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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 | Version Sort ascending | Data State | Data Format | Related Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L3 Daily 25 km Brightness Temperatures & Sea Ice Concentration Polar Grids V001 | AMSR-E, AMSR2 | 2002-06-01 to 2011-10-04, 2012-07-02 to Present | 1 | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS5 | Brightness Temperature, Sea Ice Concentration |
| Tree Cover Estimates at 30 m Resolution for Mexico, 2016-2018 | MSS, CAMERAS, MODIS, OLI, Computer | 2016-01-01 to 2018-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | COG | Forests, Canopy Characteristics, Vegetation Cover |
| INTEX-B DC-8 Aircraft data | 2006-02-22 to 2006-05-15 | 1 | COMPLETE | ICARTT | Aerosols, Air Quality | |
| TROPESS AIRS-Aqua L2 Ammonia for Forward Stream, Summary Product V1 (TRPSYL2NH3AIRSFS) at GES DISC | AIRS | 2002-08-30 to Present | 1 | COMPLETE | Ammonia | |
| ABoVE: Dall Sheep Response to Snow and Landscape Covariates, Alaska, 2005-2008 | Computer, MODIS | 2005-09-01 to 2008-08-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | netCDF-4 classic | Snow Depth, EVEN-TOED UNGULATES, Topographic Effects, Terrain Elevation, Snow Density |
| ABoVE: Light-Curve Modelling of Gridded GPP Using MODIS MAIAC and Flux Tower Data | MODIS, Computer, MMS | 2000-01-01 to 2018-01-01 | 1 | COMPLETE | HDF4 | Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Gross Primary Production (gpp), Carbon Flux, Primary Production, Land Use Classes |
| VAGHT Combined GEOLEO Aerosol 30-Min average L3 Global 0.25x0.25 degree grid | ABI, MODIS, AHI, VIIRS | 2019-01-01 to 2023-01-02 | 1 | ACTIVE | NetCDF-4 | Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosols, Aerosol Particle Properties |
| TROPESS AIRS-Aqua L2 Atmospheric Temperature for Forward Stream, Standard Product V1 (TRPSDL2TATMAIRSFS) at GES DISC | AIRS | 2021-02-01 to Present | 1 | COMPLETE | Upper Air Temperature | |
| Greenness Trends and Carbon Stocks of Mangrove Forests Across Mexico, 2001-2015 | MODIS, Computer | 2001-01-01 to 2015-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | multiple | Estuary, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Coastal, Soil Organic Carbon (SOC), Land Use/Land Cover |
| 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 | 1 | COMPLETE | netCDF-4 | Land Surface Temperature, Permafrost, Permafrost 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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