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Aqua Data Access and Tools
Data collected by NASA’s Aqua satellite are integral for efforts to characterize the Earth's water cycle. Explore Aqua datasets and learn more about relevant data tools.
Aqua Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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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Datasets
| Dataset | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Version | Data State | Data Format | Related Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MODIS/Aqua Calibrated Radiances 5-Min L1B Swath 250m - NRT | MODIS | 2017-10-20 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 6.1NRT | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS | Infrared Radiance, REFLECTED INFRARED, Visible Radiance |
| MODIS/Terra+Aqua Albedo Daily L3 Global 500 m SIN Grid | MODIS | 2021-09-13 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 6.1NRT | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS | Surface Radiative Properties, Albedo, Anisotropy |
| MODIS/Aqua Geolocation Fields 5-Min L1A Swath 1km - NRT | MODIS | 2017-10-20 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 6.1NRT | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS | Attitude Characteristics, ORBITAL CHARACTERISTICS, Viewing Geometry |
| MODIS/Terra+Aqua Land Aerosol Optical Depth Daily L2G Global 1km SIN Grid NRT | MODIS | 2022-08-01 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 6.1NRT | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS | Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness |
| Combined ASTER and MODIS Emissivity database over Land (CAMEL) Emissivity Monthly Global 0.05Deg V003 | ASTER, MODIS | 2000-03-01 to 2024-01-01 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 003 | COMPLETE | netCDF-4 | Emissivity, Vegetation Index, Snow Cover, Land Surface Temperature |
| RSS Monthly 1-deg Microwave Total Precipitable Water netCDF Version7 revision 00 | AMSR-E | N: 60 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 | 7 | Retired | NETCDF | Atmospheric Water Vapor | |
| MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity 5-Min L2 1km NRT | MODIS | 2021-06-01 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 6.1NRT | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS | Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity |
| MODIS/Aqua Snow Cover 5-Min L2 Swath 500m NRT | MODIS | 2021-02-07 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 6.1NRT | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS | Lake Ice, Lake Ice, Snow Cover, Lake Ice, Snow Cover |
| MODIS/Aqua Surface Reflectance Daily L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG NRT | MODIS | 2021-02-07 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 6.1NRT | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS | Reflectance |
| MODIS/Aqua Thermal Bands Daily L2G Global 1km SIN Grid Day NRT | MODIS | 2021-02-07 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 6.1NRT | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS | Land Surface Temperature |
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