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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.

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CERES Single Scanner Footprint (SSF) TOA/Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Terra-FM2 Edition4A CERES-FM2 2000-03-01 to 2025-01-10 Edition4A COMPLETE HDF4 Albedo, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Height, Cloud Properties
CERES Time-Interpolated TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Daily Terra Edition4A CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2 2000-03-01 to Present Edition4A ACTIVE HDF4 Albedo, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Emissivity, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux
CERES Time-Interpolated TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly Terra Edition4A CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, MODIS 2000-03-01 to Present Edition4A ACTIVE HDF4 Albedo, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Height, Outgoing Longwave Radiation
CERES-MODIS and hourly geostationary cloud properties stratified by ISCCP cloud types for day and night. MODIS, IMAGING RADIOMETERS 2000-03-01 to Present Edition4A ACTIVE HDF4 Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Types
CERES-MODIS-VIIRS and hourly geostationary cloud properties stratified by ISCCP cloud types for day and night. MODIS, VIIRS 2018-05-01 to Present Edition4A ACTIVE HDF4 Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Types
CER_BDS_Terra-FM2_Edition4 CERES-FM2, CERES SCANNER 2000-03-01 to 2025-01-10 Edition4 COMPLETE HDF4 Shortwave Radiation, Visible Radiance, Longwave Radiation, Sensor Counts, SINK TEMPERATURE
CLAMS MODIS L2 Aerosols MODIS 2001-07-10 to 2001-08-02 1 COMPLETE HDF4 Aerosols, Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Climatological Monthly Frequency of Dust Storm over Land for Varying Intensities, Based on MODIS Terra Deep Blue Level 2 Aerosol Products MOD04_L2 Collection 6.1, on a Global 0.1 by 0.1 Degree Grid, Level 3 Version 1 (MODFDS_CLM_GLB_L3) at GES DISC MODIS 2000-01-01 to 2022-12-31 1 ACTIVE Dust/Ash/Smoke, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
CMS: MODIS GPP, fPAR, and SST, and ENSO Index, Baja California, Mexico, 2000-2013 MODIS 2000-01-01 to 2013-12-31 1 COMPLETE CSV Multivariate ENSO Index, Sea Surface Temperature, Photosynthetically Active Radiation
Combined ASTER and MODIS Emissivity database over Land (CAMEL) Coefficient Climatology Monthly Global 0.05Deg V003 ASTER, MODIS 2003-01-01 to 2022-01-01 003 COMPLETE netCDF-4 Emissivity, Vegetation Index, Snow Cover
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Terra 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
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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