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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAFARI 2000 MAPSS MOD05_L2 Water Vapor Summary Data for Southern Africa | MODIS | 2000-02-24 to 2002-03-04 | N: -7.976 S: -28.248 E: 32.905 W: -14.415 | 1 | COMPLETE | Shapefile | REFLECTED INFRARED, Water Vapor, Total Precipitable Water |
| LBA-ECO LC-23 Characterization of Vegetation Fire Dynamics for Brazil: 2001-2003 | MODIS, AVHRR | 2001-01-01 to 2003-12-31 | N: 5.3 S: -33.75 E: -34.8 W: -74 | 1 | COMPLETE | multiple | Reflectance, Wildfires, Fire Occurrence |
| LBA-ECO LC-23 ASTER and MODIS Fire Data Comparison for Brazil: 2003-2004 | MODIS, ASTER | 2003-01-19 to 2004-02-07 | N: 5 S: -11 E: -54 W: -68 | 1 | COMPLETE | multiple | Wildfires |
| LBA-ECO LC-39 MODIS Active Fire and Frequency Data for South America: 2000-2007 | MODIS | 2000-03-01 to 2007-12-31 | N: 11.7452 S: -34.86 E: -53.308 W: -81.286 | 1 | COMPLETE | multiple | Fire Occurrence, Deforestation |
| Location and Permanency of Water Bodies in the African Sahel Region from 2003-2011 | MODIS | 2003-01-01 to 2011-12-31 | N: 20 S: 10 E: 40 W: -20 | 1 | COMPLETE | netCDF-3 | Inundation, Lakes/Reservoirs, Total Surface Water |
| MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity 5-Min L2 1km V006 | MODIS | 2002-07-04 to 2023-02-01 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 006 | DEPRECATED | HDF-EOS2 | Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity |
| MODIS/Terra+Aqua BRDF/Albedo Black Sky Albedo Band5 Daily L3 Global 30ArcSec CMG V006 | MODIS | 2000-02-16 to 2023-02-17 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 006 | DEPRECATED | HDF-EOS2 | Albedo, Anisotropy, Reflectance |
| MODIS/Terra+Aqua BRDF/Albedo Parameter1 Band1 Daily L3 Global 30ArcSec CMG V006 | MODIS | 2000-02-16 to 2023-02-17 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 006 | DEPRECATED | HDF-EOS2 | Albedo, Anisotropy, Reflectance |
| MODIS/Terra+Aqua BRDF/Albedo Quality Daily L3 Global - 500m V006 | MODIS | 2000-02-16 to 2023-02-17 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 006 | DEPRECATED | HDF-EOS2 | Reflectance, Albedo, Anisotropy |
| MODIS/Aqua Net Evapotranspiration Yearly L4 Global 500m SIN Grid V006 | MODIS | 2002-01-01 to 2003-12-31 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 006 | DEPRECATED | HDF-EOS2 | Evapotranspiration, Photosynthesis, Primary Production |
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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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