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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.

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Fast Longwave And SHortwave Fluxes (FLASHflux) Clouds and Radiative Swath (SSF) TERRA-FM1 data in HDF Version 4A CERES-FM1 2017-01-01 to 2024-04-01 Version4A ACTIVE HDF4 Albedo, Atmospheric Radiation, Cloud Properties, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Emissivity, Radiative Forcing, Solar Irradiance, Atmospheric Emitted Radiation, Cloud Radiative Transfer, Longwave Radiation
Fast Longwave And SHortwave Fluxes (FLASHflux) Clouds and Radiative Swath (SSF) TERRA-FM1 data in netCDF Version 4B CERES-FM1 2017-01-01 to 2025-02-17 Version4B ACTIVE netCDF-4 Albedo, Atmospheric Radiation, Cloud Properties, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Emissivity, Radiative Forcing, Solar Irradiance, Atmospheric Emitted Radiation, Cloud Radiative Transfer, Longwave Radiation
Files containing only extrapolated orbital metadata, to be read via SDP Toolkit, Binary Format MODIS 2016-01-24 6.1NRT ACTIVE BINARY ORBITAL CHARACTERISTICS
Fire Intensity and Burn Severity Metrics for Circumpolar Boreal Forests, 2001-2013 Computer, MODIS 2001-01-01 to 2013-12-31 1 COMPLETE GeoTIFF Fire Dynamics, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Albedo, Forests, Burned Area, Crown
FLASHFlux Daily Gridded Single Satellite TOA and Surfaces/Clouds data in HDF Version 4A CERES-FM1, CERES-FM3 2018-12-01 to 2023-02-28 Version4A ACTIVE HDF4, netCDF-4 Albedo, Cloud Base Height, Cloud Properties, Radiative Flux, Cloud Base Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature, Incoming Solar Radiation, Cloud Base Temperature, Cloud Radiative Forcing, Net Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Absorption, Shortwave Radiation, Atmospheric Radiation, Clouds, Cloud Radiative Transfer
FLASHFlux Daily Gridded TOA and Surfaces/Clouds data Version 4B CERES-FM1, CERES-FM6 2021-12-21 to 2024-04-01 Version4B ACTIVE HDF4, NetCDF-4 Albedo, Atmospheric Radiation, Clouds, Cloud Base Height, Cloud Height, Cloud Properties, Radiative Flux, Cloud Base Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Fraction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature, Incoming Solar Radiation, Cloud Base Temperature, Cloud Radiative Forcing, Cloud Radiative Transfer, Net Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Absorption, Shortwave Radiation
FLASHFlux Daily Gridded TOA and Surfaces/Clouds data Version 4C CERES-FM1, CERES-FM6 2021-12-21 to 2025-04-01 Version4C ACTIVE HDF4, netCDF-4 Albedo, Atmospheric Radiation, Clouds, Cloud Base Height, Cloud Height, Cloud Properties, Radiative Flux, Cloud Base Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Fraction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature, Incoming Solar Radiation, Cloud Base Temperature, Cloud Radiative Forcing, Cloud Radiative Transfer, Net Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Absorption, Shortwave Radiation
Forest Aboveground Biomass for the Southwestern U.S. from MISR, 2000-2021 MISR 2000-05-15 to 2021-06-30 1 COMPLETE GeoTIFF Biomass, Bidirectional Reflectance Factor, Reflectance, Forests
GEO-LEO Merged Deep Blue Aerosol 0.25x0.25 degree Gridded L2 ABI, AHI, MODIS, VIIRS 2019-05-01 to 2020-05-01 1 COMPLETE netCDF-4 Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosols, Aerosol Particle Properties
GEO-LEO Merged Deep Blue Aerosol Daily 1 x 1 degree Gridded L3 ABI, AHI, MODIS, VIIRS 2019-05-01 to 2020-05-01 1 COMPLETE netCDF-4 Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosols, Aerosol Particle Properties
