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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain Asia 1 km MODIS-AIRS Gap-Filled Ground Temperatures and Permafrost Probability Maps, 2003-2016 V001 | AIRS, MODIS | 2003-01-01 to 2016-12-31 | N: 45 S: 22.7 E: 106.7 W: 63 | 1 | COMPLETE | netCDF-4 | Land Surface Temperature, Permafrost, Permafrost Temperature |
| 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 |
| MODIS/Aqua Sea Ice Extent and IST Daily L3 Global 4km EASE-Grid Day V061 | MODIS | 2002-07-04 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 61 | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS2 | Ice Extent, Ice Temperature |
| RSS CCMP 6-Hourly 10 Meter Surface Winds Level 4 Version 3.1 | TMI, SSM/I, AMSR-E, AMSR2, SSMIS, SEAWINDS, GMI, WINDSAT, ASCAT | 1993-01-01 to Present | N: 80 S: -80 E: 180 W: -180 | 3.1 | ACTIVE | netCDF-4 | Surface Winds, Surface Winds |
| MODIS/Aqua Total Precipitable Water Vapor 5-Min L2 Swath 1km and 5km | MODIS | 2002-07-04 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 6.1 | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS | Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor Profiles |
| 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 Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 500m SIN Grid V061 | MODIS | 2002-07-04 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 61 | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS2 | Albedo, Snow Cover |
| MODIS/Aqua Aerosol 5-Min L2 Swath 3km - NRT | MODIS | 2017-10-20 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 6.1NRT | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS | Aerosols, Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Forward Scatter, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness |
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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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