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MODIS Resources
Earthdata resources for users working with NASA’s Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) data include tutorials and other learning resources, news announcements such as instrument updates and data releases, user guides and related documents, and frequently asked questions.
MODIS Learning Resources
See how digital elevation models are used to create three-dimensional data visualizations, which provide an insightful perspective on landscapes.
Data in Action
Aug. 18, 2014
Discover how MODIS data were used to depict cloud-free, global variations in vegetation cover.
Data in Action
April 11, 2014
NASA’s SWOT satellite will measure sea level height variations on spatial scales down to a few kilometers.
Data in Action
Aug. 17, 2013
Sea surface temperature anomalies in the Eastern Pacific have shown a recent warming, a known precursor to El Niño conditions in the Equatorial Pacific.
Data in Action
May 21, 2012
An examination of satellite data provides information on the oceanographic conditions that may have been conducive to intense algal blooms.
Data in Action
Oct. 24, 2011
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A new comparison feature in the most recently released version of NASA’s Worldview data visualization application makes it easy to compare two images.
Feature Article
Nov. 4, 2020
Since 1999, NASA’s Terra Earth observing satellite has completed more than 100,000 orbits. The instrument data from this workhorse satellite has resulted in one of the longest continuous data records of our planet ever recorded from space.
Feature Article
Nov. 4, 2020
LANCE has started generating NRT daily 8-day rolling datasets following requests from the dust modeling and agricultural monitoring communities.
News
Nov. 4, 2020
A recent study reviewed the impact of satellite data in accurately forecasting the path of Hurricane Sandy. The study showed that AIRS NRT data from NASA’s polar-orbiting satellites significantly improve these predictions.
Feature Article
Nov. 4, 2020
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