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Terra Data Access and Tools
Data collected by NASA’s Terra satellite are integral for efforts to understand changes among Earth's interconnected systems. Explore Terra datasets and learn more about relevant data tools.
Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Version | Data State | Data Format | Related Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MISR Level 3 Global Joint Aerosol monthly product V002 | MISR | 2000-03-01 to Present | 002 | ACTIVE | netCDF-4, HDF5 | Aerosols, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness |
| MISR monthly, global 1 x 1 deg grid 'Clim-Likely' aerosol climatology, derived from 'typical-year' aerosol transport model results available in 1999. (MISR_AEROSOL_CLIM) | MISR | 1999-01-01 to 2000-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | ASCII | Aerosols |
| MISR OBC Data V002 | MISR | 2003-07-30 to Present | 002 | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS2 | Sensor Characteristics, Platform Characteristics |
| MISR radiometric camera-by-camera Cloud Mask subset for the UAE region V003 | MISR | 2004-08-02 to 2004-11-03 | 003 | COMPLETE | HDF-EOS2 | Cloud Amount, Cloud Frequency, Reflectance |
| MISR radiometric camera-by-camera Cloud Mask subset for the UAE region V004 | MISR | 2004-07-01 to 2006-10-05 | 004 | COMPLETE | HDF-EOS2 | Cloud Amount |
| MISR radiometric camera-by-camera Cloud Mask V004 | MISR | 1999-12-18 to Present | 004 | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS2 | Cloud Amount |
| MISR TASC dataset V002 | MISR | 1999-12-18 to Present | 002 | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS2 | Freshwater Runoff |
| Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) CPEX V1 | IMAGING RADIOMETERS | 2017-05-09 to 2017-07-16 | 1 | COMPLETE | netCDF-3 | Cloud Dynamics |
| MODIS (Aqua/Terra) Cloud Properties Level 3 daily, 1x1 degree grid | MODIS | 2002-07-04 to Present | 6.2 | ACTIVE | netCDF4 | Optical Depth/Thickness, Clouds, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice |
| MODIS (Aqua/Terra) Cloud Properties Level 3 monthly, 1x1 degree grid | MODIS | 2002-07-01 to Present | 6.2 | ACTIVE | netCDF4 | Optical Depth/Thickness, Clouds, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice |
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Terra 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 | |
| LP DAAC Data Prep Scripts | Access a collection of R and Python scripts to download data and perform basic data processing functions. | ||
| MISR Browse Tool | The MISR Browse Tool allows easy access to images from the MISR instrument. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization | |
| MISR Level 3 Data Browser | The MISR Level 3 Data Browser provides visualizations of select parameters available in the MISR Level 3 global data products. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization | |
| MISR Orbit Tool | The MISR Orbit Tool is an interactive interface for converting dates to MISR Orbit number and Orbit numbers to dates. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, 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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