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From discovery to visualization, data tools such as Worldview, Earthdata Search, and Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) guide users in making the most of reflectance data.

Reflectance Datasets

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Dataset Version Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
CMS: Landsat-derived Annual Land Cover Maps for the Colombian Amazon, 2001-2016 1 LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8, MODELS TM, ETM+, OLI, Computer 2001-01-01 to 2016-12-31

N: 5.37713 S: -3.88273 E: -65.954 W: -78.0306

GeoTIFF
CMS: Vegetative Lifeform Cover from Landsat SR for CONUS, 1984-2018 1 MODELS, LANDSAT-5, G-LiHT, LANDSAT-7 Computer, TM, LIDAR, ETM+ 1984-01-01 to 2018-12-31

N: 50.6625 S: 23.2663 E: -65.0638 W: -126.714

GeoTIFF
COMS GOCI Level-2 Regional Ocean Color (OC) Data, version 2014.0 2014.0 COMS GOCI 2010-06-26 to 2021-03-31

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

netCDF-4
Delta-X: AVIRIS-NG BRDF-Adjusted Surface Reflectance and Mosaics, MRD, LA, 2021, V3 3 B-200 AVIRIS-NG 2021-03-27 to 2021-09-25

N: 30.2264 S: 29.0544 E: -89.0719 W: -91.5908

ENVI
Delta-X: AVIRIS-NG L2 Surface Reflectance, MRD Louisiana, 2021 1 B-200 AVIRIS-NG 2021-03-27 to 2021-09-25

N: 29.85 S: 29.0248 E: -89.5899 W: -91.6389

ENVI
Delta-X: In Situ Water Surface Reflectance across MRD, LA, USA, 2021, V3 3 FIELD SURVEYS PSR 2021-03-25 to 2021-09-24

N: 29.7545 S: 28.7913 E: -90.5697 W: -91.4676

CSV
DISCOVER-AQ Colorado Deployment P-3B Aircraft Remotely Sensed Cloud Absorption Radiometer (CAR) Data 1 P-3B RADIOMETERS 2014-07-06 to 2014-08-14 HDF4
DSCOVR EPIC Aerosol Optical Centroid Height 01 DSCOVR EPIC 2015-06-13 to Present HDF5
DSCOVR EPIC L2 Multi-Angle Implementation of Atmospheric Correction (MAIAC) Version 02 02 DSCOVR EPIC 2015-06-13 to Present HDF5
ENVISAT MERIS Level-2 Regional Full Resolution, Full Swath (FRS) Ocean Color (OC) Data, version 2022.0 2022.0 ENVISAT MERIS 2002-03-21 to 2012-05-09

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

netCDF-4
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Featured Reflectance Observation Method: MODIS
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) is a key instrument aboard the Terra and Aqua platforms. Terra and Aqua survey Earth's surface every one to two days, acquiring data in 36 spectral bands. The MODIS surface reflectance products provide an estimate of the surface spectral reflectance as it would be measured at ground level in the absence of atmospheric scattering or absorption.
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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).

Reflectance Data Tools

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Earthdata Search Earthdata Search enables data discovery, search, comparison, visualization, and access across NASA’s Earth science data holdings. Search and Discovery, Access, Cataloging, Cloud Computing, Downloading
Worldview Worldview offers the capability to interactively browse over 1,200 global, full-resolution satellite imagery layers and download the underlying data. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization, Access, Comparison, Monitoring Natural Events
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