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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 | Spatial Extent | Version | Data State | Data Format | Related Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MODIS/Aqua 8-Day Clear Sky Radiance Bias Daily L3 Global 1Deg Zonal Bands | MODIS | 2002-07-04 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 6.1 | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS | Infrared Radiance, Microwave Radiance, ULTRAVIOLET RADIANCE |
| MODIS/Aqua Atmospherically Corrected Surface Reflectance 5-Min L2 Swath 250m, 500m, and 1km | MODIS | 2002-07-04 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 6.1 | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS | Reflectance |
| MODIS/Aqua Surface Reflectance Daily L2G Global 500m SIN Grid NRT | MODIS | 2015-12-06 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 6.1NRT | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS | Reflectance |
| MEaSUREs Antarctic Boundaries for IPY 2007-2009 from Satellite Radar V002 | PALSAR, MODIS, SAR, ASAR, OLI, C-SAR | 1992-02-07 to 2015-12-31 | N: -60 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 2 | COMPLETE | GeoTIFF, BMP, Shapefile | Basins, Coastline, Grounding Line, Ice Shelves |
| AMSR-E/Aqua Daily L3 Surface Soil Moisture, Interpretive Parameters, & QC EASE-Grids V002 | AMSR-E | 2002-06-19 to 2011-10-03 | N: 89.24 S: -89.24 E: 180 W: -180 | 2 | COMPLETE | HDF-EOS2 | Brightness Temperature, Microwave Imagery, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Vegetation Water Content |
| Low Earth Orbit Land Surface Temperature Monthly Global Gridded V002 | MODIS, VIIRS | 2002-08-01 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 002 | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS5 | Land Surface Temperature |
| RSS Monthly 1-deg Merged Wind Climatology netCDF Version7 revision 00 | AMSR-E | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 7r00 | Retired | NETCDF | Atmospheric Winds | |
| MODIS/Aqua Cloud Properties COSP Level 3 monthly, 1x1 deg. grid | MODIS | 2002-08-01 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 1.1 | ACTIVE | netCDF4 | Optical Depth/Thickness, Clouds, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice |
| MODIS/Aqua Thermal Anomalies/Fire 5-Min L2 Swath 1km NRT | MODIS | 2021-02-07 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 6.1NRT | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS | Fire Occurrence, Surface Radiative Properties, Land Surface Temperature |
| MODIS/Aqua Sea Ice Extent Daily L3 Global 1km EASE-Grid Night V061 | MODIS | 2002-07-04 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 61 | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS2 | Ice Temperature |
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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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