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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHRSST NOAA/STAR ACSPO v2.81 0.02 degree L3S Dataset from Afternoon LEO Satellites | VIIRS, MODIS | 2002-07-04 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 2.81 | ACTIVE | netCDF-4 | Sea Surface Subskin Temperature |
| MODIS/Aqua Aerosol 5-Min L2 Swath 10km | MODIS | 2002-07-04 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 6.1 | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS | Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Particle Properties |
| MODIS/Aqua Calibrated Radiances 5-Min L1B Swath 250m - NRT | MODIS | 2017-10-20 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 6.1NRT | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS | Infrared Radiance, REFLECTED INFRARED, Visible Radiance |
| AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L3 Global Daily Ascending/Descending .25x.25 deg Ocean Grids V001 | AMSR-E, AMSR2 | 2002-06-01 to 2011-10-04, 2012-07-02 to Present | N: 89.24 S: -89.24 E: 180 W: -180 | 1 | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS5 | Cloud Precipitable Water, Cloud Water Path, Sea Surface Temperature, Surface Winds |
| GHRSST NOAA/STAR ACSPO v2.81 0.02 degree L3S Daily Dataset from LEO Satellites | VIIRS, AVHRR, MODIS | 2000-02-24 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 2.81 | ACTIVE | netCDF-4 | Sea Surface Subskin Temperature |
| MODIS/Aqua Calibrated Radiances 5-Min L1B Swath 250m | MODIS | 2002-07-04 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 6.1 | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS | Infrared Radiance, REFLECTED INFRARED, Visible Radiance |
| GEO-LEO Merged Deep Blue Aerosol 0.25x0.25 degree Gridded L2 | ABI, AHI, MODIS, VIIRS | 2019-05-01 to 2020-05-01 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 1 | ACTIVE | NetCDF-4 | Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosols, Aerosol Particle Properties |
| MODIS/Aqua Geolocation Fields 5-Min L1A Swath 1km - NRT | MODIS | 2017-10-20 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 6.1NRT | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS | Attitude Characteristics, ORBITAL CHARACTERISTICS, Viewing Geometry |
| AMSR-E/Aqua Daily L3 Global Snow Water Equivalent EASE-Grids V002 | AMSR-E | 2002-06-19 to 2011-10-03 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 2 | COMPLETE | HDF-EOS2 | Snow Water Equivalent, Snow Water Equivalent |
| AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L2B Global Swath Surface Precipitation V001 | AMSR-E, AMSR2 | 2002-06-01 to 2011-10-04, 2012-07-02 to Present | N: 89.24 S: -89.24 E: 180 W: -180 | 1 | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS5 | Cloud Water Path, Convective Precipitation, Frozen Precipitation, Ice Water Path, Rain Water Path |
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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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