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Surface Thermal Properties Datasets

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Dataset Version Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
ASTER L2 Surface Temperature V003 003 Terra ASTER 2000-03-04 to 2025-12-15

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

90 Meters x 90 Meters HDF-EOS2, GeoTIFF
Combined ASTER and MODIS Emissivity database over Land (CAMEL) Coefficient Monthly Global 0.05Deg V003 003 Terra, Aqua ASTER, MODIS 2000-03-01 to 2024-01-01

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

5600 Meters x 5600 Meters netCDF-4
Combined ASTER and MODIS Emissivity database over Land (CAMEL) Emissivity Monthly Global 0.05Deg V003 003 Terra, Aqua ASTER, MODIS 2000-03-01 to 2024-01-01

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

5600 Meters x 5600 Meters netCDF-4
Combined ASTER and MODIS Emissivity database over Land (CAMEL) Uncertainty Monthly Global 0.05Deg V003 003 Terra, Aqua ASTER, MODIS 2000-03-01 to 2024-01-01

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

5600 Meters x 5600 Meters netCDF-4
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
ECOSTRESS Gridded Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity Instantaneous L2 Global 70 m V002 002 ISS ECOSTRESS 2018-07-09 to Present

N: 54 S: -54 E: 180 W: -180

70 Meters x 70 Meters HDF5
VIIRS/JPSS1 Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity Monthly L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V002 002 NOAA-20 VIIRS 2018-01-01 to Present

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

5600 Meters x 5600 Meters HDF-EOS5
AMSR-E/Aqua surface soil moisture (LPRM) L2B V002 (LPRM_AMSRE_SOILM2) at GES DISC 002 Aqua AMSR-E 2002-06-19 to 2011-10-03

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

VIIRS/NPP Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity Daily L3 Global 1km SIN Grid Night V002 002 Suomi-NPP VIIRS 2012-01-17 to Present

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

1000 Meters x 1000 Meters HDF-EOS5
ECOSTRESS Tiled Top of Atmosphere Calibrated Radiance Instantaneous L1C Global 70 m V002 002 ISS ECOSTRESS 2018-07-09 to Present

N: 54 S: -54 E: 180 W: -180

70 Meters x 70 Meters COG
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Featured Surface Thermal Properties Observation Method: VIIRS
The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) flies aboard the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) and NOAA-platforms. The instrument collects visible and infrared imagery along with global observations of Earth's land, atmosphere, cryosphere, and ocean, including data useful for determining surface thermal properties.
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True color corrected reflectance image of Africa, Europe, and Asia from the VIIRS instrument aboard the NOAA-21 satellite

From MODIS to VIIRS: Continuing the Legacy

The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) will help ensure continuity of Earth observations after the upcoming retirement of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS).
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VIIRS-Land Near Real-Time Data

Near real-time land data from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) are available through NASA's Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for Earth observation (LANCE).

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