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Surface Radiative Properties Data Access and Tools
Access the datasets and tools you need to make the most of surface radiative properties research.
Surface Radiative Properties Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASTER: HyspIRI Airborne Campaign, Western USA, Summer 2018 | 1 | NASA ER-2 | MASTER | 2018-06-19 to 2018-09-06 |
N: 46.8667 S: 32.5805 E: -112.929 W: -132.189 |
multiple | |
| MASTER: Quicklook Images for Level 2 Emissivity and Land Surface Temperature | 1 | CESSNA SINGLE-ENGINE AIRCRAFT, NASA WB-57F, NASA DC-8, NASA ER-2, B-200 | MASTER | 1998-12-02 |
N: 80 S: -80 E: 180 W: -180 |
PNG | |
| MASTER: Student Airborne Research Program (SARP) campaign, California, USA, 2016 | 1.2 | NASA ER-2 | MASTER | 2016-06-17 to 2016-06-18 |
N: 35.846 S: 33.56 E: -118.333 W: -120.883 |
multiple | |
| MASTER: Suomi-NPP Airborne Campaign, 2013 | 1 | NASA ER-2 | MASTER | 2013-05-07 to 2013-06-01 |
N: 40.9799 S: 11.1784 E: -90 W: -135 |
multiple | |
| MASTER: Suomi-NPP Airborne Campaign, Greenland, 2015 | 1 | NASA ER-2 | MASTER | 2015-02-23 to 2015-03-31 |
N: 79.1713 S: 31.9522 E: 0 W: -125.156 |
multiple | |
| MASTER: Tropical Composition, Cloud and Climate Coupling Campaign, 2007 | 1.1 | NASA ER-2 | MASTER | 2007-07-29 to 2007-08-18 |
N: 40.98 S: -6.49964 E: -78.6917 W: -118.551 |
multiple | |
| MASTER: Westcoast-Heartland Hyperspectral Microwave Sensor Intensive Exp, Spring 2024 | 1 | NASA ER-2 | MASTER | 2024-10-18 to 2024-11-13 |
N: 41.016 S: 22.8254 E: -89.5892 W: -129.622 |
multiple | |
| MASTER: Western Diversity Time Series Campaign, WDTS, September 2022 | 1 | NASA ER-2 | MASTER | 2022-09-02 to 2022-09-09 |
N: 40.98 S: 33.53 E: -118.125 W: -123.755 |
multiple | |
| MASTER: Western Diversity Time Series Campaign, WDTS, Spring 2023 | 1 | NASA ER-2 | MASTER | 2023-03-31 to 2023-05-02 |
N: 43.069 S: 30.4 E: -112.5 W: -129.563 |
multiple | |
| 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 | |
| MERRA-2 tavg1_2d_rad_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Radiation Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2T1NXRAD) at GES DISC | 5.12.4 | MERRA-2 | NOT APPLICABLE | 1980-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | |
| MERRA-2 tavgM_2d_rad_Nx: 2d,Monthly mean,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Radiation Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TMNXRAD) at GES DISC | 5.12.4 | MERRA-2 | NOT APPLICABLE | 1980-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | |
| MERRA-2 tavgU_2d_rad_Nx: 2d,diurnal,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Radiation Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TUNXRAD) at GES DISC | 5.12.4 | MERRA-2 | NOT APPLICABLE | 1980-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | |
| METOP-B AVHRR Atmospherically Corrected Surface Reflectance Daily L3 Global 0.05 Deg CMG | 6 | METOP-B | AVHRR | 2013-01-16 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF-EOS |
| METOP-B AVHRR Top-of-Atmosphere Reflectance Daily L3 Global 0.05 Deg. CMG | 6 | METOP-B | AVHRR | 2013-01-16 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF-EOS |
| MMR Ground Data (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | MMR | 1987-06-03 to 1989-08-11 |
N: 39.12 S: 38.98 E: -96.47 W: -96.58 |
multiple | |
| MMR Helicopter Data (FIFE) | 1 | HELICOPTER | MMR | 1987-06-04 to 1989-08-08 |
N: 39.12 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61 |
multiple | |
| MODIS/Aqua Atmospherically Corrected Surface Reflectance 5-Min L2 Swath 250m, 500m, 1km NRT | 6.1NRT | Aqua | MODIS | 2021-02-07 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
250 Meters x 250 Meters | HDF EOS |
| MODIS/Aqua Atmospherically Corrected Surface Reflectance 5-Min L2 Swath 250m, 500m, and 1km | 6.1 | Aqua | MODIS | 2002-07-04 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF-EOS | |
| 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 |
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