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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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Gross Primary Production Maps of Tidal Wetlands across Conterminous USA, 2000-2019 MODIS, Computer 2000-03-05 to 2019-11-17 1 COMPLETE GeoTIFF Wetlands, Wetlands, Wetlands, Coastal, Gross Primary Production (gpp)
ISLSCP II MODIS (Collection 4) IGBP Land Cover, 2000-2001 MODIS 2000-10-01 to 2001-10-01 1 COMPLETE Shapefile Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Land Use Classes, Vegetation Cover, Albedo
MEaSUREs Greenland Ice Mapping Project (GIMP) Digital Elevation Model V001 GLAS, AVHRR-2, HRS, ASTER 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 1 COMPLETE GeoTIFF Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation
Climatological Monthly Frequency of Dust Storm over Land for Varying Intensities, Based on MODIS Terra Deep Blue Level 2 Aerosol Products MOD04_L2 Collection 6.1, on a Global 0.1 by 0.1 Degree Grid, Level 3 Version 1 (MODFDS_CLM_GLB_L3) at GES DISC MODIS 2000-01-01 to 2022-12-31 1 ACTIVE Dust/Ash/Smoke, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
ABoVE: Dall Sheep Response to Snow and Landscape Covariates, Alaska, 2005-2008 Computer, MODIS 2005-09-01 to 2008-08-31 1 COMPLETE netCDF-4 classic Snow Depth, EVEN-TOED UNGULATES, Topographic Effects, Terrain Elevation, Snow Density
VAGHT Combined GEOLEO Aerosol 30-Min average L3 Global 0.25x0.25 degree grid ABI, MODIS, AHI, VIIRS 2019-01-01 to 2023-01-02 1 ACTIVE NetCDF-4 Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosols, Aerosol Particle Properties
Aboveground Biomass Change for Amazon Basin, Mexico, and Pantropical Belt, 2003-2016 GLAS, Computer, MODIS 2003-01-01 to 2016-12-31 1 COMPLETE GeoTIFF Biomass Dynamics, Biomass, Carbon
ISLSCP II AVHRR Albedo and BRDF, 1995 STEEL MEASURING TAPE, LICOR LEAF AREA METER, AVHRR, MODIS 1995-02-01 to 1995-07-31 1 COMPLETE Shapefile Albedo, Canopy Characteristics, Leaf Characteristics, Plant Characteristics, Vegetation Cover
MEaSUREs Northern Hemisphere Terrestrial Snow Cover Extent Daily 25km EASE-Grid 2.0 V001 SSM/I, SSMIS, MODIS 1999-01-01 to 2012-12-31 1 COMPLETE netCDF-4 Snow Cover, Snow Cover
SAFARI 2000 MODIS 500-m Burned Area Products, Southern Africa, Dry Season 2000 MODIS 2000-06-27 to 2000-10-04 1 COMPLETE multiple Reflectance, Biomass Burning, 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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