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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 Version Platform Instrument Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
HyTES: Level 2 Emissivity and Land Surface Temperature 1 Twin Otter, NASA ER-2, G-V HyTES 2014-07-03 to 2023-11-15

N: 68.571 S: -34.9216 E: 26.2789 W: -160.027

HDF5
Land Surface Model (LSM 1.0) for Ecological, Hydrological, Atmospheric Studies 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1996-01-15 to 1996-01-15

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

multiple
LBA-ECO LC-23 Vegetation Fire Data, Roraima , Brazil: 2003 1 Terra, FIELD INVESTIGATION ASTER, THERMOCOUPLES 2003-01-19 to 2003-01-28

N: 5 S: 0 E: -60 W: -63

multiple
Low Earth Orbit Land Surface Temperature Monthly Global Gridded V001 001 AQUA, Suomi-NPP MODIS, VIIRS 2002-08-01 to 2020-12-31

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

HDF-EOS5
Low Earth Orbit Land Surface Temperature Monthly Global Gridded V002 002 Aqua, Suomi-NPP, NOAA-20 MODIS, VIIRS 2002-08-01 to 2022-12-31

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
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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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