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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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Terra MODIS Level-3 Global Binned Particulate Organic Carbon (POC) Data, version 2022.0 2000-02-24 to Present N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 2022.0 ACTIVE 3 netCDF-4 Organic Carbon
Terra MODIS Level-3 Global Mapped Chlorophyll (CHL) - NRT Data, version 2022.0 2000-02-24 to Present N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 2022.0 ACTIVE 3 netCDF-4 Chlorophyll
Terra MODIS Level-4 Global Binned Garver-Siegel-Maritorena Model (GSM) Data, version 2022.0 2000-02-24 to Present N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 2022.0 ACTIVE 4 netCDF-4 Absorption
Terra MODIS Level-3 Global Mapped Inherent Optical Properties (IOP) - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 2022.0 2000-02-24 to Present N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 2022.0 ACTIVE 3 netCDF-4 Reflectance, Absorption, Scattering, Gelbstoff, Phytoplankton
Terra MODIS Level-3 Global Mapped Photosynthetically Available Radiation (PAR) Data, version 2022.0 2000-02-24 to Present N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 2022.0 ACTIVE 3 netCDF-4 Photosynthetically Active Radiation
Terra MODIS Level-2 Regional 11µm Day/Night Sea Surface Temperature (SST) - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version R2019.0 2000-02-24 to Present N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 R2019.0 ACTIVE 2 netCDF-4 Sea Surface Temperature
Terra MODIS Level-2 Regional Ocean Color (OC) - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 2022.0 2000-02-24 to Present N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 2022.0 ACTIVE 2 netCDF-4 Ocean Color, Reflectance, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Chlorophyll Concentration
Terra MODIS Level-4 Global Mapped Garver-Siegel-Maritorena Model (GSM) Data, version 2022.0 2000-02-24 to Present N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 2022.0 ACTIVE 4 netCDF-4 Absorption
Terra MODIS Level-3 Global Binned 11µm Nighttime Sea Surface Temperature (NSST) - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version R2019.0 2000-02-24 to Present N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 R2019.0 ACTIVE 3 netCDF-4 Sea Surface Temperature
Terra MODIS Level-3 Global Binned Fluorescence Line Height (FLH) - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 2022.0 2000-02-24 to Present N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 2022.0 ACTIVE 3 netCDF-4 Fluorescence
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MODIS Data Tools

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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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