AI-generated Key Takeaways
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The Earth Engine datasets catalog focuses on daily global observations of land and ocean surface properties.
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Most datasets are derived from NASA's MODIS instruments aboard the Terra and Aqua satellites.
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Data types include reflectance, albedo, land surface temperature, snow cover, aerosol optical depth, fire, and radiance.
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Spatial resolution varies from 250m to 5,600m, with EMIT data at 60m.
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Key products include MOD09GA/MYD09GA (surface reflectance), MOD11A1/MYD11A1 (land surface temperature), and MOD10A1/MYD10A1 (snow cover).
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CHIRTS-daily: Climate Hazards Center InfraRed Temperature with Stations daily temperature data product
The Climate Hazards Center InfraRed Temperature with Stations daily temperature data product (CHIRTS-daily; Verdin et al. 2020) is a quasi global, high-resolution gridded dataset (0.05° × 0.05° resolution, 60°S - 70°N) that provides daily minimum (Tmin) and maximum 2-meter temperatures (Tmax) and four derived variables: saturation vapor … chg climate daily era5 geophysical reanalysis -
CPC Global Unified Gauge-Based Analysis of Daily Precipitation
The CPC Unified Gauge-Based Analysis of Global Daily Precipitation dataset offers daily precipitation estimates over land from 1979 to the present. Developed by NOAA's Climate Prediction Center (CPC), it leverages an optimal interpolation technique to combine data from a global network of rain gauges, with … daily noaa precipitation weather -
CPC Global Unified Temperature
This dataset provides a gridded analysis of daily surface air temperature over global land areas, including daily maximum (Tmax), minimum (Tmin) temperatures. Spanning from 1979 to the present, the data is presented on 0.5-degree latitude/longitude grids, aligning with the resolution of CPC's gauge-based global daily … climate daily noaa precipitation weather -
Copernicus Global Ocean Bio-Geo-Chemical Forecast - BIO
The Operational Mercator Ocean biogeochemical global ocean analysis and forecast system at 1/4 degree is providing 10 days of 3D global ocean forecasts updated weekly. The time series is aggregated in time, in order to reach a two full year's time series sliding window. This … copernicus daily forecast marine ocean oceans -
Copernicus Satellite Ocean Color Daily Data
This dataset provides global daily estimates of ocean surface chlorophyll-a concentration and remote sensing reflectance derived from multiple satellite sensors. Remote-sensing reflectance (or Rrs) is defined as the ratio of water-leaving radiance to downwelling irradiance and serves as the main input to algorithms used to … chlorophyll-a copernicus daily marine oceans -
Daymet V4: Daily Surface Weather and Climatological Summaries
Daymet V4 provides gridded estimates of daily weather parameters for Continental North America, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico (Data for Puerto Rico is available starting in 1950). It is derived from selected meteorological station data and various supporting data sources. Compared to the previous version, Daymet … climate daily daylight flux geophysical nasa -
EMIT L1B At-Sensor Calibrated Radiance and Geolocation Data 60 m
The EMIT Project is part of the Earth Venture-Instrument (EV-I) Program directed by the Program Director of the NASA Earth Science Division (ESD). EMIT is comprised of a VSWIR Infrared Dyson imaging spectrometer adapted for installation on the International Space Station (ISS). EMIT measures radiance … daily emit nasa radiance satellite-imagery -
EMIT L2A Estimated Surface Reflectance and Uncertainty and Masks 60 m
The EMIT Project is part of the Earth Venture-Instrument (EV-I) Program directed by the Program Director of the NASA Earth Science Division (ESD). EMIT is comprised of a VSWIR Infrared Dyson imaging spectrometer adapted for installation on the International Space Station (ISS). EMIT measures radiance … daily emit nasa reflectance satellite-imagery -
Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation- Methane Enhancement
