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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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MODIS image of foliage color in the Appalachian mountains

Why Do Leaves Change Color?

Learn how MODIS vegetation indices can be used to monitor variations in global vegetation conditions, such as seasonal leaf changes.
Data in Action
Dec. 23, 2014
Earthdata graphic identifier on top of map of Earth and binary code

Access AIRS data from GES DISC via OPeNDAP

Learn how to access and visualize Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) grid data from NASA's Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC) in Python.
Data Recipe
Oct. 2, 2014
Hurricane Ivan

Hurricane Ivan: 10 Years Later

ASTER data are used to evaluate the affects of Hurricane Ivan, a unique and destructive storm, after making two U.S. landfalls.
Data in Action
Sept. 30, 2014
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Aqua News

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A false-color infrared image of Saline Valley, CA.

Seeing Earth in a New Light

Infrared data from NASA’s satellites and other sources offer researchers views of Earth’s hidden or obscured features and processes.
Feature Article
Sept. 26, 2022
image of TERRA, AQUA and AURA satellites

Request for Information: NASA's Terra, Aqua, and Aura Drifting Orbits Workshop

Responding to this RFI by October 11 via NSPIRES is an opportunity for you to express your perspective on the value of continuing NASA Earth Observing System (EOS) observations, and the unique scientific contributions and applications that could result from continuing Terra, Aqua, and Aura observations through the next several years of orbital drift.
News
Sept. 15, 2022
3-day composite showing flooding in red overlaid on a false-color image composite of flooding in Pakistan from the MODIS instruments aboard the Aqua and Terra satellites.

Extensive Flooding in Pakistan

Image of a three-day flood composite ending Aug 30, 2022, from the MODIS instruments aboard the Terra and Aqua satellites.
Worldview Image of the Week
Aug. 30, 2022
False-color corrected reflectance image of fires and burned areas in northern Morocco on July 26, 2022 from the MODIS instrument aboard the Aqua satellite. The burned areas and fires are shown in red in the center of the image and the surrounding vegetation is green.

Fires in Northern Morocco

Image captured on Jul 26, 2022 by the MODIS instrument aboard the Aqua satellite.
Worldview Image of the Week
July 26, 2022
Satellite image of fires on Earth

How to Customize the Fires Displayed in FIRMS

Learn how to change the colors of the fires/thermal anomalies, change the fire pixel size, show only day or night detections, and color code fires by fire radiative power, confidence, or time since detection.
Blog
July 24, 2022
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