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Terra Data Access and Tools

Data collected by NASA’s Terra satellite are integral for efforts to understand changes among Earth's interconnected systems. Explore Terra datasets and learn more about relevant data tools.

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Dataset Instruments Temporal Extent Version Sort ascending Data State Data Format Related Topics
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
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
INTEX-A AIRMAP data NOT APPLICABLE, FILTERABLE DEPOSIT JAR SAMPLER, DC8 DROPSONDES 2004-07-05 to 2004-07-05 1 COMPLETE ASCII Aerosols, Air Quality
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
ISLSCP II Global Population of the World MODIS 1990-01-01 to 1995-12-31 1 COMPLETE Shapefile Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Population Size, Population Distribution
High Mountain Asia Average Glacier Thickness Change from Multi-Sensor DEMs V001 CAMERA, ASTER 1974-01-01 to 2017-12-31 1 COMPLETE Shapefile, KML Glacier Thickness/Ice Sheet Thickness
MISR monthly, global 1 x 1 deg grid 'Clim-Likely' aerosol climatology, derived from 'typical-year' aerosol transport model results available in 1999. (MISR_AEROSOL_CLIM) MISR 1999-01-01 to 2000-12-31 1 COMPLETE ASCII Aerosols
ISLSCP II Monthly Snow-Free Albedo, 1982-1998, and Background Soil Reflectance STEEL MEASURING TAPE, LICOR LEAF AREA METER, MODIS, AVHRR 1982-01-01 to 1998-12-31 1 COMPLETE Shapefile Albedo, Vegetation Index, Vegetation Index, Vegetation Cover, Plant Characteristics
MODIS/Terra Dark Target Aerosol 5-Min L2 Swath 10 km MODIS 2019-01-01 to 2022-12-31 1 ACTIVE NetCDF-4 Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosols, Aerosol Particle Properties
LBA-ECO LC-23 Characterization of Vegetation Fire Dynamics for Brazil: 2001-2003 MODIS, AVHRR 2001-01-01 to 2003-12-31 1 COMPLETE multiple Reflectance, Wildfires, Fire Occurrence
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Terra 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
LDOPE Access a range of software tools designed to manipulate, visualize, and analyze MODIS and VIIRS data. Analysis, Visualization
LP DAAC Data Prep Scripts Access a collection of R and Python scripts to download data and perform basic data processing functions.
MISR Browse Tool The MISR Browse Tool allows easy access to images from the MISR instrument. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
MISR Level 3 Data Browser The MISR Level 3 Data Browser provides visualizations of select parameters available in the MISR Level 3 global data products. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
MISR Orbit Tool The MISR Orbit Tool is an interactive interface for converting dates to MISR Orbit number and Orbit numbers to dates. Analysis, Search and Discovery, 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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