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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.
Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Version | Data State | Data Format | Related Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MODIS/Aqua Aerosol 10km 5-Min L2 Narrow Swath Subset along CloudSat V002 (MAC04S0) at GES DISC | MODIS | 2006-06-02 to 2018-02-28 | 002 | COMPLETE | Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Particle Properties, Aerosol Radiance | |
| MODIS/Aqua Aerosol 10km 5-Min L2 Wide Swath Subset along CloudSat V002 (MAC04S1) at GES DISC | MODIS | 2006-06-02 to 2018-02-28 | 002 | COMPLETE | Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Particle Properties, Aerosol Radiance | |
| MODIS/Aqua Aerosol 5-Min L2 Swath 10km | MODIS | 2002-07-04 to Present | 6.1 | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS | Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Particle Properties |
| MODIS/Aqua Aerosol 5-Min L2 Swath 10km - NRT | MODIS | 2017-10-20 | 6.1NRT | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS | Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Particle Properties |
| MODIS/Aqua Aerosol 5-Min L2 Swath 3km | MODIS | 2002-07-04 to Present | 6.1 | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS | Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Particle Properties |
| MODIS/Aqua Aerosol 5-Min L2 Swath 3km - NRT | MODIS | 2017-10-20 | 6.1NRT | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS | Aerosols, Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Forward Scatter, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness |
| MODIS/Aqua Aerosol 5-Min L2 Swath Subset 10km along MLS V002 (MAM04S0) at GES DISC | MODIS | 2004-08-08 to 2008-01-11 | 002 | COMPLETE | Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Particle Properties, Aerosol Radiance | |
| MODIS/Aqua Aerosol Cloud Water Vapor Ozone 8-Day L3 Global 1Deg CMG | MODIS | 2002-07-04 to Present | 6.1 | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS | Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Particle Properties |
| MODIS/Aqua Aerosol Cloud Water Vapor Ozone Daily L3 Global 1Deg CMG | MODIS | 2002-07-04 to Present | 6.1 | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS | Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Particle Properties |
| MODIS/Aqua Aerosol Cloud Water Vapor Ozone Monthly L3 Global 1Deg CMG | MODIS | 2002-07-01 to Present | 6.1 | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS | Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Particle Properties |
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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 | |
| FLOOD | The FLOOD viewer facilitates the use and evaluation of LANCE flood products by allowing the user to browse globally and over time, and to compare to other flood products. | Monitoring Natural Events, Search and Discovery, 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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