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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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Daily FluxSat GPP of biomass over Land, Based on MODIS Terra and Aqua adjusted reflectance Collection 6.1, on a Global 0.5 by 0.625 Degree Grid, Level 3 Version 2.2 2000-03-01 2.2 ACTIVE 3 Gross Primary Production (gpp)
Derived Vegetation Water Content used by the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) Mission 2022-10-31 1 COMPLETE 3 HDF5 Vegetation Water Content
Distribution of Estimated Stand Age Across Siberian Larch Forests, 1989-2012 1989-01-01 to 2012-12-31 1 COMPLETE 4 GeoTIFF Forests, Infrared Imagery, Burned Area, Reforestation
Distribution of Young Forests and Estimated Stand Age across Russia, 2012 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 1 COMPLETE 3 GeoTIFF Forest Composition/Vegetation Structure, Forests, Afforestation/Reforestation
Ecosystem Functional Type Distribution Map for Mexico, 2001-2014 2001-01-01 to 2014-12-31 1 COMPLETE 3 GeoTIFF Plant Phenology, Primary Production, Vegetation Index
Ecosystem Functional Type Distribution Map for the Conterminous USA, 2001-2014 2001-01-01 to 2014-12-31 1 COMPLETE 3 GeoTIFF Vegetation Index, Primary Production, Plant Phenology
Files containing only extrapolated orbital metadata, to be read via SDP Toolkit, Binary Format 2016-01-24 6.1NRT ACTIVE Not provided BINARY ORBITAL CHARACTERISTICS
Fire Intensity and Burn Severity Metrics for Circumpolar Boreal Forests, 2001-2013 2001-01-01 to 2013-12-31 1 COMPLETE 3 GeoTIFF Fire Dynamics, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Albedo, Forests, Burned Area, Crown
GEO-LEO Merged Deep Blue Aerosol 0.25x0.25 degree Gridded L2 2019-05-01 to 2020-05-01 1 ACTIVE 2G NetCDF-4 Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosols, Aerosol Particle Properties
GEO-LEO Merged Deep Blue Aerosol Daily 1 x 1 degree Gridded L3 2019-05-01 to 2020-05-01 1 ACTIVE 3 NetCDF-4 Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosols, Aerosol Particle Properties
GEO-LEO Merged Deep Blue Aerosol Monthly 1 x 1 degree Gridded L3 2019-05-01 to 2020-05-01 1 ACTIVE 3 NetCDF-4 Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosols, Aerosol Particle Properties
GHRSST Level 2P Global Sea Surface Skin Temperature from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the NASA Aqua satellite (GDS2) 2002-07-04 2019.0 ACTIVE 2 netCDF-4 Sea Surface Temperature
GHRSST Level 2P Global Sea Surface Skin Temperature from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the NASA Terra satellite (GDS2) 2000-02-24 2019.0 ACTIVE 2 netCDF-4 Sea Surface Temperature
GHRSST Level 4 DMI_OI Global Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis (GDS version 2) 2013-04-30 1.0 ACTIVE 4 netCDF-4 Sea Surface Temperature
GHRSST Level 4 MUR 0.25deg Global Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis (v4.2) 2002-08-31 4.2 ACTIVE 4 netCDF-4 Sea Surface Temperature
GHRSST Level 4 MUR Global Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis (v4.1) 2002-05-31 4.1 ACTIVE 4 netCDF-4 Sea Surface Temperature
GHRSST Level 4 MW_IR_OI Global Foundation Sea Surface Temperature analysis version 5.0 from REMSS 2002-06-01 5.0 ACTIVE 4 netCDF-4 Sea Surface Temperature
GHRSST Level 4 MW_IR_OI Global Foundation Sea Surface Temperature analysis version 5.1 from REMSS 2002-06-01 5.1 ACTIVE 4 netCDF-4 Sea Surface Foundation Temperature
GHRSST NOAA/STAR ACSPO v2.81 0.02 degree L3S Daily Dataset from LEO Satellites 2000-02-24 2.81 ACTIVE 3 netCDF-4 Sea Surface Subskin Temperature
GHRSST NOAA/STAR ACSPO v2.81 0.02 degree L3S Dataset from Afternoon LEO Satellites 2002-07-04 2.81 ACTIVE 3 netCDF-4 Sea Surface Subskin Temperature
Glacial and Fast Ice Distributions in Southeast Greenland Fjords V001 2015-01-01 to 2019-12-31 1 COMPLETE 4 Shapefile, CSV, GeoPackage Fast Ice, Fjords, Glaciers/Ice Sheets
Global 500-m Foliage Clumping Index Data Derived from MODIS BRDF, 2006 2006-01-01 to 2006-12-31 1 COMPLETE 3 GeoTIFF Leaf Area Index (LAI), Canopy Characteristics
Global Annual Average PM2.5 Grids from MODIS and MISR Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) 2001-01-01 to 2010-12-31 1.0 COMPLETE 3 GRID, GeoTIFF Particulate Matter, Particulates
Global Annual PM2.5 Grids from MODIS, MISR and SeaWiFS Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD), 1998-2012 1998-01-01 to 2012-12-31 1.0 COMPLETE 3 GRID Particulate Matter, Particulates
Global Annual PM2.5 Grids from MODIS, MISR and SeaWiFS Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD), 1998-2019, V4.GL.03 1998-01-01 to 2019-12-31 4.03 COMPLETE 4 GeoTIFF, PDF, PNG Particulate Matter, Particulates, Habitat Conversion/Fragmentation

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