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Data collected by NASA’s Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) are integral for research of Earth's physical properties. Explore MODIS datasets and learn more about relevant data tools.

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Siberian Boreal Forest Aboveground Biomass and Fire Scar Maps, Russia, 1969-2007 1969-07-01 to 2007-07-26 1 COMPLETE 3 GeoTIFF Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Fire Ecology, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Dominant Species, Vegetation Index, Biomass
SMAP L4 Global Daily 9 km Carbon Net Ecosystem Exchange V001 2015-04-13 to 2016-04-21 001 DEPRECATED 4 HDF5, HDF5 Gross Primary Production (gpp), Heterotrophic Respiration (rh), NET ECOSYSTEM CO2 EXCHANGE (NEE), Soil Organic Carbon (SOC)
SMAP L4 Global Daily 9 km Carbon Net Ecosystem Exchange V002 2015-03-31 to 2017-07-11 002 DEPRECATED 4 HDF5, HDF5 Gross Primary Production (gpp), Heterotrophic Respiration (rh), NET ECOSYSTEM CO2 EXCHANGE (NEE), Soil Organic Carbon (SOC)
SMAP L4 Global Daily 9 km Carbon Net Ecosystem Exchange V003 2015-03-31 to 2018-06-04 003 DEPRECATED 4 HDF5 Gross Primary Production (gpp), Heterotrophic Respiration (rh), NET ECOSYSTEM CO2 EXCHANGE (NEE), Soil Organic Carbon (SOC)
SMAP L4 Global Daily 9 km EASE-Grid Carbon Net Ecosystem Exchange V004 2015-03-31 to 2020-08-26 004 DEPRECATED 4 HDF5 Soil Organic Carbon (SOC)
SMAP L4 Global Daily 9 km EASE-Grid Carbon Net Ecosystem Exchange V005 2015-03-31 to 2021-12-02 005 DEPRECATED 4 HDF5 Soil Organic Carbon (SOC)
SMAP L4 Global Daily 9 km EASE-Grid Carbon Net Ecosystem Exchange V006 2015-03-31 to 2022-11-08 006 DEPRECATED 4 HDF5 Soil Organic Carbon (SOC)
SMAP L4 Global Daily 9 km EASE-Grid Carbon Net Ecosystem Exchange V007 2015-03-31 to 2025-06-25 007 DEPRECATED 4 HDF5 Gross Primary Production (gpp), Heterotrophic Respiration (rh), NET ECOSYSTEM CO2 EXCHANGE (NEE), Soil Organic Carbon (SOC)
SMAP L4 Global Daily 9 km EASE-Grid Carbon Net Ecosystem Exchange V008 2015-03-31 to Present 008 ACTIVE 4 HDF5 Gross Primary Production (gpp), Heterotrophic Respiration (rh), NET ECOSYSTEM CO2 EXCHANGE (NEE), Soil Organic Carbon (SOC)
Snowmelt Timing Maps Derived from MODIS for North America, Version 2, 2001-2018 2001-01-01 to 2018-12-31 2 COMPLETE 3 GeoTIFF Snow Melt, Snow Melt
Standard Deviation of Monthly Frequency of Dust Storm over Land for Varying Intensities, Based on MODIS Aqua Deep Blue Level 2 Aerosol Products MYD04_L2 Collection 6.1, on a Global 0.1 by 0.1 Degree Grid, Level 3 Version 1 (MYDFDS_SDV_GLB_L3) at GES DISC 2003-01-01 to 2022-12-31 1 ACTIVE 3 Dust/Ash/Smoke, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Standard Deviation of Monthly Frequency of Dust Storm over Land for Varying Intensities, Based on MODIS Terra Deep Blue Level 2 Aerosol Products MOD04_L2 Collection 6.1, on a Global 0.1 by 0.1 Degree Grid, Level 3 Version 1 (MODFDS_SDV_GLB_L3) at GES DISC 2000-01-01 to 2022-12-31 1 ACTIVE 3 Dust/Ash/Smoke, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Synthesis of Winter In Situ Soil CO2 Flux in pan-Arctic and Boreal Regions, 1989-2017 1989-09-01 to 2017-04-30 1 COMPLETE 3 CSV Permafrost, Soil Classification, Soil Temperature, Vegetation Cover, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Respiration
TERRA MODIS High Resolution Level 3 daily aerosol data, 0.1x0.1 degree grid Version 001 (AER_DBDT_D10KM_L3_MODIS_TERRA) at GES DISC 2000-02-24 to Present 001 ACTIVE 3 Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
