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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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MODIS_CR_Equal_Area_3h MODIS 2002-12-31 to 2020-12-31 1.0 COMPLETE Clouds, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Top Pressure
MODIS-derived Aggregate, Woody and Herbaceous Leaf Area Index for Africa, 2002-2022 MODIS 2002-07-05 to 2022-07-29 1 COMPLETE netCDF-4 Leaf Area Index (LAI), Leaf Area Index (LAI)
MODIS-derived Annual Vegetation Resilience, 2000-2019 Computer, MODIS 2000-01-01 to 2019-12-31 1 COMPLETE COG DISTURBANCE, Vegetation Cover, Vegetation Cover, Vegetation Index
MODIS-derived Vegetation and Albedo Parameters for Agroecosystem-Climate Modeling Computer, MODIS 2003-01-01 to 2010-12-31 1 COMPLETE netCDF-4 classic Leaf Characteristics, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Albedo, Land Use/Land Cover Classification
MODIS/Terra 1 degree Gridded MODIS Active Fire Product V005 (MOD14CM1) MODIS 2000-11-01 to 2015-12-31 005 COMPLETE Fire Occurrence
MODIS/Terra Aerosol 5-Min L2 Swath 10km MODIS 2000-02-24 to Present 6.1 ACTIVE HDF-EOS Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Particle Properties, Aerosol Radiance, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Dust/Ash/Smoke, Nitrate Particles, Organic Particles, Particulate Matter, Sulfate Particles, Optical Depth/Thickness, Radiative Flux, Reflectance
MODIS/Terra Aerosol 5-Min L2 Swath 10km - NRT MODIS 2017-10-11 6.1NRT ACTIVE HDF-EOS Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Particle Properties, Aerosol Radiance, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Dust/Ash/Smoke, Nitrate Particles, Organic Particles, Particulate Matter, Sulfate Particles, Optical Depth/Thickness, Radiative Flux, Reflectance
MODIS/Terra Aerosol 5-Min L2 Swath 3km MODIS 2000-02-24 to Present 6.1 ACTIVE HDF-EOS Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Particle Properties, Aerosol Radiance, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Dust/Ash/Smoke, Nitrate Particles, Organic Particles, Particulate Matter, Sulfate Particles, Optical Depth/Thickness, Radiative Flux, Reflectance
MODIS/Terra Aerosol 5-Min L2 Swath 3km - NRT MODIS 2017-10-11 6.1NRT ACTIVE HDF-EOS Aerosols, Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Forward Scatter, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Particle Properties, Aerosol Radiance, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Dust/Ash/Smoke, Nitrate Particles, Organic Particles, Particulate Matter, Sulfate Particles
MODIS/Terra Aerosol, Cloud and Water Vapor Subset 5-Min L2 Swath 5km and 10km MODIS 2000-02-24 to Present 6.1 ACTIVE HDF-EOS Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Particle Properties, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Reflectance, Humidity
MODIS/Terra Aerosol Cloud Water Vapor Ozone 8-Day L3 Global 1Deg CMG MODIS 2000-02-18 to Present 6.1 ACTIVE HDF-EOS Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Particle Properties, Aerosol Radiance, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Dust/Ash/Smoke, Nitrate Particles, Organic Particles, Particulate Matter, Sulfate Particles, Trace Gases/Trace Species, Atmospheric Emitted Radiation, Emissivity, Optical Depth/Thickness, Radiative Flux, Reflectance, Transmittance, Atmospheric Stability, Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Asymmetry, Cloud Ceiling, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Radiative Forcing, Cloud Reflectance, Rain Storms, Atmospheric Ozone
