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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 | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Version | Data State | Data Format | Science Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model V003 | ASTER | 2000-03-01 to 2013-11-30 | 003 | COMPLETE | COG | Terrain Elevation, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Topographical Relief Maps |
| ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset 1 kilometer Binary | ASTER | 2000-04-04 to 2008-12-31 | 003 | DEPRECATED | Binary | Emissivity, Land Surface Temperature, Vegetation Index, Terrain Elevation, Topographical Relief Maps, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) |
| ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset, 1 kilometer, HDF5 V003 | ASTER | 2000-01-01 to 2008-12-31 | 003 | COMPLETE | HDF5 | Emissivity, Land Surface Temperature, Vegetation Index, Terrain Elevation, Topographical Relief Maps, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) |
| ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset 100 meter Binary | ASTER | 2000-04-01 to 2008-12-31 | 003 | DEPRECATED | Binary | Emissivity, Land Surface Temperature, Vegetation Index, Terrain Elevation, Topographical Relief Maps, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) |
| ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset, 100 meter, HDF5 V003 | ASTER | 2000-01-01 to 2008-12-31 | 003 | COMPLETE | HDF5 | Emissivity, Land Surface Temperature, Vegetation Index, Terrain Elevation, Topographical Relief Maps, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) |
| ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset, Monthly, 0.05 deg, HDF5 | ASTER | 2000-03-01 to 2015-12-31 | 004 | DEPRECATED | HDF5 | Emissivity, Land Surface Temperature, Terrain Elevation, Topographical Relief Maps, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Vegetation Index |
| ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset, Monthly, 0.05 deg, HDF5 V041 | ASTER | 2000-03-01 to 2015-12-31 | 041 | COMPLETE | HDF5 | Emissivity, Land Surface Temperature, Terrain Elevation, Topographical Relief Maps, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Vegetation Index |
| ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset, Monthly, 0.05 deg, netCDF4 | ASTER | 2000-03-01 to 2015-12-31 | 004 | DEPRECATED | netCDF-4 | Emissivity, Land Surface Temperature, Terrain Elevation, Topographical Relief Maps, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Vegetation Index |
| ASTER Global Water Bodies Database V001 | ASTER | 2000-03-01 to 2013-11-30 | 001 | COMPLETE | GeoTIFF | Terrain Elevation, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Topographical Relief Maps, Surface Water Features |
| ASTER L1A Reconstructed Unprocessed Instrument Data V003 | ASTER | 2000-03-04 to Present | 003 | DEPRECATED | HDF-EOS2 | REFLECTED INFRARED, THERMAL INFRARED, VISIBLE IMAGERY |
| ASTER L1A Reconstructed Unprocessed Instrument Data V004 | ASTER | 2000-03-04 to Present | 004 | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS2 | REFLECTED INFRARED, THERMAL INFRARED, VISIBLE IMAGERY |
| ASTER L1B Registered Radiance at the Sensor V003 | ASTER | 2000-03-04 to 2025-12-15 | 003 | DEPRECATED | HDF-EOS2, GeoTIFF | REFLECTED INFRARED, THERMAL INFRARED, VISIBLE IMAGERY, Visible Radiance |
| ASTER L1B Registered Radiance at the Sensor V004 | ASTER | 2000-03-04 to Present | 004 | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS2 | REFLECTED INFRARED, THERMAL INFRARED, VISIBLE IMAGERY, Visible Radiance |
| ASTER L2 Surface Emissivity V003 | ASTER | 2000-03-04 to 2025-12-15 | 003 | DEPRECATED | HDF-EOS2, GeoTIFF | Emissivity |
| ASTER L2 Surface Emissivity V004 | ASTER | 2000-03-04 to 2026-01-16 | 004 | COMPLETE | COG | Emissivity |
| ASTER L2 Surface Kinetic Temperature V004 | ASTER | 2000-03-04 to 2026-01-16 | 004 | COMPLETE | COG | Land Surface Temperature, Sea Surface Temperature |
| ASTER L2 Surface Radiance - VNIR and Crosstalk Corrected SWIR V003 | ASTER | 2000-03-06 to 2025-12-15 | 003 | DEPRECATED | HDF-EOS2, GeoTIFF | INFRARED FLUX, Infrared Imagery, Infrared Radiance, VISIBLE FLUX, VISIBLE IMAGERY, Visible Radiance |
| ASTER L2 Surface Radiance TIR V003 | ASTER | 2000-03-04 to 2025-12-15 | 003 | DEPRECATED | HDF-EOS2, GeoTIFF | INFRARED FLUX, Infrared Imagery, Infrared Radiance, THERMAL INFRARED |
| ASTER L2 Surface Radiance TIR V004 | ASTER | 2000-03-04 to 2026-01-16 | 004 | COMPLETE | COG | INFRARED FLUX, Infrared Imagery, Infrared Radiance, THERMAL INFRARED |
| ASTER L2 Surface Radiance VNIR and Crosstalk Corrected SWIR V004 | ASTER | 2000-03-06 to Present | 004 | ACTIVE | COG | INFRARED FLUX, Infrared Imagery, Infrared Radiance, VISIBLE FLUX, VISIBLE IMAGERY, Visible Radiance |
| ASTER L2 Surface Radiance VNIR and SWIR V003 | ASTER | 2000-03-06 to 2025-12-15 | 003 | DEPRECATED | HDF-EOS2, GeoTIFF | INFRARED FLUX, Infrared Imagery, Infrared Radiance, VISIBLE FLUX, VISIBLE IMAGERY, Visible Radiance |
| ASTER L2 Surface Radiance VNIR and SWIR V004 | ASTER | 2000-03-06 to Present | 004 | ACTIVE | COG | INFRARED FLUX, Infrared Imagery, Infrared Radiance, VISIBLE FLUX, VISIBLE IMAGERY, Visible Radiance |
| ASTER L2 Surface Reflectance SWIR and ASTER L2 Surface Reflectance VNIR V003 | ASTER | 2000-03-06 to 2025-12-15 | 003 | DEPRECATED | HDF-EOS2, GeoTIFF | Albedo, Reflectance |
| ASTER L2 Surface Reflectance VNIR and Crosstalk Corrected SWIR V003 | ASTER | 2000-03-06 to 2025-12-15 | 003 | DEPRECATED | HDF-EOS2, GeoTIFF | Albedo, Reflectance |
| ASTER L2 Surface Reflectance VNIR and Crosstalk Corrected SWIR V004 | ASTER | 2000-03-06 to Present | 004 | ACTIVE | COG | Albedo, Reflectance |
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