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Global Urban Heat Island (UHI) Data Set, 2013 1.0 MODELS Computer 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31

N: 78.28 S: -54.86 E: 179.46 W: -176.2

Excel, Shapefile, PDF, PNG, WMS
GPM GROUND VALIDATION COMPOSITE SATELLITE OVERPASSES GCPEX V1 1 DMSP 5D-3/F17, DMSP 5D-3/F16, DMSP 5D-3/F18 SSMIS 2012-01-17 to 2012-02-29

N: 50.5 S: 37.9 E: -70.9 W: -88.7

ASCII, netCDF-4
GPM GROUND VALIDATION COMPOSITE SATELLITE OVERPASSES MC3E V1 1 Aqua AMSR-E 2011-04-22 to 2011-06-05

N: 56.29 S: 13.59 E: -72.65 W: -115.49

ASCII
GPM GROUND VALIDATION DC-8 CAMERA NADIR GCPEX 1 NASA DC-8 PRT, VIDEO CAMERA 2012-02-20 to 2012-02-20

N: 47.0861 S: 43.4044 E: -67.495 W: -80.4001

HDF4
High Mountain Asia 1 km MODIS-AIRS Gap-Filled Ground Temperatures and Permafrost Probability Maps, 2003-2016 V001 1 Aqua, Terra AIRS, MODIS 2003-01-01 to 2016-12-31

N: 45 S: 22.7 E: 106.7 W: 63

1 Kilometers x 1 Kilometers netCDF-4
High Mountain Asia LIS Model Terrestrial Hydrological Parameters V001 1 MODELS NOT APPLICABLE 2003-02-01 to 2018-01-31

N: 40.875 S: 20.875 E: 100.875 W: 66.875

netCDF-4, PNG
High Mountain Asia MAR V3.5 Regional Climate Model Output V001 1 MODELS NOT APPLICABLE 2000-01-01 to 2015-12-31

N: 38.84 S: 22.41 E: 87.92 W: 65.2

10 Kilometers x 10 Kilometers netCDF-4
HyTES Level 1 Radiance, Facility Instrument Collection 1 NASA ER-2, G-V, Twin Otter HyTES 2017-06-08 to 2023-11-15

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

HDF5
Integrated Biosphere Simulator Model (IBIS), Version 2.5 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1994-01-01 to 1994-01-01

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

multiple
Land Surface Atmospheric Boundary Interaction Product L3 V1(LANDMET) at GES DISC 1 LANDMET NOT APPLICABLE 1998-01-01 to 2007-12-31

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

1 Kilometers x 1 Kilometers
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 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
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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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