MODIS Combined 16-Day NDSI

MODIS/MCD43A4_006_NDSI
Dataset Availability
2000-02-24T00:00:00Z–2023-02-10T00:00:00Z
Dataset Provider
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ee.ImageCollection("MODIS/MCD43A4_006_NDSI")
Tags
albedo brdf daily global mcd43a4 modis nasa ndsi reflectance usgs

Description

The Normalized Difference Snow Index is used to identify snow, based on its characteristically higher reflectance in the visible portion of the spectrum compared to the mid-IR. NDSI is computed using the Green and Mid-IR bands, and has a range of -1.0 to 1.0. See Riggs et al. (1994) for details. This product is generated from the MODIS/006/MCD43A4 surface reflectance composites.

Bands

Bands

Name Pixel Size Description
NDSI 463.313 meters

Normalized Difference Snow Index

Terms of Use

Terms of Use

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Code Editor (JavaScript)

var dataset = ee.ImageCollection('MODIS/MCD43A4_006_NDSI')
                  .filter(ee.Filter.date('2018-04-01', '2018-06-01'));
var colorized = dataset.select('NDSI');
var colorizedVis = {
  palette: ['000088', '0000ff', '8888ff', 'ffffff'],
};
Map.setCenter(-7.03125, 31.0529339857, 2);
Map.addLayer(colorized, colorizedVis, 'Colorized');
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The Normalized Difference Snow Index is used to identify snow, based on its characteristically higher reflectance in the visible portion of the spectrum compared to the mid-IR. NDSI is computed using the Green and Mid-IR bands, and has a range of -1.0 to 1.0. See Riggs et al. (1994) for …
MODIS/MCD43A4_006_NDSI, albedo,brdf,daily,global,mcd43a4,modis,nasa,ndsi,reflectance,usgs
2000-02-24T00:00:00Z/2023-02-10T00:00:00Z
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