TERRA MODIS High Resolution Level 3 monthly aerosol data, 0.1x0.1 degree grid Version 001 (AER_DBDT_M10KM_L3_MODIS_TERRA) at GES DISC 2000-02-01 to Present 001 ACTIVE 3 Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Terra MODIS Level-1A Data, version 1 2000-02-24 to Present 1 ACTIVE 1 netCDF-4 Ocean Optics, Calibration, Infrared Wavelengths, Sensor Characteristics, Visible Wavelengths
Terra MODIS Level-1A Geolocation Data, version 1 2000-02-24 to Present 1 ACTIVE 1 netCDF-4 Geolocation, Geodetics, Sensor Characteristics
Terra MODIS Level-2 Regional 11µm Datime Sea Surface Temperature(SST) - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version R2019.0 2000-02-24 to Present R2019.0 ACTIVE 2 netCDF-4 Sea Surface Temperature
Terra MODIS Level-2 Regional 11µm Daytime Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Data, version R2019.0 2000-02-24 to Present R2019.0 ACTIVE 2 netCDF-4 Sea Surface Temperature
Terra MODIS Level-2 Regional 4µm Day/Night Sea Surface Temperature (SST4) Data, version R2019.0 2000-02-24 to Present R2019.0 ACTIVE 2 netCDF-4 Sea Surface Temperature
Terra MODIS Level-2 Regional 4µm Day/Night Sea Surface Temperture (SST4) - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version R2019.0 2000-02-24 to Present R2019.0 ACTIVE 2 netCDF-4 Sea Surface Temperature
Terra MODIS Level-2 Regional Inherent Optical Properties (IOP) - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 2022.0 2000-02-24 to Present 2022.0 ACTIVE 2 netCDF-4 Absorption, Scattering, Gelbstoff, Phytoplankton
Terra MODIS Level-2 Regional Inherent Optical Properties (IOP) Data, version 2022.0 2000-02-24 to Present 2022.0 ACTIVE 2 netCDF-4 Absorption, Scattering, Gelbstoff, Phytoplankton
Terra MODIS Level-2 Regional Ocean Color (OC) - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 2022.0 2000-02-24 to Present 2022.0 ACTIVE 2 netCDF-4 Ocean Color, Reflectance, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Chlorophyll Concentration, Attenuation/Transmission, Organic Carbon, Inorganic Carbon, Fluorescence, Photosynthetically Active Radiation
Terra MODIS Level-2 Regional Ocean Color (OC) Data, version 2022.0 2000-02-24 to Present 2022.0 ACTIVE 2 netCDF-4 Ocean Color, Reflectance, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Chlorophyll Concentration, Attenuation/Transmission, Organic Carbon, Inorganic Carbon, Fluorescence, Photosynthetically Active Radiation
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MODIS Data Tools

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AppEEARS The The Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) offers users a simple and efficient way to perform data access and transformation processes. Search and Discovery, Subsetting, Customization, Downloading, Visualization
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
HiTIDE Use HiTIDE to subset and download popular Level 2 (swath) datasets. Search and Discovery, Subsetting, Downloading
LDOPE Access a range of software tools designed to manipulate, visualize, and analyze MODIS and VIIRS data. Analysis, 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
SOTO State of the Ocean (SOTO) is an interactive web-based tool that generates informative maps, animations, and plots that communicate and prove the discovery and analysis of the state of the oceans. 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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