Landcover data: MODIS/Terra+Aqua Land Cover Dynamics Yearly L3 Global 500m (MCD12Q2 V006)

The MODIS/Terra+Aqua Land Cover Type Yearly L3 Global 500m SIN Grid V006 (MCD12Q1_006), 500 m were downloaded from NASA USGS website (https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/news/release-modis-version-6-land-cover-dynamics-data-product/). This global product has a 500 m resolution. In the GRIP-E project only the data images of 2016 have been used for the initial land cover parametrization. The region of interest (Great Lakes) is cropped and data converted into formats ASCII and NetCDF. Data are then made available to the project collaborators on a private GitHub. Researchers interested in data can email Juliane Mai (University of Waterloo; juliane.mai@uwaterloo.ca)

The Great Lakes Runoff Inter-comparison Project (GRIP) includes a wide range of lumped and distributed models that are used operationally and/or for research purposes across Canada and the United States. Participating models are Global Environmental Multi-scale (GEM- Hydro), Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF-Hydro), MEC-Surface & Hydrology (MESH), Variable Infiltration Capacity (VIC), WATFLOOD, HYdrological Predictions for the Environment (HYPE), Soil & Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) and Large Basin Runoff Model (LBRM) The project aims to run all these models over several regions in Canada with Great Lakes, focusing on Lake Erie and Lake St.Clair as the initial domain (GRIP-E). This project will also focus on identifying a standard, consistent dataset for model building that all participants in the inter-comparison project can access and then process to generate their model-specific required inputs.

This data set is collected for the project titled "Integrated Modelling Program for Canada (IMPC): Theme 1", which is a Pillar 3 project under the Global Water Futures Program funded by Canada First Research Excellence Fund.

Friedl, M., Gray, J., & Sulla-Menashe, D. (2019). MCD12Q2 MODIS/Terra+Aqua Land Cover Dynamics Yearly L3 Global 500m SIN Grid V006 [Data set]. NASA EOSDIS Land Processes DAAC. Waterloo, Canada: Canadian Cryospheric Information Network. https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MCD12Q2.006

Lake Erie - FEHRJ
Lake St. Clair - FAXND

Data has been made available to project collaborators on a private GitHub repository.
To obtain data, go and see, or email Juliane Mai.