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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
NASA data helps researchers track post-storm changes in sea surface temperature and ocean salinity.
Data in Action
June 12, 2019
This ARSET training focuses on integrating NASA Earth observations into water quality monitoring decision-making processes.
Training
June 5-19, 2019
Discover how a NASA DEVELOP team assessed and mapped changes in the risk of wildfires following a beetle infestation.
Data in Action
April 24, 2019
Esta capacitación de ARSET cubre cómo usar datos de la NASA para caracterizar eventos de desastres y apoyar esfuerzos de ayuda.
Training
April 16-30, 2019
This ARSET training shows how NASA remote sensing data can be used to characterize and monitor disaster-related events and support relief efforts.
Training
April 16-30, 2019
This ARSET training introduces the ecological applications of time series analysis.
Training
April 15-17, 2019
Post-storm effects included sea surface temperature cooling followed by localized chlorophyll-a blooms.
Data in Action
April 11, 2019
This ARSET training introduces using satellite data and Earth system modeling data sources to estimate surface water budgets.
Training
March 13 - April 3, 2019
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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
NASA Earth observation data contributed to the discovery of a previously unknown subpopulation of polar bears in Southeast Greenland.
Feature Article
June 23, 2022
Image captured on May 16, 2022 by the MODIS instrument aboard the Aqua satellite.
Worldview Image of the Week
May 26, 2022
Update Your Bookmarks: We are no longer processing the "Chlorophyll a Terra/MODIS" (MODIS_Terra_Chlorophyll_A) and "Chlorophyll a Aqua/MODIS" (MODIS_Aqua_Chlorophyll_A). Comparable layers are available for Terra/MODIS, Aqua/MODIS and now, Suomi NPP/VIIRS.
Blog
May 19, 2022
Along with NASA engineers, NASA’s Earth Science Mission Operations (ESMO) Project is credited with Aqua’s remarkable longevity in space
Feature Article
May 19, 2022
Image captured on Mar 5, 2022 by the MODIS instrument aboard the Aqua satellite.
Worldview Image of the Week
May 18, 2022
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