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MODIS Data Access and Tools

Data collected by NASA’s Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) are integral for research of Earth's physical properties. Explore MODIS datasets and learn more about relevant data tools.

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SMAP L4 Global Daily 9 km EASE-Grid Carbon Net Ecosystem Exchange V008 2015-03-31 to Present 008 ACTIVE 4 HDF5 Gross Primary Production (gpp), Heterotrophic Respiration (rh), NET ECOSYSTEM CO2 EXCHANGE (NEE), Soil Organic Carbon (SOC)
ABoVE: Discovering Data at a Regional Level Booklets 2014-01-01 to 2025-12-31 1 COMPLETE 3 multiple Methane, PARTICULATE MATTER (PM 2.5), Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Forests, Species/Population Interactions, Burned Area, Fire Disturbance, Fire Occurrence, Biomass, Surface Water Features, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Soil Chemistry, Canopy Characteristics, Permafrost, Active Layer, Vegetation Index, Vegetation Species, Vegetation Cover
Low Earth Orbit Land Surface Temperature Monthly Global Gridded V002 2002-08-01 to 2022-12-31 002 COMPLETE 2 HDF-EOS5 Land Surface Temperature
CARDAMOM Carbon-Water-Energy Reanalysis v1100.1, 2001-2021 2001-01-01 to 2021-12-31 1 COMPLETE 3 multiple Vegetation Index, Surface Water Processes/Measurements, Forests, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Temperature, Methane, Water Vapor Flux, Wildfires, Leaf Area Index (LAI), WOODY BIOMASS, Canopy Carbon Flux
Aqua AIRS-MODIS 1-km Matchup Indexes V1 (Aqua_AIRS_MODIS1km_IND) at GES_DISC 2002-08-31 to 2025-11-25 1 COMPLETE 2 Clouds
Combined ASTER and MODIS Emissivity database over Land (CAMEL) Broadband Emissivity Climatology Monthly Global 0.05Deg V003 2003-01-01 to 2021-12-31 003 COMPLETE 3 netCDF-4 Emissivity, Snow Cover
OMI/Aura and MODIS/Aqua Merged Cloud Product 1-Orbit L2 Swath 13x24 km V004 (OMMYDCLD) 2004-10-01 to Present 004 ACTIVE 2 Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Radiative Forcing
ABoVE: Rain-on-Snow Frequency and Distribution during Cold Seasons, Alaska, 2003-2016 2002-11-01 to 2016-12-31 1 DEPRECATED 3 GeoTIFF Snow Cover, Snow Water Equivalent, Snow Density, Rain, Brightness Temperature
High Mountain Asia UCLA Daily Snow Reanalysis V001 1999-10-01 to 2017-09-30 1 COMPLETE 4 netCDF-4 Albedo, Snow Depth, Snow Water Equivalent
MODIS/Terra Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity Monthly L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V061 2000-02-01 to Present 061 ACTIVE 3 HDF-EOS2 Emissivity, Land Surface Temperature
AQUA MODIS High Resolution Level 3 monthly aerosol data, 0.1x0.1 degree grid Version 001 (AER_DBDT_M10KM_L3_MODIS_AQUA) 2002-07-01 to Present 001 ACTIVE 3 Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
AQUA MODIS High Resolution Level 3 daily aerosol data, 0.1x0.1 degree grid Version 001 (AER_DBDT_D10KM_L3_MODIS_AQUA) 2002-07-04 to Present 001 ACTIVE 3 Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
TERRA MODIS High Resolution Level 3 daily aerosol data, 0.1x0.1 degree grid Version 001 (AER_DBDT_D10KM_L3_MODIS_TERRA) 2000-02-24 to Present 001 ACTIVE 3 Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
TERRA MODIS High Resolution Level 3 monthly aerosol data, 0.1x0.1 degree grid Version 001 (AER_DBDT_M10KM_L3_MODIS_TERRA) 2000-02-01 to Present 001 ACTIVE 3 Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Ocean Surface pCO2 and Air-Sea CO2 Flux in the Northern Gulf of America, 2006-2010 2006-01-01 to 2011-01-01 1 COMPLETE 3 netCDF-4 classic Coastal Processes, Carbon Dioxide, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Heat Flux, Marine Ecosystems, Biogeochemical Cycles
Daily FluxSat GPP of biomass over Land, Based on MODIS Terra and Aqua adjusted reflectance Collection 6.1, on a Global 0.05 by 0.05 Degree Grid, Level 3 Version 2.2 2000-03-01 to Present 2.2 ACTIVE 3 Gross Primary Production (gpp)
Daily FluxSat GPP of biomass over Land, Based on MODIS Terra and Aqua adjusted reflectance Collection 6.1, on a Global 0.5 by 0.625 Degree Grid, Level 3 Version 2.2 2000-03-01 to Present 2.2 ACTIVE 3 Gross Primary Production (gpp)
Terra MODIS Level-4 Global Mapped Phytoplankton Carbon Data, version 2022.0 2000-02-24 to Present 2022.0 ACTIVE 4 netCDF-4 Organic Carbon, Phytoplankton
Terra MODIS Level-4 Global Binned Garver-Siegel-Maritorena Model (GSM) Data, version 2022.0 2000-02-24 to Present 2022.0 ACTIVE 4 netCDF-4 Absorption, Scattering, Phytoplankton, Surface Water, Chlorophyll Concentration
Terra MODIS Level-4 Global Binned Phytoplankton Carbon Data, version 2022.0 2000-02-24 to Present 2022.0 ACTIVE 4 netCDF-4 Organic Carbon, Phytoplankton
Terra MODIS Level-3 Global Mapped Particulate Organic Carbon (POC) Data, version 2022.0 2000-02-24 to Present 2022.0 ACTIVE 3 netCDF-4 Organic Carbon, Carbon, Ocean Optics
Terra MODIS Level-4 Global Mapped Garver-Siegel-Maritorena Model (GSM) Data, version 2022.0 2000-02-24 to Present 2022.0 ACTIVE 4 netCDF-4 Absorption, Scattering, Phytoplankton, Surface Water, Chlorophyll Concentration
Terra MODIS Level-4 Global Mapped Apparent Visible Wavelength (AVW) Data, version 2022.0 2000-02-24 to Present 2022.0 ACTIVE 4 netCDF-4 Visible Wavelengths, Ocean Color, Water Color, Light Transmission, Surface Water
Terra MODIS Level-4 Global Binned Apparent Visible Wavelength (AVW) Data, version 2022.0 2000-02-24 to Present 2022.0 ACTIVE 4 netCDF-4 Visible Wavelengths, Ocean Color, Water Color, Light Transmission, Surface Water
Terra MODIS Level-3 Global Mapped Remote-Sensing Reflectance (RRS) Data, version 2022.0 2000-02-24 to Present 2022.0 ACTIVE 3 netCDF-4 Reflectance
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MODIS Data Tools

