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MODIS LST (MOD11A1)
MODIS daily land surface temperature product useful for surface heat patterns, urban heat, and remote-sensing teaching examples.
Dataset summary
- Provider
- NASA LP DAAC
- Spatial coverage
- Global
- Temporal coverage
- 2000-present
- Spatial resolution
- 1km daily
- Temporal resolution
- Varies
- Formats
- HDF, GeoTIFF
- Climate variable tags
- Heat
- Observatory relevance
- North Carolina, Amazon Basin, East Africa, Southeast Asia
Use guidance
- Best for
- Land surface temperature patterns and remote-sensing examples where surface temperature is the desired construct.
- Not best for
- Direct substitution for 2-meter air temperature or person-level heat stress.
- Common pitfalls
- Interpreting land surface temperature as air temperature.
- Ignoring cloud contamination and missing observations.
- Mixing day/night products without documenting the choice.
Variables and notes
- LST, emissivity
Related learning resources
Use these guides to interpret the variable, scale, format, and workflow choices before using this dataset in a climate-health analysis.