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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.

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NACP: MODIS Daily Land Incident 4-km PAR Images For North America, 2003-2005 MODIS 2003-01-01 to 2005-12-31 1 COMPLETE multiple Reflectance, Photosynthetically Active Radiation
NACP Regional: Gridded 1-deg Observation Data and Biosphere and Inverse Model Outputs MODIS 1990-01-01 to 2007-12-31 1 COMPLETE Shapefile Carbon, Evapotranspiration, Ecosystem Functions, Agricultural Lands, Primary Production, Forests, Carbon, Leaf Characteristics, Biomass, Litter Characteristics, Wildfires, Carbon
NACP Regional: Supplemental Gridded Observations, Biosphere and Inverse Model Outputs MODIS 1990-01-01 to 2008-12-31 1 COMPLETE Shapefile Carbon, Ecosystem Functions, Primary Production, Agricultural Lands, Forests, Carbon, Leaf Characteristics, Litter Characteristics, Carbon
NACP VPRM NEE Parameters Optimized to North American Flux Tower Sites, 2000-2006 MODIS, Computer 2000-01-01 to 2007-12-31 1 COMPLETE CSV Respiration Rate, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Photosynthesis, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide
NAMMA MODIS/AQUA AND MODIS/TERRA DEEP BLUE PRODUCTS V1 MODIS 2006-08-13 to 2006-09-30 1 COMPLETE TAR VISIBLE IMAGERY, Angstrom Exponent
NASA MEASURES Precipitation Ensemble based on AMSRE AQUA NASA PPS L1C V05 Tbs 1-orbit L2 Swath 12x12km V1 (PRECIP_AMSRE_AQUA) at GES DISC AMSR-E 2002-06-01 to 2011-10-04 1 COMPLETE Precipitation Rate
NASA Water Vapor Project MEaSUREs (NVAP-M) CLIMATE Layered Precipitable Water AIRS, HIRS, RADIOSONDES 1988-01-01 to 2009-12-01 1 COMPLETE NetCDF-4 Atmospheric Water Vapor, Water Vapor Indicators, Layered Precipitable Water
NASA Water Vapor Project MEaSUREs (NVAP-M) CLIMATE Total Precipitable Water AIRS, SSM/I, HIRS, RADIOSONDES 1988-01-01 to 2009-12-01 1 COMPLETE NetCDF-4 Total Precipitable Water, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Water Vapor Indicators
NASA Water Vapor Project MEaSUREs (NVAP-M) NVAP WEATHER Total Precipitable Water AIRS, SSM/I, HIRS, RADIOSONDES, GPS 1988-01-01 to 2009-12-01 1 COMPLETE NetCDF-4 Total Precipitable Water, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Water Vapor Indicators
NASA Water Vapor Project MEaSUREs (NVAP-M) WEATHER Layered Precipitable Water AIRS, HIRS, RADIOSONDES 1988-01-01 to 2009-12-01 1 COMPLETE NetCDF-4 Atmospheric Water Vapor, Water Vapor Indicators, Layered Precipitable Water
Ocean Surface pCO2 and Air-Sea CO2 Flux in the Northern Gulf of America, 2006-2010 MODIS 2006-01-01 to 2011-01-01 1 COMPLETE netCDF-4 classic Coastal Processes, Carbon Dioxide, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Heat Flux, Marine Ecosystems, Biogeochemical Cycles
OMI/Aura and MODIS/Aqua Aerosol Geo-colocation Product 1-Orbit L2 Swath 13x24 km V003 (OMMYDAGEO) at GES DISC OMI, MODIS 2004-10-01 to Present 003 ACTIVE Aerosols
OMI/Aura and MODIS/Aqua Merged Cloud Product 1-Orbit L2 Swath 13x24 km V003 (OMMYDCLD) at GES DISC OMI, MODIS 2004-10-01 to Present 003 ACTIVE Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Radiative Forcing
