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CATS-ISS Level 2 Operational Night Mode 7.1 Version 3-01 5 km Profile	V3-01	ISS	CATS	2015-02-12 to 2015-03-18	HDF5
CATS-ISS Level 2 Operational Night Mode 7.2 Version 3-00 5 km Layer	V3-00	ISS	CATS	2015-03-25 to 2017-10-29	HDF5
CATS-ISS Level 2 Operational Night Mode 7.2 Version 3-00 5 km Profile	V3-00	ISS	CATS	2015-03-25 to 2017-10-29	HDF5
CATS-ISS Level 2 Operational Night Mode 7.2 Version 3-01 5 km Layer	V3-01	ISS	CATS	2015-03-25 to 2017-10-29	HDF5
CATS-ISS Level 2 Operational Night Mode 7.2 Version 3-01 5 km Profile	V3-01	ISS	CATS	2015-03-25 to 2017-10-29	HDF5
CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols 1-Hourly Terra Edition4A	Edition4A	Terra	CERES-FM1, CERES SCANNER, CERES-FM2, MODIS	2000-03-01 to 2002-06-30	HDF4
CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols 1-Hourly Terra-Aqua Edition4A	Edition4A	GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES, Terra, AQUA	IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, CERES SCANNER, MODIS, CERES-FM4, CERES-FM3	2002-07-01 to Present	HDF4
CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols 1-Hourly Terra-Aqua-NOAA20 Edition4B	Edition4B	GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES, Terra, NOAA-20, AQUA	IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, CERES SCANNER, MODIS, CERES-FM6, VIIRS, CERES-FM3, CERES-FM4	2000-03-01 to Present	HDF4
CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols 1-Hourly Terra-NOAA20 Edition4A	Edition4A	GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES, Terra, NOAA-20	IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, CERES SCANNER, MODIS, CERES-FM6, VIIRS	2022-04-01 to Present	HDF4
CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols 3-Hourly Terra Edition4A	Edition4A	GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES, Terra	IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES SCANNER, CERES-FM2, MODIS	2000-03-01 to 2002-06-30	HDF4
CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols 3-Hourly Terra-Aqua Edition4A	Edition4A	GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES, Terra, AQUA	IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, CERES SCANNER, MODIS, CERES-FM4, CERES-FM3	2002-07-01 to Present	HDF4
CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Daily Terra Edition4A	Edition4A	GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES, Terra	IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES SCANNER, CERES-FM2, MODIS	2000-03-01 to 2002-06-30	HDF4
CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere, and Surface Fluxes Clouds and Aerosols Monthly Terra Edition4A	Edition4A	GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES, Terra	IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, MODIS	2000-03-01 to 2002-06-30	HDF4
CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly Terra-Aqua Edition4A	Edition4A	GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES, Terra, AQUA	IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, CERES SCANNER, MODIS, CERES-FM3, CERES-FM4	2002-07-01 to Present	HDF4
CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly Terra-Aqua-NOAA20 Edition4B	Edition4B	GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES, Terra, NOAA-20, AQUA	IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, CERES SCANNER, MODIS, CERES-FM6, VIIRS, CERES-FM3, CERES-FM4	2000-03-01 to Present	HDF4
CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly Terra-NOAA20 Edition4A	Edition4A	GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES, Terra, NOAA-20	IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, CERES SCANNER, MODIS, CERES-FM6, VIIRS	2022-04-01 to Present	HDF4
CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly Terra-NPP Edition1A	Edition1A	GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES, Terra, Suomi-NPP	IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, CERES SCANNER, MODIS, CERES-FM5, VIIRS	2012-02-01 to 2017-11-30	HDF4
CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly-Averaged 1-Hourly Terra Edition4A	Edition4A	GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES, Terra	IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES SCANNER, CERES-FM2, MODIS	2000-03-01 to 2002-06-30	HDF4
CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly-Averaged 1-Hourly Terra-Aqua Edition4A	Edition4A	GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES, Terra, AQUA	IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, CERES SCANNER, MODIS, CERES-FM4, CERES-FM3	2002-07-01	HDF4
CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly-Averaged 1-Hourly Terra-Aqua-NOAA20 Edition4B	Edition4B	GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES, Terra, NOAA-20, AQUA	IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, CERES SCANNER, MODIS, CERES-FM6, VIIRS, CERES-FM3, CERES-FM4	2000-03-01 to Present	HDF4
CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly-Averaged 1-Hourly Terra-NOAA20 Edition4A	Edition4A	GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES, Terra, NOAA-20	IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, CERES SCANNER, MODIS, CERES-FM6, VIIRS	2022-04-01	HDF4
CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly-Averaged 1-Hourly Terra-NPP Edition1A	Edition1A	GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES, TERRA, Suomi-NPP	IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, CERES SCANNER, MODIS, CERES-FM5, VIIRS	2012-02-01 to 2017-11-30	HDF4
CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols One-Hourly Terra-NPP Edition1A	Edition1A	GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES, TERRA, Suomi-NPP	IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, MODIS, CERES-FM5, VIIRS	2012-02-01 to 2017-11-30	HDF4
CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Three-Hourly Terra-NPP Edition1A	Edition1A	GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES, TERRA, Suomi-NPP	IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, CERES SCANNER, MODIS, CERES-FM5, VIIRS	2012-02-01 to 2017-11-30	HDF4
CERES and MISR Along-Track Footprint Radiances, Fluxes, and Clouds Terra-FM1	1	Terra	MODIS, CERES-FM1, CERES SCANNER, MISR, CERES-FM2	2000-04-12 to 2004-11-02	HDF4

Expansion of MODIS Aerosol Optical Depth Palette

GIBS will be expanding the data range and palette of the MODIS Aerosol Optical Depth products.

true-color satellite image of western U.S. with colored dots indicating AERONET sites; gray banner in center of image indicated selected site

Explore New Aerosol Layers in NASA Worldview

NASA Worldview added four layers from the Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) program to provide ground-based measurements of aerosol optical depth (AOD) and Angstrom parameter.

A screenshot showing a portion of the FIRMS active fire map showing ultra real-time data

FIRMS Adds Ultra Real-Time Data from MODIS and VIIRS

Scientists develop routine service for wildfire detection in the continental United States with a latency of less than 60 seconds.

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True color corrected reflectance image of Africa, Europe, and Asia from the VIIRS instrument aboard the NOAA-21 satellite

From MODIS to VIIRS: Continuing the Legacy

The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) will help ensure continuity of Earth observations after the upcoming retirement of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS).

Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness Data Tools

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AppEEARS	The The Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) offers users a simple and efficient way to perform data access and transformation processes.	Search and Discovery, Subsetting, Customization, Downloading, Visualization
Panoply	Panoply is a cross-platform application that plots geo-referenced and other arrays from netCDF, HDF, GRIB, and other datasets.	Visualization, Customization, Reformatting, Subsetting, Comparison

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