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Aqua Resources
Earthdata resources for users working with NASA’s Aqua data include tutorials and other learning resources, news announcements such as instrument updates and data releases, user guides and related documents, and frequently asked questions.
Aqua Learning Resources
See how a DEVELOP project team employed Earth observation data to examine and predict the location of bighorn sheep habitat in the Mojave Desert.
Data in Action
Feb. 24, 2020
See how NASA's Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC) uses land cover and vegetation continuous fields data to highlight land cover changes.
StoryMap
Jan. 16, 2020
Researchers use NASA data to better understand key mechanisms responsible for near-surface salinity variations in the ocean.
Data in Action
Oct. 3, 2019
This ARSET training guides participants through using Earth observations for habitat monitoring, specifically for freshwater fish and other species.
Training
Sept. 17 - Oct. 1, 2019
This ARSET training focuses on Earth observation data useful for disaster risk assessment.
Training
Aug. 6-15, 2019
Esta capacitación de ARSET aborda cómo utilizar las observaciones de la Tierra para rastrear los cambios en el uso del suelo.
Training
July 9-23, 2019
This ARSET training highlights a tool that uses earth observations to track land degradation and urban development that meet SDG targets.
Training
July 9-23, 2019
NASA data helps researchers track post-storm changes in sea surface temperature and ocean salinity.
Data in Action
June 12, 2019
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The NASA Worldview Snapshots tool enables users to easily create satellite imagery subsets for anywhere in the world.
Blog
Sept. 11, 2022
Image of a three-day flood composite ending Aug 30, 2022, from the MODIS instruments aboard the Terra and Aqua satellites.
Worldview Image of the Week
Aug. 30, 2022
Image captured on Jul 26, 2022 by the MODIS instrument aboard the Aqua satellite.
Worldview Image of the Week
July 26, 2022
Learn how to change the colors of the fires/thermal anomalies, change the fire pixel size, show only day or night detections, and color code fires by fire radiative power, confidence, or time since detection.
Blog
July 24, 2022
Scientists develop routine service for wildfire detection in the continental United States with a latency of less than 60 seconds.
Feature Article
July 20, 2022
Image captured on Jul 19, 2022, by the MODIS instrument aboard the Aqua satellite.
Worldview Image of the Week
July 19, 2022
FIRMS recently integrated ultra real-time MODIS and VIIRS active fire data from multiple direct readout ground stations in the continental United States.
Blog
July 14, 2022
A new Combined Aqua and Terra MODIS Cloud Properties product is available at NASA's LAADS DAAC for both daily and monthly datasets.
News
June 30, 2022
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