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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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MASTER: HyspIRI Airborne Campaign, California, Summer 2014 1 NASA ER-2 MASTER 2014-08-18 to 2014-08-29

N: 36.5979 S: 31.9522 E: -112.5 W: -120.938

multiple
MASTER: HyspIRI Airborne Campaign, California, Summer 2015 1 NASA ER-2 MASTER 2015-05-28 to 2015-06-12

N: 40.9799 S: 31.9522 E: -112.5 W: -123.814

multiple
MASTER: HyspIRI Airborne Campaign, California, Summer 2017 1 NASA ER-2 MASTER 2017-06-07 to 2017-06-28

N: 40.9799 S: 31.9522 E: -112.5 W: -123.75

multiple
MASTER: HyspIRI Airborne Campaign, Hawaii, 2017 1.1 NASA ER-2 MASTER 2016-12-14 to 2017-03-03

N: 39.42 S: 18.6217 E: -112.5 W: -171.929

multiple
MASTER: HyspIRI Airborne Campaign, Hawaii, 2018 1 NASA ER-2 MASTER 2018-01-11 to 2018-02-20

N: 36.5979 S: 18.6335 E: -118.125 W: -158.203

multiple
MASTER: HyspIRI Airborne Campaign, Western USA, Summer 2018 1 NASA ER-2 MASTER 2018-06-19 to 2018-09-06

N: 46.8667 S: 32.5805 E: -112.929 W: -132.189

multiple
MASTER: Quicklook Images for Level 2 Emissivity and Land Surface Temperature 1 CESSNA SINGLE-ENGINE AIRCRAFT, NASA WB-57F, NASA DC-8, NASA ER-2, B-200 MASTER 1998-12-02

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

PNG
MASTER: Student Airborne Research Program (SARP) Campaign, California, 2015 1 NASA DC-8 MASTER 2015-06-23 to 2015-06-25

N: 38.8226 S: 32.9366 E: -115.312 W: -120.938

multiple
MASTER: Student Airborne Research Program (SARP) campaign, California, USA, 2016 1.2 NASA ER-2 MASTER 2016-06-17 to 2016-06-18

N: 35.846 S: 33.56 E: -118.333 W: -120.883

multiple
MASTER: Suomi-NPP Airborne Campaign, 2013 1 NASA ER-2 MASTER 2013-05-07 to 2013-06-01

N: 40.9799 S: 11.1784 E: -90 W: -135

multiple
MASTER: Suomi-NPP Airborne Campaign, Greenland, 2015 1 NASA ER-2 MASTER 2015-02-23 to 2015-03-31

N: 79.1713 S: 31.9522 E: 0 W: -125.156

multiple
MASTER: Tropical Composition, Cloud and Climate Coupling Campaign, 2007 1.1 NASA ER-2 MASTER 2007-07-29 to 2007-08-18

N: 40.98 S: -6.49964 E: -78.6917 W: -118.551

multiple
MASTER: Western Diversity Time Series Campaign, WDTS, September 2022 1 NASA ER-2 MASTER 2022-09-02 to 2022-09-09

N: 40.98 S: 33.53 E: -118.125 W: -123.755

multiple
MASTER: Western Diversity Time Series Campaign, WDTS, Spring 2023 1 NASA ER-2 MASTER 2023-03-31 to 2023-05-02

N: 43.069 S: 30.4 E: -112.5 W: -129.563

multiple
MASTER: Western Diversity Time Series Campaign, WDTS, Spring 2024 1 NASA ER-2 MASTER 2024-06-04 to 2024-06-28

N: 40.98 S: 31.95 E: -112.5 W: -123.75

multiple
MASTER: Western Diversity Time Series Campaign, WDTS, Spring 2025 1 NASA ER-2 MASTER 2025-05-27 to 2025-07-17

N: 39.519 S: 32.5727 E: -114.644 W: -123.812

multiple
MASTER: Wildfire and farmland mapping, California, July, 2004 1 NASA ER-2 MASTER 2004-07-20 to 2004-07-21

N: 45.089 S: 33.0756 E: -116.719 W: -124.097

multiple
MISR Geometric Parameters subset for the INTEX-B region V002 002 Terra MISR 2006-02-28 to 2006-04-03

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

HDF4
MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity 5-Min L2 1km NRT 6.1NRT Aqua MODIS 2021-06-01

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

1 Kilometers x 1 Kilometers HDF-EOS
MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity 5-Min L2 1km V006 006 Aqua MODIS 2002-07-04 to 2023-02-01

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

1000 Meters x 1000 Meters HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity 5-Min L2 1km V061 061 Aqua MODIS 2002-07-04 to Present

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

1000 Meters x 1000 Meters HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity 8-Day L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V061 061 Aqua MODIS 2002-07-04 to Present

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

5600 Meters x 5600 Meters HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity 8-Day L3 Global 1km SIN Grid V006 006 Aqua MODIS 2002-07-04 to 2023-02-01

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

1000 Meters x 1000 Meters HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity 8-Day L3 Global 1km SIN Grid V061 061 Aqua MODIS 2002-07-04 to Present

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

1000 Meters x 1000 Meters HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity Daily L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V061 061 Aqua MODIS 2002-07-04 to Present

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

5600 Meters x 5600 Meters HDF-EOS2
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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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