GEO-LEO Merged Deep Blue Aerosol Monthly 1 x 1 degree Gridded L3 ABI, AHI, MODIS, VIIRS 2019-05-01 to 2020-05-01 1 COMPLETE netCDF-4 Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosols, Aerosol Particle Properties
GHRSST Level 2P Global Sea Surface Skin Temperature from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the NASA Terra satellite (GDS2) MODIS 2000-02-24 2019.0 ACTIVE netCDF-4 Sea Surface Temperature
GHRSST Level 4 DMI_OI Global Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis (GDS version 2) MODIS, SEVIRI, AVHRR-3, VIIRS, AMSR2 2013-04-30 1.0 ACTIVE netCDF-4 Sea Surface Temperature
GHRSST Level 4 MUR 0.25deg Global Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis (v4.2) MODIS, AMSR-E, WINDSAT, AVHRR-3, DRIFTING BUOYS, AMSR2 2002-08-31 4.2 ACTIVE netCDF-4 Sea Surface Temperature
GHRSST Level 4 MUR Global Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis (v4.1) MODIS, AMSR-E, WINDSAT, AVHRR-3, AMSR2, DRIFTING BUOYS 2002-05-31 4.1 ACTIVE netCDF-4 Sea Surface Temperature
GHRSST Level 4 MW_IR_OI Global Foundation Sea Surface Temperature analysis version 5.0 from REMSS MODIS, AMSR-E, TMI, WINDSAT, GMI, VIIRS, AMSR2 2002-06-01 5.0 ACTIVE netCDF-4 Sea Surface Temperature
GHRSST Level 4 MW_IR_OI Global Foundation Sea Surface Temperature analysis version 5.1 from REMSS MODIS, GMI, VIIRS, AMSR2, AMSR-E, TMI, WINDSAT 2002-06-01 5.1 ACTIVE netCDF-4 Sea Surface Foundation Temperature
GHRSST NOAA/STAR ACSPO v2.81 0.02 degree L3S Daily Dataset from LEO Satellites VIIRS, AVHRR, MODIS 2000-02-24 2.81 ACTIVE netCDF-4 Sea Surface Subskin Temperature
Glacial and Fast Ice Distributions in Southeast Greenland Fjords V001 MODIS, OLI, C-SAR, Sentinel-2 MSI 2015-01-01 to 2019-12-31 1 COMPLETE Shapefile, CSV, GeoPackage Fast Ice, Fjords, Glaciers/Ice Sheets
Global 500-m Foliage Clumping Index Data Derived from MODIS BRDF, 2006 MODIS 2006-01-01 to 2006-12-31 1 COMPLETE GeoTIFF Leaf Area Index (LAI), Canopy Characteristics
Global Annual Average PM2.5 Grids from MODIS and MISR Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) MODIS, MISR, Computer 2001-01-01 to 2010-12-31 1.0 COMPLETE GRID, GeoTIFF Particulate Matter, Particulates
Global Annual PM2.5 Grids from MODIS, MISR and SeaWiFS Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD), 1998-2012 MODIS, MISR, SeaWiFS, Computer 1998-01-01 to 2012-12-31 1.0 COMPLETE GRID Particulate Matter, Particulates
Global Annual PM2.5 Grids from MODIS, MISR and SeaWiFS Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD), 1998-2019, V4.GL.03 Computer, MODIS, MISR, SeaWiFS 1998-01-01 to 2019-12-31 4.03 COMPLETE GeoTIFF, PDF, PNG Particulate Matter, Particulates, Habitat Conversion/Fragmentation
Global Annual PM2.5 Grids from MODIS, MISR and SeaWiFS Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) with GWR, 1998-2016 Computer, MODIS, MISR, SeaWiFS 1998-01-01 to 2016-12-31 1.0 COMPLETE PDF, PNG, WMS, GeoTIFF Particulate Matter, Particulates
Global Annual PM2.5 Grids from MODIS, MISR, SeaWiFS and VIIRS Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD), 1998-2022, V5.GL.04 Computer, MODIS, MISR, VIIRS 1998-01-01 to 2022-12-31 5.04 COMPLETE GeoTIFF, PDF, PNG, netCDF-4 Particulate Matter, Particulates, Sustainability, Urbanization/Urban Sprawl
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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
FLOOD The FLOOD viewer facilitates the use and evaluation of LANCE flood products by allowing the user to browse globally and over time, and to compare to other flood products. Monitoring Natural Events, Search and Discovery, 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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