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Aqua Data Access and Tools
Data collected by NASA’s Aqua satellite are integral for efforts to characterize the Earth's water cycle. Explore Aqua datasets and learn more about relevant data tools.
Aqua Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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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Datasets
| Dataset | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Version | Data State | Data Format | Related Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MODIS/Aqua Cloud Mask and Spectral Test Results 5-Min L2 Swath 250m and 1km - NRT | MODIS | 2017-10-20 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 6.1NRT | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS | Clouds, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height |
| MODIS/Terra+Aqua L3 Value-added Aerosol Optical Depth - NRT | MODIS | 2017-10-11 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 6.1NRT | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS | Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Particle Properties |
| MODIS/Aqua L2G Daytime Pointers, Daily 250m NRT | MODIS | 2021-02-07 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 6.1NRT | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS | VIEWING GEOMETRY |
| Combined ASTER and MODIS Emissivity database over Land (CAMEL) Coefficient Monthly Global 0.05Deg V003 | ASTER, MODIS | 2000-03-01 to 2024-01-01 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 003 | COMPLETE | netCDF-4 | Emissivity, Vegetation Index, Snow Cover, Land Surface Temperature |
| RSS Monthly 1-deg Microwave Total Precipitable Water netCDF Version7 revision 00 | AMSR-E | N: 60 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 | 7 | Retired | NETCDF | Atmospheric Water Vapor | |
| MODIS/Aqua Raw Radiances in Counts 5-Min L1A Swath - NRT | MODIS | 2017-10-20 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 6.1NRT | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS | SENSOR COUNTS, VISIBLE IMAGERY, Visible Radiance |
| MODIS/Aqua Surface Reflectance Daily L2G Global 250m SIN Grid NRT | MODIS | 2021-02-07 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 6.1NRT | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS | Reflectance |
| MODIS/Aqua Terra Thermal Anomalies/Fire locations 1km FIRMS NRT (Vector data) | MODIS | 2019-12-15 | N: 80 S: -80 E: 180 W: -180 | 6.1NRT | ACTIVE | TXT | Fire Dynamics, Surface Radiative Properties, Land Surface Temperature |
| MODIS/Aqua Aerosol 5-Min L2 Swath 10km - NRT | MODIS | 2017-10-20 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 6.1NRT | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS | Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Particle Properties |
| MODIS/Aqua+Terra Global Flood Product L3 NRT 250m 1-day CS GeoTIFF | MODIS | 2021-03-15 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 6.1 | ACTIVE | GeoTIFF | Floods, Floods |
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