HAMSTER: Hyperspectral Albedo Maps dataset with high Spatial and TEmporal Resolution

This dataset contains 46 hyperspectral albedo maps of Earth for different day of the year, with a temporal resolution of 8 days. The hyperspectral albedo maps are built from a 10-year average of the MODIS Surface Reflectance dataset (MCD43C3, Version 6.1). Using a Principal Component Analysis (PCA) regression algorithm we combine different hyperspectral laboratory measurements datasets of various dry soils, vegetation surfaces and mixure of both to reconstruct the albedo maps in the entire wavelength range from 400 to 2500 nm. The hyperspectral albedo maps have a spatial resolution of 0.05° in latitude and longitude.