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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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Likely Basal Thermal State of the Greenland Ice Sheet V002 MODIS, ACORDS, ICORDS, MCRDS, MCoRDS 1993-06-23 to 2017-05-20 2 COMPLETE netCDF-4 THERMAL PROPERTIES
Likely Basal Thermal State of the Greenland Ice Sheet V002 MODIS, ACORDS, ICORDS, MCRDS, MCoRDS 1993-06-23 to 2017-05-20 2 COMPLETE netCDF-4 THERMAL PROPERTIES
Location and Permanency of Water Bodies in the African Sahel Region from 2003-2011 MODIS 2003-01-01 to 2011-12-31 1 COMPLETE netCDF-3 Inundation, Lakes/Reservoirs, Total Surface Water
Low Earth Orbit Land Surface Temperature Monthly Global Gridded V001 MODIS, VIIRS 2002-08-01 to 2020-12-31 001 COMPLETE HDF-EOS5 Land Surface Temperature
Low Earth Orbit Land Surface Temperature Monthly Global Gridded V002 MODIS, VIIRS 2002-08-01 to Present 002 ACTIVE HDF-EOS5 Land Surface Temperature
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 2 COMPLETE GeoTIFF, BMP, Shapefile Basins, Coastline, Grounding Line, Ice Shelves
MEaSUREs Arctic Sea Ice Characterization Daily 25km EASE-Grid 2.0 V001 AMSR-E, SSM/I, SSMIS, SMMR 1979-01-01 to 2012-12-31 1 COMPLETE netCDF-4 Ice Extent, Sea Ice Age, Snow Melt
MEaSUREs Calibrated Enhanced-Resolution Passive Microwave Daily EASE-Grid 2.0 Brightness Temperature ESDR V001 AMSR-E, SSM/I, SSMIS, SMMR 1978-10-25 to 2025-09-30 1 DEPRECATED netCDF-4 Brightness Temperature
MEaSUREs Global Record of Daily Landscape Freeze/Thaw Status V003 AMSR-E, SSM/I, SSMIS, SMMR 2002-06-19 to 2011-09-27 3 DEPRECATED GIF, HDF5, GeoTIFF Freeze/Thaw
MEaSUREs Global Record of Daily Landscape Freeze/Thaw Status V003 AMSR-E, SSM/I, SSMIS, SMMR 2002-06-19 to 2011-09-27 3 DEPRECATED GIF, HDF5, GeoTIFF Freeze/Thaw
MEaSUREs Global Record of Daily Landscape Freeze/Thaw Status V004 AMSR-E, SSM/I, SSMIS, MWRI, AMSR2, SMMR 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31 4 DEPRECATED GIF, HDF5, GeoTIFF Freeze/Thaw
MEaSUREs Greenland Monthly Image Mosaics from MODIS V001 MODIS 2008-03-01 to 2016-09-30 1 COMPLETE GeoTIFF Ice Edges, Surface Morphology
MEaSUREs MODIS Mosaic of Greenland 2005 (MOG2005) Image Map V001 MODIS 2005-03-12 to 2005-04-30 1 DEPRECATED GeoTIFF, Shapefile Snow Grain Size, Surface Morphology
MEaSUREs MODIS Mosaic of Greenland (MOG) 2005, 2010, and 2015 Image Maps V002 MODIS 2005-03-12 to 2005-04-30 2 COMPLETE GeoTIFF, Shapefile Snow Grain Size, Surface Morphology
MEaSUREs MODIS Mosaic of Greenland (MOG) 2005, 2010, and 2015 Image Maps V002 MODIS 2005-03-12 to 2005-04-30 2 COMPLETE GeoTIFF, Shapefile Snow Grain Size, Surface Morphology
MEaSURES_GLOBAL_WETLANDS_INUNDATION AMSR-E 2002-01-01 to 2009-12-31 1 NOT PROVIDED Soil Moisture/Water Content, Wetlands
Mediterranean Sea High Resolution SST L4 Analysis 1/16deg Resolution MODIS, SEVIRI, AVHRR-3, AVHRR, AATSR 2007-12-31 2.0 ACTIVE netCDF-4 Sea Surface Temperature
Mediterranean Sea Ultra High Resolution SST L4 Analysis 0.01 deg Resolution MODIS, SEVIRI, AVHRR-3, AVHRR, AATSR 2007-12-31 2.0 ACTIVE netCDF-4 Sea Surface Temperature
MERRA-2 Monthly Gridded Innovations and Observations AIRS_AQUA 0.5 x 0.625 degree V1 (M2_AIRS_AQUA) at GES DISC NOT APPLICABLE, AIRS 2002-08-31 to Present 1 ACTIVE Atmospheric Temperature, Brightness Temperature, Brightness Temperature
MERRA-2 Monthly Gridded Innovations and Observations AMSUA_AQUA 0.5 x 0.625 degree V1 (M2_AMSUA_AQUA) at GES DISC NOT APPLICABLE, AMSU-A 2002-10-31 to 2016-08-31 1 COMPLETE Atmospheric Temperature, Brightness Temperature, Brightness Temperature
MODIS Aqua L2 chopped blocks (block size: 128 pixels x 128 pixels, daytime) V001 (MYD_L2_CB) at GES DISC MODIS 2007-01-01 to 2018-12-31 001 COMPLETE Clouds, Deep Convective Cloud Systems
MODIS Aqua L2 deep-convective cloud classification MODIS 2001-01-01 to 2020-12-31 001 COMPLETE Clouds, Convective Clouds/Systems (Observed/Analyzed)
MODIS Aqua L2 model predicted low cloud types of chopped blocks in which low cloud dominates (block size: 128pixels x 128pixels) V001 (MYD_L2_MPLCT) at GES DISC MODIS 2007-01-01 to 2018-12-31 001 COMPLETE Clouds, Deep Convective Cloud Systems
MODIS Aqua L3 occurrence frequency of low-cloud types monthly mean and annual mean 2x2 degree resolution V001 (MYD_L3_OFLCT) at GES DISC MODIS 2007-01-01 to 2018-12-31 001 COMPLETE Clouds, Deep Convective Cloud Systems
MODIS Aqua Level 3 SST MID-IR 8 Day 4km Nighttime V2019.0 MODIS 2002-07-03 2019.0 ACTIVE netCDF-4 Sea Surface Temperature
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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
FLOOD The FLOOD viewer facilitates the use and evaluation of LANCE flood products by allowing the user to browse globally and over time, and to compare to other flood products. Monitoring Natural Events, Search and Discovery, 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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