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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.
Datasets
| Dataset | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Version Sort ascending | Data State | Data Format | Related Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMSR-E/Aqua L2B Global Swath Surface Precipitation GSFC Profiling Algorithm V004 | AMSR-E | 2002-06-01 to 2011-10-04 | 4 | COMPLETE | HDF-EOS5 | Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Convective Surface Precipitation Rate, Liquid Surface Precipitation Rate, Precipitation Rate, Total Surface Precipitation Rate |
| AMSR-E/Aqua Daily L3 12.5 km Brightness Temperature, Sea Ice Concentration, & Snow Depth Polar Grids V004 | AMSR-E | 2002-06-01 to 2011-10-04 | 4 | COMPLETE | HDF-EOS5 | Brightness Temperature, Sea Ice Concentration, Snow Depth |
| Multi-Satellite Volcanic Sulfur Dioxide L4 Long-Term Global Database V4 (MSVOLSO2L4) at GES DISC | TOMS, OMI, OMPS, AIRS, TROPOMI | 1978-10-31 to 2025-03-17 | 4 | ACTIVE | Sulfate Particles, Sulfur Oxides, Sulfur Dioxide, Volcanic Eruptions | |
| AMSR-E/Aqua Daily L3 25 km Brightness Temperature & Sea Ice Concentration Polar Grids V004 | AMSR-E | 2002-06-01 to 2011-10-04 | 4 | COMPLETE | HDF-EOS5 | Brightness Temperature, Sea Ice Concentration |
| AMSR-E/Aqua Daily L3 6.25 km 89 GHz Brightness Temperature Polar Grids V004 | AMSR-E | 2002-06-01 to 2011-10-04 | 4 | COMPLETE | HDF-EOS5 | Brightness Temperature |
| AMSR-E/Aqua L2A Global Swath Spatially-Resampled Brightness Temperatures V004 | AMSR-E | 2002-06-01 to 2011-10-04 | 4 | COMPLETE | HDF-EOS2 | Brightness Temperature, Microwave Imagery |
| GPCP Precipitation Level 3 Daily 0.5-Degree V3.3 (GPCPDAY) at GES DISC | SSM/I, SSMIS, TOVS, AIRS, GOES-15 Imager, GOES-16 Imager, VISSR-METEOSAT, VISSR-GMS, MTSAT 1R Imager, MTSAT 2 Imager, AHI, RAIN GAUGES | 1998-01-01 to 2024-09-30 | 3.3 | COMPLETE | Precipitation, Precipitation Rate | |
| GPCP Precipitation Level 3 Monthly 0.5-Degree V3.3 (GPCPMON) at GES DISC | SSMIS, SSM/I, TOVS, AIRS, GOES-15 Imager, GOES-16 Imager, VISSR-METEOSAT, VISSR-GMS, MTSAT 1R Imager, MTSAT 2 Imager, AHI, RAIN GAUGES | 1983-01-01 to 2024-09-30 | 3.3 | COMPLETE | Precipitation, Precipitation Rate | |
| AIRS-AMSU variables-CloudSat cloud mask, radar reflectivities, and cloud classification matchups V3.2 (AIRSM_CPR_MAT) at GES DISC | AIRS, CloudSat-CPR | 2006-06-15 to 2012-12-14 | 3.2 | COMPLETE | Clouds | |
| GPCP Precipitation Level 3 Daily 0.5-Degree V3.2 (GPCPDAY) at GES DISC | SSM/I, TOVS, AIRS, GOES-15 Imager, GOES-16 Imager, VISSR-METEOSAT, VISSR-GMS, MTSAT 1R Imager, MTSAT 2 Imager, AHI, RAIN GAUGES | 2000-06-01 to 2021-09-30 | 3.2 | COMPLETE | Precipitation, Precipitation Rate |
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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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