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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calibrated Enhanced-Resolution Passive Microwave Daily EASE-Grid 2.0 Brightness Temperature ESDR V002 | AMSR-E, SSM/I, SSMIS, AMSR2, SMMR | 1978-10-25 to Present | 2 | ACTIVE | netCDF-4 | Brightness Temperature |
| Sounder SIPS: EOS-Aqua AIRS Level 3 Climate Fingerprinting Sounder Product (ClimFiSP) Daily: Gridded Atmosphere, Cloud, and Surface Geophysical State V2 | AIRS | 2002-08-30 to Present | 2 | ACTIVE | Tropospheric Ozone, Tropopause, Methane, Atmospheric Ozone, Surface Pressure | |
| Sounder SIPS: Sun Synchronous 13:30 orbit Climate Hyperspectral InfraRed Product (CHIRP): Calibrated Radiances from JPSS-1/NOAA-20, V2 (SNDR13CHRP1J1Cal) at GES DISC | AIRS, CrIS | 2018-02-17 to 2018-09-01 | 2 | ACTIVE | Dust/Ash/Smoke, Sulfur Dioxide, Infrared Radiance | |
| ABoVE: Rain-on-Snow Frequency and Distribution during Cold Seasons, Alaska, 1988-2023 | AMSR-E, AMSR2, SSMIS | 1988-11-01 to 2023-03-31 | 2 | COMPLETE | COG | Snow Density, Snow Water Equivalent, Brightness Temperature, Rain |
| MODIS/Aqua Cloud Properties COSP Level 3 daily, 1x1 deg. grid | MODIS | 2002-07-04 to Present | 1.1 | ACTIVE | netCDF4 | Optical Depth/Thickness, Clouds, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice |
| MODIS/Aqua Cloud Properties 5-min L2 Swath 1km | MODIS | 2002-07-04 to Present | 1.1 | ACTIVE | NetCDF-4 | Clouds, Cloud Properties, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height |
| MODIS/Aqua Cloud Properties Level 3 daily, 1x1 degree grid | MODIS | 2002-07-04 to Present | 1.1 | ACTIVE | NetCDF5 | Clouds, Cloud Properties, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height |
| MODIS/Aqua Cloud Properties COSP Level 3 monthly, 1x1 deg. grid | MODIS | 2002-08-01 to Present | 1.1 | ACTIVE | netCDF4 | Optical Depth/Thickness, Clouds, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice |
| MODIS/Aqua Cloud Properties Level 3 monthly, 1x1 degree grid | MODIS | 2002-07-01 to Present | 1.1 | ACTIVE | netCDF-4 | Clouds, Cloud Properties, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height |
| ABoVE: Passive Microwave-derived Annual Snow Melt Duration Date Maps, 1988-2018 | SMMR, SSMIS, AMSR-E, SSM | 1988-02-09 to 2018-07-20 | 1.1 | COMPLETE | multiple | Snow Cover, Snow Melt, Snow Cover, Snow Melt, Snow Melt |
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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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