OMI/Aura and MODIS/Aqua Merged Cloud Product 1-Orbit L2 Swath 13x24 km V004 (OMMYDCLD) at GES DISC OMI, MODIS 2004-10-01 to Present 004 ACTIVE Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Radiative Forcing
PM1 5-min Spacecraft attitude data from GBAD - NRT MODIS 2017-10-11 6.1NRT ACTIVE Binary ORBITAL CHARACTERISTICS
Pre SWOT Hydrology Global Lake/Reservoir Surface Inland Water Area Extent V2 MODIS 2000-02-18 to 2016-10-15 2 COMPLETE netCDF-4 LAKES
RSS CCMP 6-Hourly 10 Meter Surface Winds Level 4 Version 3.1 TMI, SSM/I, AMSR-E, AMSR2, SSMIS, SEAWINDS, GMI, WINDSAT, ASCAT 1993-01-01 to Present 3.1 ACTIVE netCDF-4 Surface Winds, Surface Winds
RSS CCMP Monthly 10 Meter Surface Winds Level 4 Version 3.1 TMI, SSM/I, AMSR-E, AMSR2, SSMIS, SEAWINDS, GMI, WINDSAT, ASCAT 1993-01-01 to Present 3.1 ACTIVE netCDF-4 Surface Winds, Surface Winds
RSS MONTHLY 1-DEG MERGED WIND CLIMATOLOGY NETCDF V7R01 SSM/I, WINDSAT, AMSR-E, SSMIS, AMSR2 1988-01-01 to 2023-02-02 7R01 COMPLETE netCDF-4, netCDF-3 Wind Speed, Wind Direction, Surface Winds, Surface Winds
RSS MONTHLY 1-DEG MICROWAVE TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER NETCDF V7R01 AMSR-E, SSM/I, SSMIS, AMSR2, WINDSAT 1988-01-01 7R01 ACTIVE netCDF-4, netCDF-3 Water Vapor, Brightness Temperature, Total Precipitable Water
SAFARI 2000 MAPSS MOD05_L2 Water Vapor Summary Data for Southern Africa MODIS 2000-02-24 to 2002-03-04 1 COMPLETE Shapefile REFLECTED INFRARED, Water Vapor, Total Precipitable Water
SEDIMENT ANALYSIS NETWORK FOR DECISION SUPPORT (SANDS) MODIS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF AL (GSA) ANALYSIS V1 MODIS 2000-09-14 to 2008-09-08 1 COMPLETE ASCII, JPEG, Excel, PDF Sediment Transport, Sedimentation, Sedimentation, Erosion, Sedimentation, Sediments, Erosion, Sediment Transport
SEDIMENT ANALYSIS NETWORK FOR DECISION SUPPORT (SANDS) MODIS GEOTIFF V1 MODIS 2000-09-11 to 2008-09-09 1 COMPLETE ASCII, TIFF Sediment Transport, Sediments, Erosion, Sedimentation, Erosion, Sedimentation, Sediment Transport
SEDIMENT ANALYSIS NETWORK FOR DECISION SUPPORT (SANDS) MODIS GULF SUBSETTED V1 MODIS 2000-09-11 to 2008-09-09 1 COMPLETE HDF4 Sediments, Sedimentation, Sediment Transport, Sedimentation, Erosion, Sediment Transport
SMAP L4 Global Daily 9 km Carbon Net Ecosystem Exchange V001 MODIS, SMAP L-BAND RADAR, VIIRS 2015-04-13 to 2016-04-21 001 DEPRECATED HDF5, HDF5 Gross Primary Production (gpp), Heterotrophic Respiration (rh), NET ECOSYSTEM CO2 EXCHANGE (NEE), Soil Organic Carbon (SOC)

Aqua Data Tools

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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
FLOOD The FLOOD viewer facilitates the use and evaluation of LANCE flood products by allowing the user to browse globally and over time, and to compare to other flood products. Monitoring Natural Events, Search and Discovery, 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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