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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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GEO-LEO Merged Deep Blue Aerosol 0.25x0.25 degree Gridded L2 ABI, AHI, MODIS, VIIRS 2019-05-01 to 2020-05-01 1 COMPLETE netCDF-4 Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosols, Aerosol Particle Properties
GEO-LEO Merged Deep Blue Aerosol Daily 1 x 1 degree Gridded L3 ABI, AHI, MODIS, VIIRS 2019-05-01 to 2020-05-01 1 COMPLETE netCDF-4 Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosols, Aerosol Particle Properties
GEO-LEO Merged Deep Blue Aerosol Monthly 1 x 1 degree Gridded L3 ABI, AHI, MODIS, VIIRS 2019-05-01 to 2020-05-01 1 COMPLETE netCDF-4 Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosols, Aerosol Particle Properties
GHRSST Level 2P Global Sea Surface Skin Temperature from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the NASA Terra satellite (GDS2) MODIS 2000-02-24 2019.0 ACTIVE netCDF-4 Sea Surface Temperature
GHRSST Level 4 DMI_OI Global Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis (GDS version 2) MODIS, SEVIRI, AVHRR-3, VIIRS, AMSR2 2013-04-30 1.0 ACTIVE netCDF-4 Sea Surface Temperature
GHRSST Level 4 MUR 0.25deg Global Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis (v4.2) MODIS, AMSR-E, WINDSAT, AVHRR-3, DRIFTING BUOYS, AMSR2 2002-08-31 4.2 ACTIVE netCDF-4 Sea Surface Temperature
GHRSST Level 4 MUR Global Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis (v4.1) MODIS, AMSR-E, WINDSAT, AVHRR-3, AMSR2, DRIFTING BUOYS 2002-05-31 4.1 ACTIVE netCDF-4 Sea Surface Temperature
GHRSST Level 4 MW_IR_OI Global Foundation Sea Surface Temperature analysis version 5.0 from REMSS MODIS, AMSR-E, TMI, WINDSAT, GMI, VIIRS, AMSR2 2002-06-01 5.0 ACTIVE netCDF-4 Sea Surface Temperature
GHRSST Level 4 MW_IR_OI Global Foundation Sea Surface Temperature analysis version 5.1 from REMSS MODIS, GMI, VIIRS, AMSR2, AMSR-E, TMI, WINDSAT 2002-06-01 5.1 ACTIVE netCDF-4 Sea Surface Foundation Temperature
GHRSST NOAA/STAR ACSPO v2.81 0.02 degree L3S Daily Dataset from LEO Satellites VIIRS, AVHRR, MODIS 2000-02-24 2.81 ACTIVE netCDF-4 Sea Surface Subskin Temperature
Glacial and Fast Ice Distributions in Southeast Greenland Fjords V001 MODIS, OLI, C-SAR, Sentinel-2 MSI 2015-01-01 to 2019-12-31 1 COMPLETE Shapefile, CSV, GeoPackage Fast Ice, Fjords, Glaciers/Ice Sheets
Global 500-m Foliage Clumping Index Data Derived from MODIS BRDF, 2006 MODIS 2006-01-01 to 2006-12-31 1 COMPLETE GeoTIFF Leaf Area Index (LAI), Canopy Characteristics
Global Annual Average PM2.5 Grids from MODIS and MISR Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) MODIS, MISR, Computer 2001-01-01 to 2010-12-31 1.0 COMPLETE GRID, GeoTIFF Particulate Matter, Particulates
Global Annual PM2.5 Grids from MODIS, MISR and SeaWiFS Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD), 1998-2012 MODIS, MISR, SeaWiFS, Computer 1998-01-01 to 2012-12-31 1.0 COMPLETE GRID Particulate Matter, Particulates
Global Annual PM2.5 Grids from MODIS, MISR and SeaWiFS Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD), 1998-2019, V4.GL.03 Computer, MODIS, MISR, SeaWiFS 1998-01-01 to 2019-12-31 4.03 COMPLETE GeoTIFF, PDF, PNG Particulate Matter, Particulates, Habitat Conversion/Fragmentation
Global Annual PM2.5 Grids from MODIS, MISR and SeaWiFS Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) with GWR, 1998-2016 Computer, MODIS, MISR, SeaWiFS 1998-01-01 to 2016-12-31 1.0 COMPLETE PDF, PNG, WMS, GeoTIFF Particulate Matter, Particulates
Global Annual PM2.5 Grids from MODIS, MISR, SeaWiFS and VIIRS Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD), 1998-2022, V5.GL.04 Computer, MODIS, MISR, VIIRS 1998-01-01 to 2022-12-31 5.04 COMPLETE GeoTIFF, PDF, PNG, netCDF-4 Particulate Matter, Particulates, Sustainability, Urbanization/Urban Sprawl
Global Fire Atlas with Characteristics of Individual Fires, 2003-2016 Computer, MODIS 2003-01-01 to 2016-12-31 1 COMPLETE multiple Burned Area, Fire Dynamics, Fire Occurrence
Global Fire carbon emissions from CMS-Flux inversions assimilating atmospheric carbon monoxide observations MOPITT, TROPOMI 2010-01-01 to 2023-12-31 1 COMPLETE Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Atmospheric Carbon Monoxide
Global Fire Emissions Database, Version 4.1 (GFEDv4) Computer, VIIRS, MODIS, ATSR 1995-06-01 to 2016-12-31 4.1 COMPLETE multiple Carbonaceous Aerosols, Nitrogen Oxides, Particulates, Hydrogen Cyanide, Emissions, Non-methane Hydrocarbons/Volatile Organic Compounds, Particulate Matter, Fire Occurrence, Nitrogen Oxides, Sulfur Dioxide, Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds
Global Food Security Support Analysis Data (GFSAD) Crop Dominance 2010 Global 1 km V001 MODIS, AVHRR 2007-01-01 to 2012-12-31 001 COMPLETE GeoTIFF Vegetation Cover, Cropland
Global Food Security Support Analysis Data (GFSAD) Crop Mask 2010 Global 1 km V001 MODIS, AVHRR, TM, ETM+ 2007-01-01 to 2012-12-31 001 COMPLETE GeoTIFF Vegetation Cover, Cropland
Global Forest Cover Change Forest Cover Change Multi-Year Global 30m V001 ETM+, TM, ASTER, MODIS 1990-01-01 to 2004-12-31 001 COMPLETE GeoTIFF Forest Harvesting and Engineering
Global Forest Cover Change Surface Reflectance Estimates Multi-Year Global 30m V001 ETM+, TM, ASTER, MODIS 1984-03-12 to 2011-12-25 001 COMPLETE GeoTIFF Reflectance
Global Forest Cover Change Tree Cover Multi-Year Global 30m V003 ETM+, TM, ASTER, MODIS 2000-01-01 to 2015-12-31 003 COMPLETE GeoTIFF Forest Management

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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