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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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Happy 2022

Worldview now has temperature conversion and new tour stories, and GIBS is moving to the cloud!
Blog
Jan. 19, 2022
fires in Turkey

Fires in Turkey

Images captured between Jul 27 and Aug 2, 2021, by the MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite.
Worldview Image of the Week
Jan. 4, 2022
fires in Greece

Fires in Greece

Image captured on Aug 7, 2021, by the MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite.
Worldview Image of the Week
Jan. 4, 2022
Alisal Fire in California on 12 October 2021.

Alisal Fire in California

Images captured on Oct 11 and 12, 2021, by the MODIS instrument aboard the Aqua and Terra satellites.
Worldview Image of the Week
Dec. 21, 2021
True-color corrected reflectance image of fires in Northern Namibia on 22 November 2021.

Fires in Northern Namibia

Image captured on November 22, 2021, by the MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite.
Worldview Image of the Week
Dec. 7, 2021
Dr. Nadia Smith

Dr. Nadia Smith

Data from NASA’s GES DISC helps scientists like Dr. Nadia Smith build and improve retrieval systems that provide important information to climate scientists and meteorologists around the globe.
Data User Story
Oct. 25, 2021
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