MODIS Cloud Climatology

Data from<strong> </strong><i>Remotely sensed high-resolution global cloud dynamics for predicting ecosystem and biodiversity distributions. PLOS Biology.</i> <strong>MCD09_mean 1-12: </strong>Mean monthly cloud frequency over 2000-2014. Data has a gain/scale of 100 (you will need to divide by 100 to convert back to percent: 0-100).<strong>MCD09_sd 1-12: </strong>Standard deviation of mean monthly cloud frequency over 2000-2014. Data has a gain/scale of 100 (you will need to divide by 100 to convert back to percent: 0-100).<strong>CloudForestPrediction:</strong> Distribution (relative occurrence rate) of tropical montane cloud forests estimated using an inhomogeneous point process model of 529 cloud forest locations with the new cloud metrics and elevation.Other data: See associated text files for descriptions.