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MODIS Data Access and Tools

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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MODIS Terra Level 3 SST Thermal IR Monthly 4km Nighttime V2019.0 2000-02-24 2019.0 ACTIVE 3 netCDF-4 Sea Surface Temperature
MODIS Terra Level 3 SST Thermal IR Monthly 9km Daytime V2019.0 2000-02-24 2019.0 ACTIVE 3 netCDF-4 Sea Surface Temperature
MODIS Terra Level 3 SST Thermal IR Monthly 9km Nighttime V2019.0 2000-02-24 2019.0 ACTIVE 3 netCDF-4 Sea Surface Temperature
MODIS-based GPP, PAR, fC4, and SANIRv estimates from SLOPE for CONUS, 2000-2019 2000-01-01 to 2020-01-01 1 COMPLETE 4 GeoTIFF Reflectance, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Plant Characteristics, REFLECTED INFRARED, Gross Primary Production (gpp)
MODIS-derived Aggregate, Woody and Herbaceous Leaf Area Index for Africa, 2002-2022 2002-07-05 to 2022-07-29 1 COMPLETE 3 netCDF-4 Leaf Area Index (LAI), Leaf Area Index (LAI)
MODIS-derived Annual Vegetation Resilience, 2000-2019 2000-01-01 to 2019-12-31 1 COMPLETE 3 COG DISTURBANCE, Vegetation Cover, Vegetation Cover, Vegetation Index
MODIS-derived Vegetation and Albedo Parameters for Agroecosystem-Climate Modeling 2003-01-01 to 2010-12-31 1 COMPLETE 4 netCDF-4 classic Leaf Characteristics, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Albedo, Land Use/Land Cover Classification
MODIS/Aqua 1 degree Gridded MODIS Active Fire Product V005 (MYD14CM1) at GES DISC 2002-07-01 to 2015-12-31 005 COMPLETE 3 Fire Occurrence
MODIS/Aqua 8-Day Clear Sky Radiance Bias Daily L3 Global 1Deg Zonal Bands 2002-07-04 to Present 6.1 ACTIVE 3 HDF-EOS Infrared Radiance, Microwave Radiance, ULTRAVIOLET RADIANCE
MODIS/Aqua Aerosol 10km 5-Min L2 Narrow Swath Subset along CloudSat V002 (MAC04S0) at GES DISC 2006-06-02 to 2018-02-28 002 COMPLETE 2 Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Particle Properties, Aerosol Radiance
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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
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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