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AppEEARS The Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) offers a simple and efficient way to perform data access and transformation processes. Search and Discovery, Subsetting, Customization, Downloading, Visualization
FIRMS The Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) provides access to satellite imagery, active fire/hotspots, and related products to identify the location, extent, and intensity of wildfire activity. Access, Visualization
FLOOD The FLOOD viewer facilitates the use and evaluation of LANCE flood products by allowing the user to browse globally and over time, and to compare to other flood products. Monitoring Natural Events, Search and Discovery, Visualization
HiTIDE Use HiTIDE to subset and download popular Level 2 (swath) datasets. Search and Discovery, Subsetting, Downloading
LDOPE Access a range of software tools designed to manipulate, visualize, and analyze MODIS and VIIRS data. Analysis, Visualization
Similarity Search Similarity Search uses machine learning to make it easier for scientists to comb through millions of images and locate sets of similar examples. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
SOTO State of the Ocean (SOTO) is an interactive web-based tool that generates informative maps, animations, and plots that communicate and prove the discovery and analysis of the state of the oceans. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
TESViS The Terrestrial Ecology Subsetting & Visualization Services Global Subsets Tool provides on-demand, customized subsets of several terrestrial ecology data products. Visualization, Subsetting
Worldview Worldview offers the capability to interactively browse over 1,200 global, full-resolution satellite imagery layers and download the underlying data. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization, Access, Comparison, Monitoring Natural Events
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