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Earthdata resources for users working with NASA’s Aqua data include tutorials and other learning resources, news announcements such as instrument updates and data releases, user guides and related documents, and frequently asked questions.

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Corwin Springs, MT, showing mountains, cropland and forest.

Montana Climate Atlas Features MODIS Data

Learn how MODIS data were used to update the 1992 Montana Climate Atlas to better understand the state's climate and how it relates to resources and industries.
Data in Action
Oct. 21, 2015
Calbuco Volcano

Decades of Dormancy: Calbuco Awakens

Discover how researchers used NASA remote sensing data to analyze the eruption of Calbuco Volcano and its impact on the surrounding environment.
Data in Action
May 29, 2015
MODIS satellite image of flooding along the Shire River

Flooding of the Shire River

MODIS data captured the extensive flooding of the Shire River in Malawi and Mozambique, caused by unusually heavy rains and a tropical cyclone.
Data in Action
Feb. 15, 2015
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Deer tick (species name Ixodes scapularis) is shown on a green leaf. Deer ticks carry the bacteria that causes Lyme disease.

Mapping Lyme Disease Risk from Space

Researchers used field and remote sensing data to map the spread of ticks carrying Lyme disease bacteria in central and eastern Canada.
Feature Article
June 24, 2021
Dr. Melinda Webster

Dr. Melinda Webster

Data from NASA’s NSIDC DAAC helps scientists like Dr. Melinda Webster study sea ice and overcome the challenges of working in the Arctic’s inhospitable environments.
Data User Story
June 24, 2021
Dr. Anthony Walker

Dr. Anthony Walker

NASA’s wide range of ecological and atmospheric datasets help scientists like Dr. Walker gain insight into how Earth’s terrestrial ecosystems respond to global change.
Data User Story
June 24, 2021
Partial Solar Eclipse on 10 June 2021 (MODIS/Aqua) - Feature Grid

Annular Solar Eclipse: 2021

Image captured on June 10, 2021, by the MODIS instrument, aboard the Aqua satellite.
Worldview Image of the Week
June 21, 2021
Photograph of Dr. Jeffrey Masek

Dr. Jeffrey Masek

The Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (HLS) project offers daily, 30-meter global land surface data products to facilitate a wide range of terrestrial Earth science research.
Data User Story
June 15, 2021
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