4.6. MODIS Frontend

The MODIS Frontend operates on HDF4 Level 1B files from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instruments on the Aqua and Terra satellites. The frontend is designed to work with files created by the IMAPP direct broadcast processing system, but may support other types of L1B files. The frontend can be specified to the p2g_glue script by using the frontend name modis. It provides the following products:

Product Name Description
vis01 Visible 1 Band
vis02 Visible 2 Band
vis03 Visible 3 Band
vis04 Visible 4 Band
vis05 Visible 5 Band
vis06 Visible 6 Band
vis07 Visible 7 Band
vis26 Visible 26 Band
bt20 Brightness Temperature Band 20
bt21 Brightness Temperature Band 21
bt22 Brightness Temperature Band 22
bt27 Brightness Temperature Band 27
bt31 Brightness Temperature Band 31
bt32 Brightness Temperature Band 32
cloud_mask Cloud Mask
land_sea_mask Land Sea Mask
snow_ice_mask Snow Ice Mask
sst Sea Surface Temperature
lst Land Surface Temperature
slst Summer Land Surface Temperature
ndvi Normalized Difference Vegetation Index
ist Ice Surface Temperature
inversion_strength Inversion Strength
inversion_depth Inversion Depth
ice_concentration Ice Concentration
ctt Cloud Top Temperature
tpw Total Precipitable Water
fog Temperature Difference between BT31 and BT20

author:David Hoese (davidh)
author:Eva Schiffer (evas)
organization:Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC)
copyright:Copyright (c) 2012-2015 University of Wisconsin SSEC. All rights reserved.
date:Dec 2014
license:GNU GPLv3

4.6.1. Command Line Arguments

usage: p2g_glue modis <backend> [-h] [--list-products]
                                [-p PRODUCTS [PRODUCTS ...]] [--adaptive-bt]
Options:
--list-products=False
 List available frontend products and exit
-p, --products Specify frontend products to process
--adaptive-bt Create adaptively scaled brightness temperature bands