MODIS Albedo - ClimAfrica WP1

The dataset represents different MODIS Albedo's based on MCD43C3 Albedo 8-Day L3, for the African continent at 8 daily 0.5 degree spatial resolution. The resulting data set is based on the average aof all valid 0.05 degree grid cells within a half degree grid cell. List of Albedos: BSA_nir_Albedo/ [Black Sky Albedo (Near-Infrared)] BSA_shortwave_Albedo/ [Black Sky Albedo (shortwave)] BSA_vis_Albedo/ [Black Sky Albedo (visible)] WSA_nir_Albedo/ [White Sky Albedo (Near-Infrared)] WSA_shortwave_Albedo/ [White Sky Albedo (shortwave)] WSA_vis_Albedo/ [White Sky Albedo (White Sky Albedo (Visible)isible)] This data set has been produced in the framework of the "Climate change predictions in Sub-Saharan Africa: impacts and adaptations (ClimAfrica)" project, Work Package 1 (WP1). WP1 (Past climate variability) aimed to provide consolidated data to other WPs in ClimAfrica, and to analyze the interactions between climate variability, water availability and ecosystem productivity of Sub-Saharan Africa. Various data streams that diagnose the variability of the climate, in particular the water cycle, and the productivity of ecosystems in the past decades, have been collected, analyzed and synthesized. The data streams range from ground-based observations and satellite remote sensing to model simulations. More information on ClimAfrica project is provided in the Supplemental Information section of this metadata.