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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MODIS/Aqua Cloud Mask 5-Min Swath 1000 m | MODIS | 2002-07-04 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 1 | ACTIVE | NetCDF-4 | Clouds, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height, Infrared Radiance, REFLECTED INFRARED |
| MODIS/Aqua Temperature and Water Vapor Profiles 5-Min L2 Swath 5km - NRT | MODIS | 2017-10-20 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 6.1NRT | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS | OZONE, Trace Gases/Trace Species, Storms, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Surface Pressure |
| MODIS/Aqua CGF Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 500m SIN Grid V061 | MODIS | 2002-07-04 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 61 | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS2 | Snow Cover |
| AMSR-E/Aqua Monthly L3 Global Ascending/Descending .25x.25 deg Ocean Grids V002 | AMSR-E | 2002-06-19 to 2011-10-01 | N: 89.24 S: -89.24 E: 180 W: -180 | 2 | COMPLETE | HDF-EOS2 | Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Precipitable Water, Sea Surface Temperature, Surface Winds, Water Temperature |
| MODIS/Aqua Dark Target Aerosol 5-Min L2 Swath 10 km | MODIS | 2019-01-01 to 2023-01-01 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 1 | ACTIVE | NetCDF-4 | Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosols, Aerosol Particle Properties |
| MODIS/Aqua+Terra Global Flood Product L3 NRT 250m 1-day GeoTIFF | MODIS | 2021-03-15 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 6.1 | ACTIVE | GeoTIFF | Floods, Floods |
| MODIS/Aqua Snow Cover 8-Day L3 Global 500m SIN Grid V061 | MODIS | 2002-07-04 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 61 | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS2 | Snow Cover |
| 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 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 1 | COMPLETE | netCDF-4 | Brightness Temperature |
| AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L3 Daily 12.5 km Brightness Temperatures, Sea Ice Concentration, Motion & Snow Depth Polar Grids V001 | AMSR-E, AMSR2 | 2002-06-01 to 2011-10-04, 2012-07-02 to Present | N: -39.23 S: -89.24 E: 180 W: -180 | 1 | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS5, ASCII | Brightness Temperature, Sea Ice Concentration, Sea Ice Motion, Snow Depth |
| MODIS/Terra+Aqua L3 Value-added Aerosol Optical Depth - NRT | MODIS | 2017-10-11 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 6.1NRT | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS | Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Particle Properties |
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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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