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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).

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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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Land Surface Temperature Datasets

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Dataset Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Location Keywords Spatial Extent Data Format
MASTER: Airborne Science, western US, July-August, 2001, V2 NASA ER-2 MASTER 2001-07-20 to 2001-08-19 CALIFORNIA, NEVADA, OREGON, WASHINGTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA N: 49.9315 S: 29.5352 E: -115.281 W: -127.083 multiple
MASTER: Airborne Science, Western US, October, 2003 NASA ER-2 MASTER 2003-10-03 to 2003-11-01 CALIFORNIA, NEVADA, OREGON, WASHINGTON, IDAHO N: 47.6461 S: 29.5352 E: -106.875 W: -126.913 multiple
MASTER: Airborne Science, Western US, September, 2006 NASA ER-2 MASTER 2006-09-19 to 2006-10-13 NEVADA, UTAH, WYOMING, MINNESOTA, WISCONSIN N: 48.3109 S: 34.2164 E: -90.2258 W: -127.887 multiple
MASTER: BP Oil Spill Mapping, Louisiana-Gulf of America-Wisconsin, Fall, 2010 ERS-2 MASTER 2010-07-31 to 2010-09-01 GULF OF AMERICA, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, ARIZONA, UTAH N: 48.9225 S: 23.0581 E: -81.4686 W: -115.967 multiple
MASTER: Cloud And Land Surface Interaction Campaign, California-Oklahoma, 2007 NASA ER-2 MASTER 2007-09-20 to 2007-09-21 CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO, TEXAS, OKLAHOMA N: 40.9799 S: 34.3886 E: -95.4363 W: -120.938 multiple
MASTER: Farmland mapping, California, August, 2003 NASA ER-2 MASTER 2003-08-05 to 2003-08-11 CALIFORNIA N: 40.9799 S: 31.9522 E: -113.905 W: -124.094 multiple
MASTER: HyspIRI Airborne Campaign, California and Nevada, Summer 2016 NASA ER-2 MASTER 2016-06-09 to 2016-06-22 NEVADA, CALIFORNIA N: 40.98 S: 31.9519 E: -112.5 W: -123.75 multiple
MASTER: HyspIRI Airborne Campaign, California, Fall 2015 NASA ER-2 MASTER 2015-08-24 to 2015-10-26 NEVADA, CALIFORNIA N: 40.9799 S: 31.9522 E: -112.5 W: -123.75 multiple
MASTER: HyspIRI Airborne Campaign, California, Summer 2015 NASA ER-2 MASTER 2015-05-28 to 2015-06-12 CALIFORNIA, NEVADA N: 40.9799 S: 31.9522 E: -112.5 W: -123.814 multiple
MASTER: HyspIRI Airborne Campaign, California, Summer 2017 NASA ER-2 MASTER 2017-06-07 to 2017-06-28 CALIFORNIA, NEVADA N: 40.9799 S: 31.9522 E: -112.5 W: -123.75 multiple
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