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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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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
Low Earth Orbit Land Surface Temperature Monthly Global Gridded V002 Aqua, Suomi-NPP, NOAA-20 MODIS, VIIRS 2002-08-01 to Present GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 HDF-EOS5
MASTER: Airborne Science, California-Colorado-Central US, 2011 NASA ER-2 MASTER 2011-07-19 to 2011-08-18 WISCONSIN, COLORADO, LOUISIANA, GULF OF AMERICA, MISSISSIPPI N: 48.691 S: 28.8497 E: -81.2109 W: -124 multiple
MASTER: Airborne Science, California-Nevada, August, 2002 NASA ER-2, B-200 MASTER 2002-08-09 to 2002-08-20 CALIFORNIA, NEVADA N: 40.9799 S: 34.945 E: -112.5 W: -120.938 multiple
MASTER: Airborne Science, California-Nevada, Fall 2005 NASA ER-2 MASTER 2005-10-19 to 2005-12-09 CALIFORNIA, NEVADA N: 40.9799 S: 34.8735 E: -112.5 W: -123.75 multiple
MASTER: Airborne Science, California-Nevada, May-June, 2008 NASA ER-2 MASTER 2008-05-29 to 2008-06-19 CALIFORNIA, NEVADA N: 40.9799 S: 31.9522 E: -112.5 W: -123.75 multiple
MASTER: Airborne Science, Hawaii-Pacific Ocean-western US, Fall, 2001, V2 NASA ER-2 MASTER 2001-10-14 to 2001-11-15 EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN, CALIFORNIA, NEVADA, ARIZONA, UTAH N: 40.9799 S: 18.7117 E: -106.875 W: -166.704 multiple
MASTER: Airborne Science, Southwest US, June, 2011 NASA ER-2 MASTER 2011-06-08 to 2011-06-20 CALIFORNIA, NEVADA, ARIZONA, UTAH, COLORADO N: 40.9799 S: 31.6215 E: -105.469 W: -122.55 multiple
MASTER: Airborne Science, Southwest US, May, 2011 NASA ER-2 MASTER 2011-05-15 to 2011-05-23 COLORADO, UTAH, NEW MEXICO, ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA N: 38.8226 S: 31.9522 E: -101.25 W: -120.234 multiple
MASTER: Airborne Science, Southwestern US, September, 2002 ERS-2 MASTER 2002-09-10 to 2002-09-26 ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO, TEXAS, NEVADA, OKLAHOMA N: 40.9799 S: 28.9695 E: -95.8526 W: -123.75 multiple
MASTER: Airborne Science, Western US, April, 2004 NASA ER-2 MASTER 2004-04-01 to 2004-04-13 COLORADO, UTAH, ARIZONA, NEVADA, CALIFORNIA N: 45.089 S: 27.0591 E: -101.25 W: -129.375 multiple
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