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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 | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Version | Data State | Data Format | Related Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols 1-Hourly Terra-Aqua Edition4A | IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, CERES SCANNER, MODIS, CERES-FM4, CERES-FM3 | 2002-07-01 to Present | Edition4A | ACTIVE | HDF4 | Albedo, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Midlayer Temperature, Cloud Height |
| CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly Terra-Aqua Edition4A | IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, CERES SCANNER, MODIS, CERES-FM3, CERES-FM4 | 2002-07-01 to Present | Edition4A | ACTIVE | HDF4 | Albedo, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Midlayer Temperature, Cloud Height |
| CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Daily Terra-Aqua Edition4A | IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, CERES SCANNER, MODIS, CERES-FM4, CERES-FM3 | 2002-07-01 | Edition4A | ACTIVE | HDF4 | Albedo, Aerosols, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Base Pressure |
| CERES Time-Interpolated TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly Aqua Edition4A | CERES-FM4, CERES-FM3 | 2002-07-01 to Present | Edition4A | ACTIVE | HDF4 | Albedo, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Height, Outgoing Longwave Radiation |
| CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly-Averaged 1-Hourly Terra-Aqua Edition4A | IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, CERES SCANNER, MODIS, CERES-FM4, CERES-FM3 | 2002-07-01 | Edition4A | ACTIVE | HDF4 | Albedo, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Midlayer Temperature, Cloud Height |
| CERES ERBE-like Time-Interpolated TOA Fluxes Aqua Crosstrack Edition4 | CERES-FM4, CERES-FM3 | 2002-07-01 to Present | Edition4 | ACTIVE | HDF4 | Albedo, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Shortwave Radiation, Longwave Radiation |
| CERES ERBE-like Time-Interpolated TOA Fluxes Terra and Aqua Crosstrack Edition4 | CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, CERES-FM3, CERES-FM4 | 2002-07-01 to Present | Edition4 | ACTIVE | HDF4 | Albedo, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Shortwave Radiation, Longwave Radiation |
| INTEX-B DC-8 Aircraft data | 2006-02-22 to 2006-05-15 | 1 | COMPLETE | ICARTT | Aerosols, Air Quality | |
| NASA Water Vapor Project MEaSUREs (NVAP-M) WEATHER Layered Precipitable Water | AIRS, HIRS, RADIOSONDES | 1988-01-01 to 2009-12-01 | 1 | COMPLETE | NetCDF-4 | Atmospheric Water Vapor, Water Vapor Indicators, Layered Precipitable Water |
| NASA Water Vapor Project MEaSUREs (NVAP-M) CLIMATE Total Precipitable Water | AIRS, SSM/I, HIRS, RADIOSONDES | 1988-01-01 to 2009-12-01 | 1 | COMPLETE | NetCDF-4 | Total Precipitable Water, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Water Vapor Indicators |
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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 | |
| 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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