The EMIT Project is part of the Earth Venture-Instrument (EV-I) Program directed by the Program Director of the NASA Earth Science Division (ESD). EMIT is comprised of a VSWIR Infrared Dyson imaging spectrometer adapted for installation on the International Space Station (ISS). EMIT measures radiance … atmosphere daily emit methane nasa -
Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation- Methane Plume Complexes
The EMIT Project is part of the Earth Venture-Instrument (EV-I) Program directed by the Program Director of the NASA Earth Science Division (ESD). EMIT is comprised of a VSWIR Infrared Dyson imaging spectrometer adapted for installation on the International Space Station (ISS). EMIT measures radiance … atmosphere daily emit methane nasa -
FORMA Alert Thresholds
NOTE from WRI: WRI decided to stop updating FORMA alerts. The goal was to simplify the Global Forest Watch user experience and reduce redundancy. We found that Terra-i and GLAD were more frequently used. Moreover, using GLAD as a standard, found that Terra-i outperformed FORMA … daily deforestation fire forest forma gfw -
FORMA Alerts
NOTE from WRI: WRI decided to stop updating FORMA alerts. The goal was to simplify the Global Forest Watch user experience and reduce redundancy. We found that Terra-i and GLAD were more frequently used. Moreover, using GLAD as a standard, found that Terra-i outperformed FORMA … daily deforestation fire forest forma gfw -
FORMA Raw Output FIRMS
NOTE from WRI: WRI decided to stop updating FORMA alerts. The goal was to simplify the Global Forest Watch user experience and reduce redundancy. We found that Terra-i and GLAD were more frequently used. Moreover, using GLAD as a standard, found that Terra-i outperformed FORMA … daily deforestation fire forest forma gfw -
FORMA Raw Output NDVI
NOTE from WRI: WRI decided to stop updating FORMA alerts. The goal was to simplify the Global Forest Watch user experience and reduce redundancy. We found that Terra-i and GLAD were more frequently used. Moreover, using GLAD as a standard, found that Terra-i outperformed FORMA … daily deforestation forest forest-biomass forma gfw -
FORMA Vegetation T-Statistics
NOTE from WRI: WRI decided to stop updating FORMA alerts. The goal was to simplify the Global Forest Watch user experience and reduce redundancy. We found that Terra-i and GLAD were more frequently used. Moreover, using GLAD as a standard, found that Terra-i outperformed FORMA … daily deforestation forest forest-biomass forma gfw -
Global Ocean Physics Analysis and Forecast Daily
Copernicus Marine Physics 2D Daily Mean Fields (cmems_mod_glo_phy_anfc_0.083deg_P1D-m) deliver global daily-averaged ocean surface and bottom variables at 8km resolution. The Operational Mercator global ocean analysis and forecast system is providing 10 days of 2D global ocean forecasts updated daily. The time series is aggregated in … copernicus daily forecast marine oceans -
MCD19A1.061: Land Surface BRF Daily L2G Global 500m and 1km
The MCD19A1 Version 6.1 data product is a Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Terra and Aqua combined Land Surface Bidirectional Reflectance Factor (BRF) gridded Level 2 product produced daily at 500 meter and 1 kilometer resolution. For more information see the MAIAC user guide. aerosol aod aqua daily global maiac -
MCD19A2.061: Terra & Aqua MAIAC Land Aerosol Optical Depth Daily 1km
The MCD19A2 V6.1 data product is a MODIS Terra and Aqua combined Multi-angle Implementation of Atmospheric Correction (MAIAC) Land Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) gridded Level 2 product produced daily at 1 km resolution. For more information see the MAIAC user guide. NOTE: This product has … aerosol aod aqua atmosphere daily global -
MCD43A1.061 MODIS BRDF-Albedo Model Parameters Daily 500m
The MCD43A1 V6.1 Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function and Albedo (BRDF/Albedo) Model Parameters dataset is a 500 meter daily 16-day product. The Julian date represents the 9th day of the 16-day retrieval period, and consequently the observations are weighted to estimate the BRDF/Albedo for that day. … albedo brdf daily global modis nasa -
MCD43A2.061 MODIS BRDF-Albedo Quality Daily 500m
