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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMSR-E/Aqua Daily L3 12.5 km Brightness Temperature, Sea Ice Concentration, & Snow Depth Polar Grids V004 | AMSR-E | 2002-06-01 to 2011-10-04 | N: 90 S: 30.98 E: 180 W: -180 | 4 | COMPLETE | HDF-EOS5 | Brightness Temperature, Sea Ice Concentration, Snow Depth |
| MODIS/Aqua Cloud Properties Level 3 daily, 1x1 degree grid | MODIS | 2002-07-04 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 1.1 | ACTIVE | NetCDF5 | Clouds, Cloud Properties, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height |
| 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 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 1 | ACTIVE | NetCDF-4 | Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosols, Aerosol Particle Properties |
| MODIS/Aqua Surface Reflectance Daily L2G Global 1km and 500m SIN Grid NRT | MODIS | 2021-02-07 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 6.1NRT | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS | Reflectance |
| MODIS (Aqua/Terra) Cloud Properties Level 3 monthly, 1x1 degree grid | MODIS | 2002-07-01 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 6.2 | ACTIVE | netCDF4 | Optical Depth/Thickness, Clouds, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice |
| MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity 5-Min L2 1km NRT | MODIS | 2021-06-01 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 6.1NRT | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS | Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity |
| AMSR-E/Aqua L2B Surface Soil Moisture, Ancillary Parms, & QC EASE-Grids V002 | AMSR-E | 2002-06-18 to 2011-10-03 | N: 89.24 S: -89.24 E: 180 W: -180 | 2 | COMPLETE | HDF-EOS2 | Soil Moisture/Water Content, Vegetation Water Content |
| AMSR-E/Aqua Daily L3 6.25 km Sea Ice Drift Polar Grids V001 | AMSR-E | 2011-05-30 to 2011-10-03 | N: 90 S: 30.98 E: 180 W: -180 | 1 | COMPLETE | HDF-EOS2 | Microwave Imagery, Sea Ice Motion |
| MODIS/Terra+Aqua Land Surface BRF Daily L2G Global 500m and 1km SIN Grid NRT | MODIS | 2022-08-01 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 6.1NRT | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS | Surface Radiative Properties, Reflectance |
| AMSU/MSU Midtropo Day/Month Temp Anomalies and Annual Cycle Version 5 | AMSU-A | N: 89 S: -89 E: 180 W: -180 | 5 | Retired | netCDF-4, ASCII | Atmospheric 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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