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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 | Data State | Data Format | Related Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NASA Water Vapor Project MEaSUREs (NVAP-M) NVAP WEATHER Total Precipitable Water | AIRS, SSM/I, HIRS, RADIOSONDES, GPS | 1988-01-01 to 2009-12-01 | 1 | COMPLETE | NetCDF-4 | Total Precipitable Water, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Water Vapor Indicators |
| NASA Water Vapor Project MEaSUREs (NVAP-M) CLIMATE Layered Precipitable Water | AIRS, HIRS, RADIOSONDES | 1988-01-01 to 2009-12-01 | 1 | COMPLETE | NetCDF-4 | Atmospheric Water Vapor, Water Vapor Indicators, Layered Precipitable Water |
| INTEX-B Cessna Aircraft data | NOT APPLICABLE | 2006-04-23 to 2006-05-17 | 1 | COMPLETE | ICARTT | Aerosols, Air Quality |
| INTEX-B Satellite data | NOT APPLICABLE | 2006-02-01 to 2006-05-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | ICARTT | Aerosols, Air Quality |
| INTEX-B Ground data | NOT APPLICABLE | 2006-03-03 to 2006-05-16 | 1 | COMPLETE | ICARTT | Aerosols, Air Quality |
| INTEX-A AIRMAP data | NOT APPLICABLE, FILTERABLE DEPOSIT JAR SAMPLER, DC8 DROPSONDES | 2004-07-05 to 2004-07-05 | 1 | COMPLETE | ASCII | Aerosols, Air Quality |
| INTEX-B Model data | NOT APPLICABLE | 2006-02-28 to 2006-05-16 | 1 | COMPLETE | ICARTT | Aerosols, Air Quality |
| INTEX-B C-130 Aircraft data | NOT APPLICABLE | 2006-02-15 to 2006-05-15 | 1 | COMPLETE | ICARTT | Aerosols, Air Quality |
| INTEX-B Ozonesonde data | OZONESONDES, NOT APPLICABLE | 2006-02-23 to 2006-09-20 | 1 | COMPLETE | ICARTT | Aerosols, Air Quality |
| INTEX-B King Air Be200 Aircraft data | NOT APPLICABLE | 2006-03-01 to 2006-03-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | ICARTT | Aerosols, Air Quality |
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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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