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Land Surface Temperature Data Access and Tools

NASA has land surface temperature datasets that help researchers explore how the warmth of land contribute to and change Earth processes as well as how animals and humans live on the planet. Access a range of data and data tools such as AppEEARS, the MODIS/VIIRS Subsetting Tool Suite, and LandsatLook to make the most of land surface temperature data.

Many NASA observation methods—platforms, instruments, and other techniques—provide data that improve our measurement of land surface temperature. Examples of instruments continually collecting temperature data include the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER), Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), and Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS).

Land Surface Temperature Datasets

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GLDAS Catchment Land Surface Model L4 monthly 1.0 x 1.0 degree V2.1 (GLDAS_CLSM10_M) 2.1 Catchment-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 2000-01-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
GLDAS CLM Land Surface Model L4 3 hourly 1.0 x 1.0 degree Subsetted V001 (GLDAS_CLM10SUBP_3H) 001 CLM-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 1979-01-02 to 2020-03-31

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
GLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 3 hourly 0.25 x 0.25 degree Early Product V2.1 (GLDAS_NOAH025_3H_EP) 2.1 Noah-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 2019-12-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees
GLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 3 hourly 0.25 x 0.25 degree V2.0 (GLDAS_NOAH025_3H) 2.0 Noah-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 1948-01-01 to 2014-12-31

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees
GLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 3 hourly 0.25 x 0.25 degree V2.1 (GLDAS_NOAH025_3H) 2.1 Noah-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 2000-01-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees
GLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 3 hourly 1.0 x 1.0 degree Early Product V2.1 (GLDAS_NOAH10_3H_EP) 2.1 Noah-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 2019-12-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
GLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 3 hourly 1.0 x 1.0 degree V2.0 (GLDAS_NOAH10_3H) 2.0 Noah-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 1948-01-01 to 2014-12-31

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
GLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 3 hourly 1.0 x 1.0 degree V2.1 (GLDAS_NOAH10_3H) 2.1 Noah-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 2000-01-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
GLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 monthly 0.25 x 0.25 degree Early Product V2.1 (GLDAS_NOAH025_M_EP) 2.1 Noah-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 2019-12-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees
GLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 monthly 0.25 x 0.25 degree V2.0 (GLDAS_NOAH025_M) 2.0 Noah-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 1948-01-01 to 2014-12-31

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees
GLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 monthly 0.25 x 0.25 degree V2.1 (GLDAS_NOAH025_M) 2.1 Noah-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 2000-01-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees
GLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 monthly 1.0 x 1.0 degree Early Product V2.1 (GLDAS_NOAH10_M_EP) 2.1 Noah-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 2019-12-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
GLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 monthly 1.0 x 1.0 degree V2.0 (GLDAS_NOAH10_M) 2.0 Noah-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 1948-01-01 to 2014-12-31

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
GLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 monthly 1.0 x 1.0 degree V2.1 (GLDAS_NOAH10_M) 2.1 Noah-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 2000-01-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
GLDAS VIC Land Surface Model L4 3 hourly 1.0 x 1.0 degree Early Product V2.1 (GLDAS_VIC10_3H_EP) 2.1 VIC-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 2019-12-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
GLDAS VIC Land Surface Model L4 3 hourly 1.0 x 1.0 degree V2.0 (GLDAS_VIC10_3H) 2.0 VIC-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 1948-01-01 to 2014-12-31

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
GLDAS VIC Land Surface Model L4 3 hourly 1.0 x 1.0 degree V2.1 (GLDAS_VIC10_3H) 2.1 VIC-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 2000-01-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
GLDAS VIC Land Surface Model L4 monthly 1.0 x 1.0 degree Early Product V2.1 (GLDAS_VIC10_M_EP) 2.1 VIC-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 2019-12-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
GLDAS VIC Land Surface Model L4 monthly 1.0 x 1.0 degree V2.0 (GLDAS_VIC10_M) 2.0 VIC-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 1948-01-01 to 2014-12-31

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
GLDAS VIC Land Surface Model L4 monthly 1.0 x 1.0 degree V2.1 (GLDAS_VIC10_M) 2.1 VIC-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 2000-01-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
Global Summer Land Surface Temperature (LST) Grids, 2013 1.0 MODELS Computer 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31

N: 80.01 S: -60.01 E: 179.99 W: -180

0.008365 Decimal Degrees x 0.008365 Decimal Degrees GeoTIFF, PDF, PNG, WMS
Global Urban Heat Island (UHI) Data Set, 2013 1.0 MODELS Computer 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31

N: 78.28 S: -54.86 E: 179.46 W: -176.2

Excel, Shapefile, PDF, PNG, WMS
GPM GROUND VALIDATION DC-8 CAMERA NADIR GCPEX 1 NASA DC-8 PRT, VIDEO CAMERA 2012-02-20 to 2012-02-20

N: 47.0861 S: 43.4044 E: -67.495 W: -80.4001

HDF4
High Mountain Asia 1 km MODIS-AIRS Gap-Filled Ground Temperatures and Permafrost Probability Maps, 2003-2016 V001 1 Aqua, Terra AIRS, MODIS 2003-01-01 to 2016-12-31

N: 45 S: 22.7 E: 106.7 W: 63

1 Kilometers x 1 Kilometers netCDF-4
High Mountain Asia LIS Model Terrestrial Hydrological Parameters V001 1 MODELS NOT APPLICABLE 2003-02-01 to 2018-01-31

N: 40.875 S: 20.875 E: 100.875 W: 66.875

netCDF-4, PNG
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Featured Land Surface Temperature Observation Method: ASTER

The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) obtains high-resolution images of Earth in 14 different electromagnetic wavelengths ranging from visible to thermal infrared light. ASTER flies aboard the Terra satellite and has a resolution as close as 15 meters in the very near infrared wavelength. Scientists use ASTER data to create detailed maps of land surface temperature, emissivity, reflectance, and elevation.

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