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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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Dataset Temporal Extent Version Data State Processing Level Data Format Related Topics
MODIS/Aqua Total Precip Water Vapor 1km and 5km 5-Min L2 Narrow Swath Subset along CloudSat V002 (MAC05S0) at GES DISC 2006-06-02 to 2018-02-28 002 COMPLETE 2 Total Precipitable Water
AMSR-MODIS Boundary Layer Water Vapor L3 Daily 1 degree x 1 degree V2 (AMDBLWV) at GES DISC 2002-07-04 to 2017-12-31 2 COMPLETE 3 Atmospheric Water Vapor
MODIS/Aqua Temp and Water Vapor Profile 5-Min L2 Swath Subset 5km subset along MLS V002 (MAM07S0) at GES DISC 2004-08-08 to 2008-01-11 002 COMPLETE 2 Layered Precipitable Water, Vertical Profiles, Boundary Layer Temperature
MODIS/Aqua Calibrated Radiances 250m 5-Min L1B Wide Swath Subset along CloudSat V002 (MAC02QS1) at GES DISC 2006-06-02 to 2018-03-01 002 COMPLETE 1B INFRARED FLUX, VISIBLE FLUX
MODIS/Aqua Clouds 1km and 5km 5-Min L2 Swath Subset along MLS V002 (MAM06S0) at GES DISC 2004-08-08 to 2008-01-11 002 COMPLETE 2 Cloud Frequency, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Reflectance
MODIS/Terra Aerosol Cloud Water Vapor Ozone Monthly L3 Global 1Deg CMG 2000-02-01 to Present 6.1 ACTIVE 3 HDF-EOS Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Particle Properties
MODIS/Terra Sea Ice Extent and IST Daily L3 Global 4km EASE-Grid Day V061 2000-02-24 to Present 61 ACTIVE 3 HDF-EOS2 Ice Extent, Ice 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 Atmospherically Corrected Surface Reflectance 5-Min L2 Swath 250m, 500m, 1km 2000-02-24 to Present 6.1 ACTIVE 2 HDF-EOS Reflectance
MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity 5-Min L2 Swath 1km NRT 2021-02-07 6.1NRT ACTIVE 2 HDF-EOS Emissivity, Land Surface Temperature
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MODIS Data Tools

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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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