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MODIS/Terra Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity (LST) at Ontario Turkey Point Young Site

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BandDescriptionData BandsQuality Filtered and ScaledSummary Data
LST_Day_1kmDaytime Land Surface Temperature csv json csv jsoncsv json
LST_Night_1kmNight Land Surface Temperature csv json csv jsoncsv json
Clear_sky_daysDay clear-sky coverage csv json
Clear_sky_nightsNight clear-sky coverage csv json
Day_view_anglView zenith angle of day observation csv json
Day_view_timeLocal time of day observation csv json
Emis_31Band 31 emissivity csv json
Emis_32Band 32 emissivity csv json
Night_view_anglView zenith angle of night observation csv json
Night_view_timeLocal time of night observation csv json
QC_DayDaytime LST Quality Indicators csv json
QC_NightNighttime LST Quality indicators csv json
All Bandscsv jsoncsv jsoncsv json

See File Formats documentation for details. Pixel Numbering Scheme

ProductMODIS/Terra Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity (LST)
CoordinatesLatitude: 42.7744, Longitude: -80.4588 (WGS84 datum)
Areal ExtentApproximately 9 km [9 Pixels] Wide x 9 km [9 Pixels] High
Subset Date Range2000-02-18 (2000049) to 2025-11-09 (2025313)
Site IDca_ontario_turkey_point_young_site
Quality Control ConditionsAs Specified by Science Team (See QC Details tab)

Cite the Fixed Sites Subsets Tool [1] and the subset product [2] with the following citations. You may also download BibTeX citation

[1] ORNL DAAC. 2018. Fixed Sites Subsetting and Visualization Tool. ORNL DAAC, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA. Accessed December 15, 2025. Subset obtained for MOD11A2 product at site id 'ca_ontario_turkey_point_young_site'. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1567

[2] Z. Wan, Hook, S., Hulley, G. 2021. MOD11A2 MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity 8-Day L3 Global 1km SIN Grid V061. NASA EOSDIS Land Processes DAAC. https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD11A2.061

Location Details

Latitude [42.7744] Longitude [-80.4588]: Horizontal Tile [12] Vertical Tile [04] Sample [112] Line [867]

Subset area boundarySubset area boundary
Corner Coordinates
Northwest Corner Latitude,Longitude: 42.811917 N, 80.55867 WNortheast Corner Latitude,Longitude: 42.811917 N, 80.456433 W
Southwest Corner Latitude,Longitude: 42.736917 N, 80.461168 WSoutheast Corner Latitude,Longitude: 42.736917 N, 80.359054 W
  • QC Filter Conditions
  • QC explanation for MODIS/Terra Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity (LST_QC)
  • QC bit word numbering (0,1,2,3,4,5,6,....n):(n=7 or 15 or 31)
Filter ClassBitsBinaryQA-bitsValue
(Bin)
Value
(Int)
Bands
applied
QC bandDescriptionDisplay
Mandatory_QA8yes6-7000LST_Day_1kmQC_DayLST produced, good quality, not necessary to examine more detailed QAPresented
Mandatory_QA8yes6-7011LST_Day_1kmQC_DayLST produced, other quality,recommend examination of more detailed QAPresented
Mandatory_QA8yes6-7102LST_Day_1kmQC_DayLST not produced due to cloud effectsSupressed
Mandatory_QA8yes6-7113LST_Day_1kmQC_DayLST not produced primarily due to reasons other than cloudSupressed
Mandatory_QA8yes6-7000LST_Night_1kmQC_NightLST produced, good quality, not necessary to examine more detailed QAPresented
Mandatory_QA8yes6-7011LST_Night_1kmQC_NightLST produced, other quality,recommend examination of more detailed QAPresented
Mandatory_QA8yes6-7102LST_Night_1kmQC_NightLST not produced due to cloud effectsSupressed
Mandatory_QA8yes6-7113LST_Night_1kmQC_NightLST not produced primarily due to reasons other than cloudSupressed

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MOD11A2 / LST_Day_1km (All acceptable pixels)

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MOD11A2 / LST_Night_1km (All acceptable pixels)

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Additional Information

MODIS Landcover IGBP Classification Scheme (Type_1 MCD12Q1)

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BandDescriptionData Bands
LC_Type1Land Cover Type 1: Annual International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) classification csv json

Shannon Diversity Components: Richness= Evenness=

User Guide for the MODIS Land Cover Type Product (MCD12Q1)PDF

MODIS Phenology time series (MCD12Q2)

Phenology region for user selected area 9 km wide x 9 km high

Cycle 1

Cycle 2
  • Greenup: Average date of the greenup (date when EVI2 first crossed 15% of amplitude) in the subset area
  • MidGreenup: Average date of the mid greenup (date when EVI2 first crossed 50% of amplitude) in the subset area
  • Maturity: Average date of the maturity (date when EVI2 first crossed 90% of amplitude) in the subset area
  • Peak: Average date of the peak (date when EVI2 reached maximum amplitude) in the subset area
  • Senescence: Average date of the senescence (date when EVI2 last crossed 90% of amplitude) in the subset area
  • MidGreendown: Average date of the mid greendown (date when EVI2 last crossed 50% of amplitude) in the subset area
  • Dormancy: Average date of the dormancy (date when EVI2 last crossed 15% of amplitude) in the subset area

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ProductData Bands
MCD12Q2.061 csv json

User Guide for the MODIS Land Cover Dynamics Product (MCD12Q2)PDF

Resources

Create statistics plots in R
Visualize the data from the 'Downloads' section above as informative plots in R. Using the provided scripts, different statistical plots can be easily generated, such as plots of mean monthly values or mean yearly values, frequency histograms, time series plots with years stacked, etc.