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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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MASTER: Western Diversity Time Series Campaign, WDTS, Spring 2024 1 NASA ER-2 MASTER 2024-06-04 to 2024-06-28

N: 40.98 S: 31.95 E: -112.5 W: -123.75

multiple
MASTER: Western Diversity Time Series Campaign, WDTS, Spring 2025 1 NASA ER-2 MASTER 2025-05-27 to 2025-07-17

N: 39.519 S: 32.5727 E: -114.644 W: -123.812

multiple
MASTER: Wildfire and farmland mapping, California, July, 2004 1 NASA ER-2 MASTER 2004-07-20 to 2004-07-21

N: 45.089 S: 33.0756 E: -116.719 W: -124.097

multiple
MISR Geometric Parameters subset for the INTEX-B region V002 002 Terra MISR 2006-02-28 to 2006-04-03

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

HDF4
MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity 5-Min L2 1km NRT 6.1NRT Aqua MODIS 2021-06-01

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

1 Kilometers x 1 Kilometers HDF-EOS
MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity 5-Min L2 1km V006 006 Aqua MODIS 2002-07-04 to 2023-02-01

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

1000 Meters x 1000 Meters HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity 5-Min L2 1km V061 061 Aqua MODIS 2002-07-04 to Present

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

1000 Meters x 1000 Meters HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity 8-Day L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V061 061 Aqua MODIS 2002-07-04 to Present

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

5600 Meters x 5600 Meters HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity 8-Day L3 Global 1km SIN Grid V006 006 Aqua MODIS 2002-07-04 to 2023-02-01

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

1000 Meters x 1000 Meters HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity 8-Day L3 Global 1km SIN Grid V061 061 Aqua MODIS 2002-07-04 to Present

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

1000 Meters x 1000 Meters HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity Daily L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V061 061 Aqua MODIS 2002-07-04 to Present

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

5600 Meters x 5600 Meters HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity Daily L3 Global 1km SIN Grid Day V006 006 Aqua MODIS 2002-07-04 to 2023-02-01

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

1000 Meters x 1000 Meters HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity Daily L3 Global 1km SIN Grid Day V061 061 Aqua MODIS 2002-07-04 to Present

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

1000 Meters x 1000 Meters HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity Daily L3 Global 1km SIN Grid Night V006 006 Aqua MODIS 2002-07-04 to 2023-02-01

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

1000 Meters x 1000 Meters HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity Daily L3 Global 1km SIN Grid Night V061 061 Aqua MODIS 2002-07-04 to Present

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

1000 Meters x 1000 Meters HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity Monthly L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V061 061 Aqua MODIS 2002-07-01 to Present

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

5600 Meters x 5600 Meters HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity 5-Min L2 Swath 1km NRT 6.1NRT Aqua MODIS 2021-02-07

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

1 Kilometers x 1 Kilometers HDF-EOS
MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity 5-Min L2 Swath 1km V006 006 Aqua MODIS 2000-02-24 to 2023-02-26

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

1000 Meters x 1000 Meters HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity 5-Min L2 Swath 1km V061 061 Aqua MODIS 2002-07-04 to Present

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

1000 Meters x 1000 Meters HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity 8-Day L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V006 006 Aqua MODIS 2002-07-04 to 2023-02-25

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

5600 Meters x 5600 Meters HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity 8-Day L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V061 061 Aqua MODIS 2002-07-04 to Present

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

5600 Meters x 5600 Meters HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity 8-Day L3 Global 1km SIN Grid V006 006 Aqua MODIS 2002-07-04 to 2023-02-25

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

1000 Meters x 1000 Meters HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity 8-Day L3 Global 1km SIN Grid V061 061 Aqua MODIS 2002-07-04 to Present

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

1000 Meters x 1000 Meters HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity 8-Day L3 Global 6km SIN Grid V006 006 Aqua MODIS 2002-07-04 to 2023-02-25

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

5600 Meters x 5600 Meters HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity 8-Day L3 Global 6km SIN Grid V061 061 Aqua MODIS 2002-07-04 to Present

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

5600 Meters x 5600 Meters HDF-EOS2
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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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