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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 Sort descending	Version	Platform	Instrument	Temporal Extent	Spatial Extent	Data Format
Low Earth Orbit Land Surface Temperature Monthly Global Gridded V002	002	Aqua, Suomi-NPP, NOAA-20	MODIS, VIIRS	2002-08-01 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	HDF-EOS5
MASTER: Airborne Science, California-Colorado-Central US, 2011	1	NASA ER-2	MASTER	2011-07-19 to 2011-08-18	N: 48.691 S: 28.8497 E: -81.2109 W: -124	multiple
MASTER: Airborne Science, California-Nevada, August, 2002	1	NASA ER-2, B-200	MASTER	2002-08-09 to 2002-08-20	N: 40.9799 S: 34.945 E: -112.5 W: -120.938	multiple
MASTER: Airborne Science, California-Nevada, Fall 2005	1	NASA ER-2	MASTER	2005-10-19 to 2005-12-09	N: 40.9799 S: 34.8735 E: -112.5 W: -123.75	multiple
MASTER: Airborne Science, California-Nevada, May-June, 2008	1	NASA ER-2	MASTER	2008-05-29 to 2008-06-19	N: 40.9799 S: 31.9522 E: -112.5 W: -123.75	multiple
MASTER: Airborne Science, Hawaii-Pacific Ocean-western US, Fall, 2001, V2	2	NASA ER-2	MASTER	2001-10-14 to 2001-11-15	N: 40.9799 S: 18.7117 E: -106.875 W: -166.704	multiple
MASTER: Airborne Science, Southwest US, June, 2011	1	NASA ER-2	MASTER	2011-06-08 to 2011-06-20	N: 40.9799 S: 31.6215 E: -105.469 W: -122.55	multiple
MASTER: Airborne Science, Southwest US, May, 2011	1	NASA ER-2	MASTER	2011-05-15 to 2011-05-23	N: 38.8226 S: 31.9522 E: -101.25 W: -120.234	multiple
MASTER: Airborne Science, Southwestern US, September, 2002	1	ERS-2	MASTER	2002-09-10 to 2002-09-26	N: 40.9799 S: 28.9695 E: -95.8526 W: -123.75	multiple
MASTER: Airborne Science, Western US, April, 2004	1	NASA ER-2	MASTER	2004-04-01 to 2004-04-13	N: 45.089 S: 27.0591 E: -101.25 W: -129.375	multiple
MASTER: Airborne Science, western US, July-August, 2001, V2	2	NASA ER-2	MASTER	2001-07-20 to 2001-08-19	N: 49.9315 S: 29.5352 E: -115.281 W: -127.083	multiple
MASTER: Airborne Science, Western US, October, 2003	1	NASA ER-2	MASTER	2003-10-03 to 2003-11-01	N: 47.6461 S: 29.5352 E: -106.875 W: -126.913	multiple
MASTER: Airborne Science, Western US, September, 2006	1	NASA ER-2	MASTER	2006-09-19 to 2006-10-13	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	1	ERS-2	MASTER	2010-07-31 to 2010-09-01	N: 48.9225 S: 23.0581 E: -81.4686 W: -115.967	multiple
MASTER: Cloud And Land Surface Interaction Campaign, California-Oklahoma, 2007	1	NASA ER-2	MASTER	2007-09-20 to 2007-09-21	N: 40.9799 S: 34.3886 E: -95.4363 W: -120.938	multiple
MASTER: Farmland mapping, California, August, 2003	1	NASA ER-2	MASTER	2003-08-05 to 2003-08-11	N: 40.9799 S: 31.9522 E: -113.905 W: -124.094	multiple
MASTER: HyspIRI Airborne Campaign, California and Nevada, Summer 2016	1.2	NASA ER-2	MASTER	2016-06-09 to 2016-06-22	N: 40.98 S: 31.9519 E: -112.5 W: -123.75	multiple
MASTER: HyspIRI Airborne Campaign, California, Early Spring 2013, V2	2	NASA ER-2	MASTER	2013-03-26 to 2013-04-19	N: 40.9799 S: 31.9522 E: -112.5 W: -123.777	multiple
MASTER: HyspIRI Airborne Campaign, California, Early Spring 2014	1	NASA ER-2	MASTER	2014-03-31 to 2014-05-07	N: 40.9799 S: 31.9522 E: -112.5 W: -123.82	multiple
MASTER: HyspIRI Airborne Campaign, California, Fall 2013	1	NASA ER-2	MASTER	2013-09-13 to 2013-12-05	N: 40.9799 S: 31.9522 E: -112.5 W: -123.75	multiple
MASTER: HyspIRI Airborne Campaign, California, Fall 2014	1	NASA ER-2	MASTER	2014-09-19 to 2014-11-24	N: 40.9799 S: 33.4674 E: -113.906 W: -123.75	multiple
MASTER: HyspIRI Airborne Campaign, California, Fall 2015	1	NASA ER-2	MASTER	2015-08-24 to 2015-10-26	N: 40.9799 S: 31.9522 E: -112.5 W: -123.75	multiple
MASTER: HyspIRI Airborne Campaign, California, Late Spring 2013	1	NASA ER-2	MASTER	2013-05-02 to 2013-06-26	N: 40.9799 S: 31.9522 E: -112.5 W: -123.78	multiple
MASTER: HyspIRI Airborne Campaign, California, Late Spring 2014	1	NASA ER-2	MASTER	2014-05-28 to 2014-06-13	N: 40.9799 S: 31.9522 E: -112.5 W: -123.788	multiple
MASTER: HyspIRI Airborne Campaign, California, Spring 2015	1.1	NASA ER-2	MASTER	2015-04-16 to 2015-05-05	N: 40.9799 S: 31.9522 E: -112.5 W: -123.77	multiple

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.

Eruption of Nicaragua’s Momotombo Volcano.

Japan, NASA provide open access to ASTER data

As of 1 April 2016, all Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) data products are available at no charge from LP DAAC.

Global Digital Elevation Models now available: ASTER, GDEM, and SRTM

These products are available globally at their full resolution of 30 meters per pixel.

Map of ASTER GDEM Version 3 shaded relief topography of San Francisco CA

New Version of the ASTER GDEM

Version 3 of the ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model (GDEM) provides new features and sharper imagery.

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