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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).

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Radiant Temp. Helicopter Data (FIFE) 1 HELICOPTER SPECTRORADIOMETERS, INFRARED THERMOMETERS 1989-07-28 to 1989-08-11

N: 39.12 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61

multiple
Radiant Temp. Multiangle Data (FIFE) 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION INFRARED RADIOMETERS, INFRARED THERMOMETERS 1989-07-12 to 1989-08-10

N: 39.09 S: 39.05 E: -96.54 W: -96.55

multiple
Radiant Temperature Ground Data (FIFE) 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION INFRARED THERMOMETERS 1989-06-15 to 1989-08-11

N: 39.09 S: 39.05 E: -96.54 W: -96.55

multiple
SAFARI 2000 ASTER and MODIS Fire Data Comparison, Dry Season 2001 1 Terra MODIS, ASTER 2001-08-05 to 2001-10-05

N: -11.29 S: -26.83 E: 44.26 W: 16.31

ASCII
SAFARI 2000 AVHRR Daily Site (1.5 km) and 15-Day Regional (1.5- and 6-km) Imagery 1 NOAA-14 AVHRR 1998-07-01 to 2000-10-31

N: -7.4861 S: -35.2617 E: 43.1995 W: 8.733

Binary
SAFARI 2000 AVHRR-derived Land Surface Temperature Maps, Africa, 1995-2000 1 NOAA-14 AVHRR 1995-01-01 to 2000-12-31

N: 43.71 S: -42.24 E: 64.52 W: -24.6

multiple
SAFARI 2000 MODIS Water and Heat Fluxes, Maun, Botswana, Dry Season 2001 1 FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION, Terra, Models PRESSURE SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, HUMIDITY SENSORS, NET RADIOMETERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, MODIS, Computer 2001-09-02 to 2001-09-29

N: -17.9946 S: -21.0004 E: 24.5004 W: 21.4946

Shapefile
Satellite Landsat TM Extr. Data (FIFE) 1 LANDSAT-5 TM 1987-04-09 to 1988-09-26

N: 39.12 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61

multiple
SE-590 Reflectance & Radiances (FIFE) 1 HELICOPTER SPECTRORADIOMETERS 1989-07-28 to 1989-08-08

N: 39.12 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61

multiple
SHIFT: HyTES L2 Geolocated Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity, March 23 2022 1 NOAA Twin Otter HyTES 2022-03-23 to 2022-03-23

N: 34.8859 S: 34.18 E: -118.784 W: -120.603

multiple
SMAPVEX08 PALS Brightness Temperature Data V001 1 AIRCRAFT PALS 2008-09-29 to 2008-10-13

N: 39.09 S: 38.93 E: -75.55 W: -76.25

350 Meters x 1100 Meters ASCII
SMAPVEX12 PALS Brightness Temperature Data V001 1 AIRCRAFT PALS 2012-06-07 to 2012-07-19

N: 49.96 S: 49.44 E: -97.85 W: -98.51

500 Meters to 1500 Meters x 500 Meters to 1500 Meters ASCII
SMAPVEX15 PALS Brightness Temperature Data V001 1 AIRCRAFT PALS 2015-08-02 to 2015-08-18

N: 31.87 S: 31.51 E: -109.84 W: -110.96

1200 Meters x 1200 Meters CSV
SMAPVEX16 Manitoba Probe-Based In Situ Soil Moisture Data V001 1 FIELD SURVEYS, GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS INFRARED RADIOMETERS, DIELECTRIC PROBE, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE 2016-06-08 to 2016-07-22

N: 49.76117 S: 49.38408 E: -97.75626 W: -98.09842

CSV, KMZ
Surface Radiance Data: UNL (FIFE) 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, PYRANOMETERS, PLANT STRESS MONITOR, NET RADIOMETERS, INFRARED THERMOMETERS 1987-05-30 to 1989-08-11

N: 39.12 S: 38.98 E: -96.47 W: -96.59

multiple
TOVS GLA 5 DAY GRIDS from NOAA-10 V01 (TOVSA5NG) at GES DISC 01 NOAA-12 TOVS, MSU, HIRS/2 1986-11-26 to 1991-08-29

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

TOVS GLA 5 DAY GRIDS from NOAA-11 V01 (TOVSA5NH) at GES DISC 01 NOAA-11 HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS 1988-10-12 to 1994-06-30

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

TOVS GLA 5 DAY GRIDS from NOAA-12 V01 (TOVSA5ND) at GES DISC 01 NOAA-12 TOVS, MSU, HIRS/2 1991-07-04 to 1994-06-30

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

TOVS GLA 5 DAY GRIDS from NOAA-9 V01 (TOVSA5NF) at GES DISC 01 NOAA-9 TOVS, MSU, HIRS/2 1984-12-31 to 1987-01-01

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

TOVS GLA 5 DAY GRIDS from TIROSN V01 (TOVSA5TN ) at GES DISC 01 TIROS-N HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS 1978-12-01 to 1979-06-30

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

TOVS GLA DAILY GRIDS from NOAA-12 V01 (TOVSADND) at GES DISC 01 NOAA-12 HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS 1991-07-04 to 1994-07-01

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

TOVS GLA DAILY GRIDS from TIROSN V01 (TOVSADTN) at GES DISC 01 TIROS-N HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS 1978-11-29 to 1979-07-01

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

TOVS GLA MONTHLY GRIDS from NOAA-10 V01 (TOVSAMNG) at GES DISC 01 NOAA-10 HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS 1986-11-30 to 1991-09-01

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

TOVS GLA MONTHLY GRIDS from NOAA-11 V01 (TOVSAMNH) at GES DISC 01 NOAA-11 HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS 1988-10-31 to 1994-07-01

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

VIIRS (NOAA 21) I Band 375 m Active Fire Product NRT (Vector data) 1 NOAA-21 VIIRS 2016-01-01

N: 80 S: -80 E: 180 W: -180

375 Meters x 375 Meters TXT, SHP, KML, WMS, as FIRMS email alerts
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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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