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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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CALIPSO-CloudSat-MODIS 25KM quantification of aerosol-cloud interactions 2006-06-12 to 2017-12-06 1.0 COMPLETE 3 netCDF-4 Cloud Fraction, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Rain Water Path, UV AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH, Aerosol Extinction
Carbon Monitoring System Lake Huron Primary Production Monthly V1 (CMSLakeHuronPPM) 2010-01-01 to 2013-12-31 1 COMPLETE 4 Primary Production
Carbon Monitoring System Lake Huron Primary Production Yearly V1 (CMSLakeHuronPPY) 2010-01-01 to 2013-12-31 1 COMPLETE 4 Primary Production
Carbon Monitoring System Lake Michigan Primary Production Monthly V1 (CMSLakeMichiganPPM) 2010-01-01 to 2013-12-31 1 COMPLETE 4 Primary Production
Carbon Monitoring System Lake Michigan Primary Production Yearly V1 (CMSLakeMichiganPPY) 2010-01-01 to 2013-12-31 1 COMPLETE 4 Primary Production
Carbon Monitoring System Lake Superior Primary Production Monthly V1 (CMSLakeSuperiorPPM) 2010-01-01 to 2013-12-31 1 COMPLETE 4 Primary Production
Carbon Monitoring System Lake Superior Primary Production Yearly V1 (CMSLakeSuperiorPPY) 2010-01-01 to 2013-12-31 1 COMPLETE 4 Primary Production
Carbon Pools across CONUS using the MaxEnt Model, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2016, and 2017 2005-01-01 to 2017-12-31 1 COMPLETE 4 GeoTIFF Biomass, Litter Characteristics, Carbon, Forests
CARDAMOM Carbon-Water-Energy Reanalysis v1100.1, 2001-2021 2001-01-01 to 2021-12-31 1 COMPLETE 3 multiple Vegetation Index, Surface Water Processes/Measurements, Forests, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Temperature, Methane, Water Vapor Flux, Wildfires, Leaf Area Index (LAI), WOODY BIOMASS, Canopy Carbon Flux
CARVE: Alaskan Fire Emissions Database (AKFED), 2001-2013 2001-01-01 to 2013-12-31 1 COMPLETE 4 GeoTIFF Biogeochemical Cycles, Forests, Emissions, Wildfires, Fire Occurrence
CARVE Modeled Gross Ecosystem CO2 Exchange and Respiration, Alaska, 2012-2014 2012-01-01 to 2014-12-31 1 COMPLETE 3 netCDF-3 Primary Production, Respiration Rate, Biogeochemical Cycles, Carbon
CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols 1-Hourly Terra-Aqua-NOAA20 Edition4B 2000-03-01 to Present Edition4B ACTIVE 3 HDF4 Albedo, Aerosols, Atmospheric Radiation, Clouds, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Midlayer Temperature, Cloud Height, Cloud Properties, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Cloud Base Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Skin Temperature, Cloud Fraction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature, Incoming Solar Radiation, Total Precipitable Water, Solar Irradiance, Cloud Base Temperature, Atmospheric Emitted Radiation, Surface Pressure, Atmospheric Pressure, Atmospheric Temperature, Cloud Microphysics, Cloud Radiative Transfer, Surface Temperature, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Ultraviolet Radiation, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Water Vapor Indicators, Vegetation, Net Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation
CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Daily Terra-Aqua-NOAA20 Edition4B 2000-03-01 to Present Edition4B ACTIVE 3 HDF4 Albedo, Aerosols, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Base Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature, Incoming Solar Radiation, Solar Irradiance, Cloud Base Temperature, Surface Pressure, Atmospheric Pressure, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Net Radiation
CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly Terra-Aqua-NOAA20 Edition4B 2000-03-01 to Present Edition4B ACTIVE 3 HDF4 Albedo, Aerosols, Atmospheric Radiation, Clouds, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Midlayer Temperature, Cloud Height, Cloud Properties, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Cloud Base Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Skin Temperature, Cloud Fraction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature, Incoming Solar Radiation, Total Precipitable Water, Solar Irradiance, Cloud Base Temperature, Atmospheric Emitted Radiation, Surface Pressure, Atmospheric Pressure, Atmospheric Temperature, Cloud Microphysics, Cloud Radiative Transfer, Surface Temperature, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Ultraviolet Radiation, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Water Vapor Indicators, Vegetation, Net Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation
CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly-Averaged 1-Hourly Terra-Aqua-NOAA20 Edition4B 2000-03-01 to Present Edition4B ACTIVE 3 HDF4 Albedo, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Midlayer Temperature, Cloud Height, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Cloud Base Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Skin Temperature, Cloud Fraction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature, Incoming Solar Radiation, Total Precipitable Water, Solar Irradiance, Cloud Base Temperature, Atmospheric Emitted Radiation, Surface Pressure, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Ultraviolet Radiation, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Net Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation
