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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLAMS MODIS L2 Aerosols | 2001-07-10 to 2001-08-02 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | HDF4 | Aerosols, Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness |
| CERES MODIS Cloud Retrievals in ISCCP-D2like Format Nighttime Aqua FM4 Edition3A | 2002-07-01 to 2005-03-31 | Edition3A | COMPLETE | 3 | HDF4 | Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Midlayer Temperature, Cloud Properties, Radiative Flux |
| CERES MODIS Cloud Retrievals in ISCCP-D2like Format Day Terra FM2 Edition3A | 2000-03-01 to 2006-02-28 | Edition3A | COMPLETE | 3 | HDF4 | Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Midlayer Temperature, Radiative Flux, Cloud Fraction |
| CERES MODIS Cloud Retrievals in ISCCP-D2like Format Nighttime Aqua FM3 Edition3A | 2002-11-01 to 2017-02-28 | Edition3A | COMPLETE | 3 | HDF4 | Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Midlayer Temperature, Cloud Properties, Cloud Fraction |
| CERES MODIS and GEO Cloud Retrievals in ISCCP-D2like Format Daytime Edition3A | 2000-03-01 to 2017-02-28 | Edition3A | COMPLETE | 3 | HDF4 | Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Midlayer Temperature, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Radiative Transfer |
| CERES MODIS Cloud Retrievals in ISCCP-D2like Format Day Terra FM1 Edition3A | 2000-05-01 to 2017-02-28 | Edition3A | COMPLETE | 3 | HDF4 | Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Midlayer Temperature, Cloud Properties, Cloud Fraction |
| CERES MODIS Cloud Retrievals in ISCCP-D2like Format Nit Terra FM1 Edition3A | 2000-05-01 to 2017-02-28 | Edition3A | COMPLETE | 3 | HDF4 | Albedo, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Midlayer Temperature, Radiative Flux |
| MODIS-derived Vegetation and Albedo Parameters for Agroecosystem-Climate Modeling | 2003-01-01 to 2010-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 4 | netCDF-4 classic | Leaf Characteristics, LEAF AREA INDEX (LAI), Albedo, Land Use/Land Cover Classification |
| Global Annual PM2.5 Grids from MODIS, MISR and SeaWiFS Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) with GWR, 1998-2016 | 1998-01-01 to 2016-12-31 | 1.0 | COMPLETE | 3 | PDF, PNG, WMS, GeoTIFF | Particulate Matter, Particulates |
| ABoVE: Last Day of Spring Snow, Alaska, USA, and Yukon Territory, Canada, 2000-2016 | 2000-04-01 to 2016-07-02 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | GeoTIFF | Snow Cover, Snow Cover, Snow Cover |
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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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