciences Lab

http://cires.colorado.edu/researcher/robert-pincus

Begin forwarded message:

From: "Hubanks, Paul A. (GSFC-613.0)[ADNET SYSTEMS INC]" <paul.a....@nasa.gov>

Subject: MODIS Standard L3 COSP files are now available for download !

Date: July 15, 2020 at 2:06:25 PM EDT

To: "Robert...@Colorado.EDU" <Robert...@Colorado.EDU>

Hello L3 MODIS Standard COSP Waiting List members, 

 

The 18-year record of L3 Combined Terra and Aqua COSP files 

derived from MODIS Standard L2 Cloud Product (06_L2) 

are now available for download from the following LAADS DAAC URLs:

 

Daily (D3) NetCDF4 Files:

https://ladsweb.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/archive/allData/61/MCD06COSP_D3_MODIS/

 

Monthly (M3) NetCDF4 Files:

https://ladsweb.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/archive/allData/61/MCD06COSP_M3_MODIS/

 

 

The comprehensive User Guide is available for download from this web page:

https://atmosphere-imager.gsfc.nasa.gov/products/monthly_cosp/documentation

 

 

If you publish anything the DOI reference is: 

For Daily (D3):           10.5067/MODIS/MCD06COSP_D3_MODIS.061

For Monthly (M3) :   10.5067/MODIS/MCD06COSP_M3_MODIS.061

 

 

Let me know if anyone runs into any problems.