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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 | Data State | Data Format | Related Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Level 1B Subsampled Calibrated Radiance 5Km - NRT | MODIS | 2017-10-20 | 6.1NRT | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS | Infrared Radiance, Visible Radiance |
| MODIS (Aqua/Terra) Cloud Properties Level 3 daily, 1x1 degree grid | MODIS | 2002-07-04 to Present | 6.2 | ACTIVE | netCDF4 | Optical Depth/Thickness, Clouds, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice |
| MODIS/Aqua L2G Daytime Pointers, Daily 500m NRT | MODIS | 2021-02-07 | 6.1NRT | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS | VIEWING GEOMETRY |
| 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 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 |
| MODIS/Terra+Aqua Land Aerosol Optical Depth Daily L2G Global 1km SIN Grid NRT | MODIS | 2022-08-01 to Present | 6.1NRT | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS | Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness |
| AMSU/MSU LOWTROPO DAY/MONTH TEMP ANOMALIES AND ANNUAL CYCLE Version 5 | AMSU-A | 5 | Retired | netCDF-4, ASCII | Atmospheric Temperature | |
| MODIS/Aqua Aerosol Cloud Water Vapor Ozone Daily L3 Global 1Deg CMG | MODIS | 2002-07-04 to Present | 6.1 | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS | Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Particle Properties |
| MODIS/Aqua Snow Cover 5-Min L2 Swath 500m NRT | MODIS | 2021-02-07 | 6.1NRT | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS | Lake Ice, Lake Ice, Snow Cover, Lake Ice, Snow Cover |
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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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