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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.

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AIRS/Aqua L1B Near Real Time (NRT) Visible/Near Infrared (VIS/NIR) quality assurance subset V005 (AIRVBQAP_NRT) at GES DISC AIRS 2015-12-15 to Present 005 ACTIVE Infrared Radiance, Visible Radiance
AIRS/Aqua L3 daily CO2 in the free troposphere (AIRS-only) 2.5 degrees x 2 degrees V005 (AIRS3C2D) at GES DISC AIRS 2010-01-01 to 2017-02-28 005 COMPLETE Absorption, Radiative Forcing, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide
AIRS/Aqua L2 Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU) V006 (AIRX2RET) at GES DISC AIRS, AMSU-A 2002-08-30 to 2016-09-24 006 COMPLETE Air Temperature, Carbon Monoxide, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure
Aqua/AIRS L2 Cloud-Cleared Infrared Radiances (AIRS+AMSU) V7.0 at GES DISC AIRS, AMSU-A 2002-08-30 to 2016-09-25 7.0 ACTIVE Infrared Radiance
MODIS/Aqua CLD Mask Spect. Results 250m and 1km 5-Min L2 Wide Swath Subset along CloudSat V002 (MAC35S1) at GES DISC MODIS 2006-06-02 to 2018-03-01 002 COMPLETE Cloud Frequency, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Base Pressure
Aqua/AIRS L2 Near Real Time (NRT) Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS-only) V7.0 at GES DISC AIRS 2002-08-30 to Present 7.0 ACTIVE Carbon Monoxide, Tropospheric Ozone, Geopotential Height, Tropopause, Atmospheric Ozone
AIRS/Aqua L3 Monthly Quantization in Physical Units (AIRS+AMSU+HSB) 5 degrees x 5 degrees V006 (AIRH3QPM) at GES DISC AIRS, AMSU-A, HSB 2002-09-01 to 2003-02-01 006 COMPLETE Air Temperature, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Vertical Distribution
MODIS/Aqua Geolocation Fields 1km 5-Min 1A Swath Subset along MLS V002 (MAM03S0) at GES DISC MODIS 2004-08-08 to 2008-01-11 002 COMPLETE Terrain Elevation, Attitude Characteristics, ORBITAL CHARACTERISTICS, VIEWING GEOMETRY
GHRSST NOAA/STAR ACSPO v2.81 0.02 degree L3S Daily Dataset from LEO Satellites VIIRS, AVHRR, MODIS 2000-02-24 2.81 ACTIVE netCDF-4 Sea Surface Subskin Temperature
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
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Aqua Data Tools

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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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