CERES and MISR Along-Track Footprint Radiances, Fluxes, and Clouds Terra-FM1 2000-04-12 to 2004-11-02 1 COMPLETE 2 HDF4 Albedo, Shortwave Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Midlayer Temperature, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Humidity, Cloud Height, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Surface Winds, Radiative Flux, Cloud Base Pressure, Skin Temperature, Emissivity, Emissivity, Net Radiation, Cloud Fraction, Total Precipitable Water, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature
CERES and MISR Along-Track Footprint Radiances, Fluxes, and Clouds Terra-FM2 2000-04-12 to 2005-02-28 1 COMPLETE 2 HDF4 Albedo, Shortwave Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Midlayer Temperature, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Humidity, Cloud Height, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Surface Winds, Radiative Flux, Cloud Base Pressure, Skin Temperature, Emissivity, Emissivity, Net Radiation, Cloud Fraction, Total Precipitable Water, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature
CERES A-Train Integrated CALIPSO, CloudSat, CERES, and MODIS (CCCM) Merged Release D1 2006-07-01 to 2011-04-30 RelD1 COMPLETE 2 HDF4 Albedo, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Midlayer Temperature, Cloud Height, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Cloud Base Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Skin Temperature, Emissivity, Emissivity, Cloud Fraction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Surface Winds, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Total Precipitable Water, Humidity, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Net Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation
CERES A-Train Integrated CALIPSO, CloudSat, CERES, and MODIS (CCCM) Merged Release D2 2006-07-01 to 2017-12-31 RelD2 COMPLETE 2 HDF4 Albedo, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Midlayer Temperature, Cloud Height, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Cloud Base Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Skin Temperature, Emissivity, Emissivity, Cloud Fraction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Surface Winds, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Total Precipitable Water, Humidity, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Net Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation
CERES Clouds and Radiative Swath Aqua FM3 MODIS Edition4A 2018-01-01 to Present Edition4A ACTIVE 2 HDF4 Albedo, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Skin Temperature, Emissivity, Cloud Fraction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Incoming Solar Radiation, Total Precipitable Water, Solar Irradiance, Cloud Base Temperature, Surface Radiative Properties, Net Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation
CERES Clouds and Radiative Swath Terra FM1 MODIS Edition4A 2018-01-01 to Present Edition4A ACTIVE 2 HDF4 Albedo, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Skin Temperature, Emissivity, Cloud Fraction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Incoming Solar Radiation, Total Precipitable Water, Solar Irradiance, Cloud Base Temperature, Surface Radiative Properties, Net Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation
CERES Clouds and Radiative Swath Terra FM2 MODIS Edition4A 2024-05-01 to 2024-08-31 Edition4A COMPLETE 2 HDF4 Albedo, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Skin Temperature, Emissivity, Cloud Fraction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Incoming Solar Radiation, Total Precipitable Water, Shortwave Downward Irradiance, Cloud Base Temperature, Surface Radiative Properties, Net Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation
CERES Daily Daytime Mean Regionally Averaged Terra and Aqua TOA Fluxes and Associated Cloud Properties Stratified by Optical Depth and Effective Pressure Edition4A 2002-07-01 to Present Edition4A ACTIVE 3 NetCDF-4 Atmospheric Radiation, Clouds, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Properties, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Types, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Microphysics, Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Shortwave Radiation, Cloud Emissivity
CERES Monthly Daytime Mean Regionally Averaged Terra and Aqua TOA Fluxes and Associated Cloud Properties Stratified by Optical Depth and Effective Pressure Edition4A 2002-07-01 to Present Edition4A ACTIVE 3 NetCDF-4 Atmospheric Radiation, Clouds, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Properties, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Types, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Microphysics, Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Shortwave Radiation, Cloud Emissivity
CERES Regionally Averaged TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Hourly Aqua Edition4A 2002-07-03 to Present Edition4A ACTIVE 3 HDF4 Albedo, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Height, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Cloud Base Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Skin Temperature, Cloud Fraction, Total Precipitable Water, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature, Incoming Solar Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Solar Irradiance, Cloud Base Temperature, Wind Speed, Surface Radiative Properties, Surface Pressure, Net Radiation, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size
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MODIS Data Tools

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AppEEARS The Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) offers 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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