MODIS/Terra Aerosol Cloud Water Vapor Ozone Daily L3 Global 1Deg CMG MODIS 2000-02-24 to Present 6.1 ACTIVE HDF-EOS Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Particle Properties, Aerosol Radiance, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Dust/Ash/Smoke, Nitrate Particles, Organic Particles, Particulate Matter, Sulfate Particles, Trace Gases/Trace Species, Atmospheric Emitted Radiation, Emissivity, Optical Depth/Thickness, Radiative Flux, Reflectance, Transmittance, Atmospheric Stability, Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Asymmetry, Cloud Ceiling, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Radiative Forcing, Cloud Reflectance, Rain Storms, Atmospheric Ozone
MODIS/Terra Aerosol Cloud Water Vapor Ozone Monthly L3 Global 1Deg CMG MODIS 2000-02-01 to Present 6.1 ACTIVE HDF-EOS Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Particle Properties, Aerosol Radiance, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Dust/Ash/Smoke, Nitrate Particles, Organic Particles, Particulate Matter, Sulfate Particles, Trace Gases/Trace Species, Atmospheric Emitted Radiation, Emissivity, Optical Depth/Thickness, Radiative Flux, Reflectance, Transmittance, Atmospheric Stability, Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Asymmetry, Cloud Ceiling, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Radiative Forcing, Cloud Reflectance, Rain Storms, Atmospheric Ozone
MODIS/Terra Aerosol Optical Thickness Daily L3 Global 0.05Deg CMA NRT MODIS 2021-02-07 to Present 6.1NRT ACTIVE HDF-EOS Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
MODIS/Terra Atmospherically Corrected Surface Reflectance 5-Min L2 Swath 250m, 500m, 1km MODIS 2000-02-24 to Present 6.1 ACTIVE HDF-EOS Reflectance
MODIS/Terra Atmospherically Corrected Surface Reflectance 5-Min L2 Swath 250m, 500m, 1km NRT MODIS 2021-02-07 6.1NRT ACTIVE HDF-EOS Reflectance
MODIS/Terra Calibrated Radiances 5-Min L1B Swath 1000m V7 MODIS 2000-02-24 to Present 7 ACTIVE NetCDF-4 Infrared Radiance, REFLECTED INFRARED, Visible Radiance
MODIS/Terra Calibrated Radiances 5-Min L1B Swath 1km MODIS 2000-02-24 to Present 6.1 ACTIVE HDF-EOS Infrared Radiance, REFLECTED INFRARED, Visible Radiance
MODIS/Terra Calibrated Radiances 5-Min L1B Swath 1km - NRT MODIS 2017-10-11 6.1NRT ACTIVE HDF-EOS Infrared Radiance, REFLECTED INFRARED, THERMAL INFRARED, Visible Radiance
MODIS/Terra Calibrated Radiances 5-Min L1B Swath 250m MODIS 2000-02-24 to Present 6.1 ACTIVE HDF-EOS Infrared Radiance, REFLECTED INFRARED, Visible Radiance
MODIS/Terra Calibrated Radiances 5-Min L1B Swath 250m - NRT MODIS 2017-10-11 6.1NRT ACTIVE HDF-EOS Infrared Radiance, REFLECTED INFRARED, Visible Radiance
MODIS/Terra Calibrated Radiances 5-Min L1B Swath 250m V7 MODIS 2000-02-24 to Present 7 ACTIVE NetCDF-4 Infrared Radiance, REFLECTED INFRARED, Visible Radiance
MODIS/Terra Calibrated Radiances 5-Min L1B Swath 500m MODIS 2000-02-24 to Present 6.1 ACTIVE HDF-EOS Infrared Radiance, REFLECTED INFRARED, Visible Radiance
MODIS/Terra Calibrated Radiances 5-Min L1B Swath 500m - NRT MODIS 2017-10-11 6.1NRT ACTIVE HDF-EOS Infrared Radiance, REFLECTED INFRARED, Visible Radiance
MODIS/Terra Calibrated Radiances 5-Min L1B Swath 500m V7 MODIS 2000-02-24 to Present 7 ACTIVE NetCDF-4 Infrared Radiance, REFLECTED INFRARED, Visible Radiance
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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
FLOOD The FLOOD viewer facilitates the use and evaluation of LANCE flood products by allowing the user to browse globally and over time, and to compare to other flood products. Monitoring Natural Events, Search and Discovery, 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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