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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.

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AMSR-E/Aqua level 3 global monthly Surface Soil Moisture Standard Deviation V005 (AMSRE_STDMO) at GES DISC AMSR-E 2002-10-01 to 2011-09-30 005 COMPLETE Soil Moisture/Water Content
AMSR-E/Aqua Monthly L3 5x5 deg Rainfall Accumulations V002 AMSR-E 2002-06-19 to 2011-10-01 2 COMPLETE HDF-EOS2 Precipitation Amount, Rain
AMSR-E/Aqua Monthly L3 Global Ascending/Descending .25x.25 deg Ocean Grids V002 AMSR-E 2002-06-19 to 2011-10-01 2 COMPLETE HDF-EOS2 Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Precipitable Water, Sea Surface Temperature, Surface Winds, Water Temperature, Water Vapor Indices
AMSR-E/Aqua Monthly L3 Global Snow Water Equivalent EASE-Grids V002 AMSR-E 2002-06-19 to 2011-10-01 2 COMPLETE HDF-EOS2 Snow Water Equivalent, Snow Water Equivalent
AMSR-E/Aqua surface soil moisture (LPRM) L2B V002 (LPRM_AMSRE_SOILM2) at GES DISC AMSR-E 2002-06-19 to 2011-10-03 002 COMPLETE Vegetation Water Content, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Skin Temperature
AMSR-E/Aqua surface soil moisture (LPRM) L3 1 day 25 km x 25 km ascending V002 (LPRM_AMSRE_A_SOILM3) at GES DISC AMSR-E 2002-06-19 to 2011-10-03 002 COMPLETE Vegetation Water Content, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Skin Temperature
AMSR-E/Aqua surface soil moisture (LPRM) L3 1 day 25 km x 25 km descending V002 (LPRM_AMSRE_D_SOILM3) at GES DISC AMSR-E 2002-06-19 to 2011-10-03 002 COMPLETE Vegetation Water Content, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Skin Temperature
AMSR-E/Aqua surface soil moisture (LSMEM) L3 1 day 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V001 (WC_LSMEM_SOILM_025) at GES DISC AMSR-E 2002-06-19 to 2011-09-27 001 COMPLETE Soil Moisture/Water Content
AMSR-E/Aqua Weekly L3 Global Ascending/Descending .25x.25 deg Ocean Grids V002 AMSR-E 2002-06-19 to 2011-10-02 2 COMPLETE HDF-EOS2 Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Precipitable Water, Sea Surface Temperature Indices, Surface Winds, Water Temperature, Water Vapor Indicators
AMSR-MODIS Boundary Layer Water Vapor L3 Daily 1 degree x 1 degree V1 (AMDBLWV) at GES DISC AMSR-E, MODIS, AMSR2 2002-07-04 to 2016-12-31 1 COMPLETE Atmospheric Water Vapor
AMSR-MODIS Boundary Layer Water Vapor L3 Daily 1 degree x 1 degree V2 (AMDBLWV) at GES DISC AMSR-E, MODIS, AMSR2 2002-07-04 to 2017-12-31 2 COMPLETE Atmospheric Water Vapor
AMSR-MODIS Boundary Layer Water Vapor L3 Monthly 1 degree x 1 degree V1 (AMMBLWV) at GES DISC AMSR-E, MODIS, AMSR2 2002-07-01 to 2016-12-31 1 COMPLETE Atmospheric Water Vapor
AMSR-MODIS Boundary Layer Water Vapor L3 Monthly 1 degree x 1 degree V2 (AMMBLWV) at GES DISC AMSR-E, MODIS, AMSR2 2002-07-01 to 2017-12-31 2 COMPLETE Atmospheric Water Vapor
AMSU/MSU Lowstratosphere Day/Month Temperature Anomalies and Annual Cycle MSU, AMSU-A 1978-01-01 6 ACTIVE ASCII, netCDF-4 Air Temperature
AMSU/MSU Lowtroposphere Day/Month Temperature Anomalies and Annual Cycle V6 MSU, AMSU-A 1978-01-01 6 ACTIVE ASCII, netCDF-4 Air Temperature
AMSU/MSU Midtroposphere Day/Month Temperature Anomalies and Annual Cycle V6 MSU, AMSU-A 1978-01-01 6 ACTIVE ASCII, netCDF-4 Air Temperature
AMSU/MSU Tropopause Day/Month Temperature Anomalies and Annual Cycle V6 MSU, AMSU-A 1978-01-01 6 ACTIVE netCDF-4, ASCII Air Temperature
Annual PM2.5 Concentrations for Countries and Urban Areas, 1998-2016 Computer, MODIS, MISR, SeaWiFS 1998-01-01 to 2016-12-31 1.00 COMPLETE Shapefile, Excel Particulate Matter, Particulates, Sustainability
Aqua AIRS Level 2 JoSFRA Retrieval Standard: Atmosphere cloud and surface geophysical state per footprint V2 at GES DISC AIRS 2002-08-30 to Present 2 ACTIVE Atmospheric Temperature
Aqua AIRS Level 3 Spectral Outgoing Longwave Radiation (OLR) Monthly AIRS 2002-08-31 to Present 6.1 ACTIVE Outgoing Longwave Radiation
Aqua AIRS-MLS Matchup Indexes V1.0 (AIRS_MLS_IND) at GES_DISC AIRS, MLS 2004-08-08 to 2016-09-25 1.0 COMPLETE Clouds
Aqua AIRS-MODIS 1-km Matchup Indexes V1 (Aqua_AIRS_MODIS1km_IND) at GES_DISC MODIS, AIRS 2002-08-31 to 2025-11-25 1 COMPLETE Clouds
Aqua AIRS-MODIS Matchup Indexes V1.0 (AIRS_MDS_IND) at GES_DISC AIRS, MODIS 2003-01-01 to 2016-12-31 1.0 COMPLETE Clouds
AQUA MODIS High Resolution Level 3 daily aerosol data, 0.1x0.1 degree grid Version 001 (AER_DBDT_D10KM_L3_MODIS_AQUA) at GES DISC MODIS 2002-07-04 to Present 001 ACTIVE Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
AQUA MODIS High Resolution Level 3 monthly aerosol data, 0.1x0.1 degree grid Version 001 (AER_DBDT_M10KM_L3_MODIS_AQUA) at GES DISC MODIS 2002-07-01 to Present 001 ACTIVE Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness

Aqua Data Tools

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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
FLOOD The FLOOD viewer facilitates the use and evaluation of LANCE flood products by allowing the user to browse globally and over time, and to compare to other flood products. Monitoring Natural Events, Search and Discovery, 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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