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MODIS/Terra+Aqua AOD and Water Vapor from MAIAC, Daily L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V061

Published by LP DAAC;NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/TISL/MODAPS | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Metadata Last Checked: February 21, 2026 | Last Modified: 2026-02-17
The MCD19A2CMG Version 6.1 data product is a Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Terra and Aqua combined Multi-Angle Implementation of Atmospheric Correction (MAIAC) Land Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) and Water Vapor Level 3 product produced daily in a 0.05 degree (5,600 meters at the equator) Climate Modeling Grid (CMG). The MCD19A2CMG product provides the atmospheric properties and view geometry used to calculate the MAIAC Surface Reflectance data products ([MCD19A1CMGL](https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MCD19A1CMGL.061) and [MCD19A1CMGO](https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MCD19A1CMGO.061)). The MCD19A2CMG AOD data product contains the following Science Dataset (SDS) layers: blue band AOD at 0.47 µm, green band AOD at 0.55 µm, AOD uncertainty, column water vapor for Terra, column water vapor for Aqua, average cloud fraction, available AOD, satellite overpass times, line and sample number, offset, and number of AOD records. A low-resolution browse image is also included showing AOD of the blue band at 0.47 µm created using a composite of all available orbits. Known Issues* Known issues are described in Section 6 of the User Guide.* For complete information about known issues please refer to the [MODIS/VIIRS Land Quality Assessment website](https://landweb.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/knownissue?sensor=MODIS&sat=TerraAqua&as=61).

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