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Land Surface Temperature Data Access and Tools

NASA has land surface temperature datasets that help researchers explore how the warmth of land contribute to and change Earth processes as well as how animals and humans live on the planet. Access a range of data and data tools such as AppEEARS, the MODIS/VIIRS Subsetting Tool Suite, and LandsatLook to make the most of land surface temperature data.

Many NASA observation methods—platforms, instruments, and other techniques—provide data that improve our measurement of land surface temperature. Examples of instruments continually collecting temperature data include the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER), Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), and Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS).

Land Surface Temperature Datasets

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Dataset Version Platform Instrument Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
ABoVE: Climate Drivers of Pan-Arctic Tundra Vegetation Productivity, 1982-2015 1 NOAA POES, DMSP SSM/I, AVHRR 1982-01-01 to 2015-12-31

N: 90 S: 70 E: 180 W: -180

CSV
ABoVE: Monthly Hydrological Fluxes for Canada and Alaska, 1979-2018 1 MODELS Computer 1979-01-01 to 2018-04-01

N: 83.125 S: 41.7508 E: -53.4255 W: -172.25

multiple
ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset 1 kilometer Binary 003 Terra ASTER 2000-04-04 to 2008-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

1000 Meters x 1000 Meters Binary
ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset, 1 kilometer, HDF5 V003 003 Terra ASTER 2000-01-01 to 2008-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

1000 Meters x 1000 Meters HDF5
ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset 100 meter Binary 003 Terra ASTER 2000-04-01 to 2008-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

100 Meters x 100 Meters Binary
ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset, 100 meter, HDF5 V003 003 Terra ASTER 2000-01-01 to 2008-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

100 Meters x 100 Meters HDF5
ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset, Monthly, 0.05 deg, HDF5 004 Terra ASTER 2000-03-01 to 2015-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

5600 Meters x 5600 Meters HDF5
ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset, Monthly, 0.05 deg, HDF5 V041 041 Terra ASTER 2000-03-01 to 2015-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

5600 Meters x 5600 Meters HDF5
ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset, Monthly, 0.05 deg, netCDF4 004 Terra ASTER 2000-03-01 to 2015-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

5600 Meters x 5600 Meters netCDF-4
ASTER L2 Surface Kinetic Temperature V004 004 Terra ASTER 2000-03-04 to 2026-01-16

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

90 Meters x 90 Meters COG
ASTER L2 Surface Temperature V003 003 Terra ASTER 2000-03-04 to 2025-12-15

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

90 Meters x 90 Meters HDF-EOS2, GeoTIFF
BOREAS AFM-01 NOAA/ATDD Long-EZ Aircraft Flux Data over the SSA 1 Airplane THERMISTORS, NET RADIOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, INFRARED THERMOMETERS, GUST PROBES, IRGA, PRESSURE SENSORS 1994-05-25 to 1994-09-15

N: 54.32 S: 53.42 E: -104.24 W: -106.32

ASCII
BOREAS AFM-03 Electra 1994 Aircraft Flux and Moving Window Data 1 NCAR ELECTRA INFRARED THERMOMETERS, IRGA, NET RADIOMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, GUST PROBES, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, MVI 1994-05-24 to 1994-09-16

N: 56.25 S: 53.42 E: -97.23 W: -106.32

ASCII
BOREAS AFM-04 Twin Otter Aircraft Flux Data 1 DHC-6 INFRARED RADIOMETERS, IRGA, MMR, MVI, PYRANOMETERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, UV OZONE DETECTORS, GUST PROBES, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS 1994-05-25 to 1994-09-19

N: 55.95 S: 53.79 E: -98.4 W: -104.81

ASCII
BOREAS Derived Surface Meteorological Data 1 FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS THERMOCOUPLES, HUMIDITY SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, BAROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, ULTRASONIC DEPTH GAUGE, INFRARED THERMOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR 1994-01-01 to 1996-12-31

N: 56.25 S: 53.42 E: -97.23 W: -106.32

ASCII
BOREAS Follow-On HMet-04 1996-1998 NSA Meteorological Data 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS BAROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, RAIN GAUGES, TEMPERATURE PROBES, ULTRASONIC DEPTH GAUGE, WIND MONITOR, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, INFRARED THERMOMETERS 1994-01-01 to 1999-01-01

N: 60 S: 48 E: -90 W: -111

CSV
BOREAS HYD-02 Estimated Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) from Microwave Measurements 1 DHC-6 INFRARED RADIOMETERS, MR, PYRANOMETERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, HYGROMETERS 1994-02-06 to 1994-02-13

N: 56.25 S: 53.42 E: -97.24 W: -106.3

CSV
BOREAS TE-11 Surface Meteorological Data 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS NET RADIOMETERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, BAROMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, INFRARED THERMOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR 1994-01-01 to 1994-12-31

N: 53.92 S: 53.92 E: -104.69 W: -104.69

CSV
BOREAS/SRC AMS Suite A Surface Meteorological and Radiation Data: 1994 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS WIND MONITOR, ULTRASONIC DEPTH GAUGE, TEMPERATURE PROBES, RAIN GAUGES, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, PYRANOMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, BAROMETERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, INFRARED THERMOMETERS 1993-12-15 to 1994-12-31

N: 56.89 S: 52.15 E: -97.87 W: -108.51

ASCII
BOREAS/SRC AMS Suite A Surface Meteorological and Radiation Data: 1995 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS WIND MONITOR, ULTRASONIC DEPTH GAUGE, TEMPERATURE PROBES, RAIN GAUGES, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, PYRANOMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, BAROMETERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, INFRARED THERMOMETERS 1995-01-01 to 1995-12-31

N: 56.89 S: 52.15 E: -97.87 W: -108.51

ASCII
BOREAS/SRC AMS Suite A Surface Meteorological and Radiation Data: 1996 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS INFRARED THERMOMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, ULTRASONIC DEPTH GAUGE, RAIN GAUGES, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, PYRANOMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, BAROMETERS, TEMPERATURE PROBES 1996-01-01 to 1996-12-31

N: 59.34 S: 50.57 E: -94.08 W: -110.05

ASCII
Central American Vegetation/Land Cover Classification and Conservation Status 1.00 TIROS-N AVHRR, AVHRR-2, AVHRR-3 1992-01-01 to 1993-12-31

N: 19 S: 6 E: -78 W: -92

Grid, Shapefile
Combined ASTER and MODIS Emissivity database over Land (CAMEL) Coefficient Monthly Global 0.05Deg V003 003 Terra, Aqua ASTER, MODIS 2000-03-01 to 2024-01-01

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

5600 Meters x 5600 Meters netCDF-4
Combined ASTER and MODIS Emissivity database over Land (CAMEL) Emissivity Monthly Global 0.05Deg V003 003 Terra, Aqua ASTER, MODIS 2000-03-01 to 2024-01-01

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

5600 Meters x 5600 Meters netCDF-4
Combined ASTER and MODIS Emissivity database over Land (CAMEL) Uncertainty Monthly Global 0.05Deg V003 003 Terra, Aqua ASTER, MODIS 2000-03-01 to 2024-01-01

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

5600 Meters x 5600 Meters netCDF-4
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Featured Land Surface Temperature Observation Method: ASTER

The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) obtains high-resolution images of Earth in 14 different electromagnetic wavelengths ranging from visible to thermal infrared light. ASTER flies aboard the Terra satellite and has a resolution as close as 15 meters in the very near infrared wavelength. Scientists use ASTER data to create detailed maps of land surface temperature, emissivity, reflectance, and elevation.

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