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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.
Datasets
| Dataset | Temporal Extent | Version | Data State | Processing Level | Data Format | Related Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABoVE: TVPRM Simulated Net Ecosystem Exchange, Alaskan North Slope, 2008-2017 | 2008-01-01 to 2017-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 4 | netCDF-4 classic | Air Temperature, Alpine/Tundra, Solar Induced Fluorescence, Soil Temperature, Vegetation Cover |
| Global Annual PM2.5 Grids from MODIS, MISR and SeaWiFS Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD), 1998-2019, V4.GL.03 | 1998-01-01 to 2019-12-31 | 4.03 | COMPLETE | 4 | GeoTIFF, PDF, PNG | Particulate Matter, Particulates, Habitat Conversion/Fragmentation |
| High Resolution Global Contiguous SIF Estimates from OCO-2 SIF and MODIS, Version 2 | 2014-09-01 to 2020-07-31 | 2 | COMPLETE | 3 | netCDF-4 classic | Solar Induced Fluorescence, Chlorophyll, Primary Production, Leaf Characteristics |
| Carbon Pools across CONUS using the MaxEnt Model, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2016, and 2017 | 2005-01-01 to 2017-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 4 | GeoTIFF | Biomass, Litter Characteristics, Carbon, Forests |
| ABoVE: Angular-corrected MODIS MAIAC Reflectance across Alaska and Canada, 2000-2017 | 2000-02-24 to 2017-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | HDF4 | Reflectance, Vegetation Cover, Vegetation Cover, Vegetation Cover, Vegetation Cover |
| Urban Biogenic CO2 fluxes: GPP, Reco and NEE Estimates from SMUrF, 2010-2019 | 2010-01-01 to 2019-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | netCDF-4 classic | Solar Induced Fluorescence, Urban Areas, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Gross Primary Production (gpp), NET ECOSYSTEM CO2 EXCHANGE (NEE) |
| MODIS Aqua L2 chopped blocks (block size: 128 pixels x 128 pixels, daytime) V001 (MYD_L2_CB) at GES DISC | 2007-01-01 | 001 | ACTIVE | 2 | Clouds, Deep Convective Cloud Systems | |
| MODIS Aqua L3 occurrence frequency of low-cloud types monthly mean and annual mean 2x2 degree resolution V001 (MYD_L3_OFLCT) at GES DISC | 2007-01-01 | 001 | ACTIVE | 3 | Clouds, Deep Convective Cloud Systems | |
| MODIS Aqua L2 model predicted low cloud types of chopped blocks in which low cloud dominates (block size: 128pixels x 128pixels) V001 (MYD_L2_MPLCT) at GES DISC | 2007-01-01 | 001 | ACTIVE | 4 | Clouds, Deep Convective Cloud Systems | |
| MODIS-based GPP, PAR, fC4, and SANIRv estimates from SLOPE for CONUS, 2000-2019 | 2000-01-01 to 2020-01-01 | 1 | COMPLETE | 4 | GeoTIFF | Reflectance, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Plant Characteristics, REFLECTED INFRARED, Gross Primary Production (gpp) |
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MODIS Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AppEEARS | The The Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) offers users 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 | |
| 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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