The MCD43A2 V6.1 Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function and Albedo (BRDF/Albedo) Quality dataset is a 500 meter daily 16-day product. It contains all the quality information for the corresponding 16-day MCD43A3 Albedo and the MCD43A4 Nadir-BRDF (NBAR) products. The MCD43A2 contains individual band quality and observation … albedo brdf daily global modis nasa -
MCD43A3.061 MODIS Albedo Daily 500m
The MCD43A3 V6.1 Albedo Model dataset is a daily 16-day product. It provides both directional hemispherical reflectance (black sky albedo) and bihemispherical reflectance (white sky albedo) for each of the MODIS surface reflectance bands (band 1 through band 7) as well as 3 broad spectrum … albedo black-sky daily global modis nasa -
MCD43A4.061 MODIS Nadir BRDF-Adjusted Reflectance Daily 500m
The MCD43A4 V6.1 Nadir Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function Adjusted Reflectance (NBAR) product provides 500 meter reflectance data of the MODIS "land" bands 1-7. These are adjusted using a bidirectional reflectance distribution function to model the values as if they were collected from a nadir view. … albedo brdf daily global modis nasa -
MCD43C3.061 BRDF/Albedo Daily L3 0.05 Deg CMG
The MCD43C3 Version 6.1 Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function and Albedo (BRDF/Albedo) Albedo dataset is produced daily using 16 days of Terra and Aqua MODIS data in a 0.05 degree (5,600 meters at the equator) Climate Modeling Grid (CMG). Data are temporally weighted to the ninth … albedo black-sky brdf daily global modis -
MOD09GA.061 Terra Surface Reflectance Daily Global 1km and 500m
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. Low-level data are corrected for atmospheric gases and aerosols. MOD09GA version 6.1 provides bands 1-7 in … daily global modis nasa satellite-imagery sr -
MOD09GQ.061 Terra Surface Reflectance Daily Global 250m
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. Low-level data are corrected for atmospheric gases and aerosols. MOD09GQ version 6.1 provides bands 1 and … daily global modis nasa satellite-imagery sr -
MOD10A1.061 Terra Snow Cover Daily Global 500m
The MOD10A1 V6.1 Snow Cover Daily Global 500m product contains snow cover, snow albedo, fractional snow cover, and quality assessment (QA) data. Snow cover data are based on a snow mapping algorithm that employs a Normalized Difference Snow Index (NDSI) and other criteria tests. General … albedo cryosphere daily geophysical global modis -
MOD10A2.061 Terra Snow Cover 8-Day L3 Global 500m
MOD10A2 is a snow cover dataset from the MODIS on the Terra satellite. The dataset reports the maximum snow cover extent during an eight-day period at the resolution of 500 m. An eight-day compositing period was chosen because that is the exact ground track repeat … cryosphere daily geophysical global modis nasa -
MOD11A1.061 Terra Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity Daily Global 1km
The MOD11A1 V6.1 product provides daily land surface temperature (LST) and emissivity values in a 1200 x 1200 kilometer grid. The temperature value is derived from the MOD11_L2 swath product. Above 30 degrees latitude, some pixels may have multiple observations where the criteria for clear-sky … climate daily emissivity global lst modis -
MOD14A1.061: Terra Thermal Anomalies & Fire Daily Global 1km
The MOD14A1 V6.1 dataset provides daily fire mask composites at 1km resolution derived from the MODIS 4- and 11-micrometer radiances. The fire detection strategy is based on absolute detection of a fire (when the fire strength is sufficient to detect), and on detection relative to … daily fire global modis nasa terra -
MOD21A1D.061 Terra Land Surface Temperature and 3-Band Emissivity Daily Global 1km
The MOD21A1D dataset is produced daily from daytime Level 2 Gridded (L2G) intermediate LST products at a spatial resolution of 1,000 meters. The L2G process maps the daily MOD21 swath granules onto a sinusoidal MODIS grid and stores all observations falling over a gridded cell … climate daily emissivity global lst nasa -
MOD21A1N.061 Terra Land Surface Temperature and 3-Band Emissivity Daily Global 1km
The MOD21A1N dataset is produced daily from nighttime Level 2 Gridded (L2G) intermediate LST products at a spatial resolution of 1,000 meters. The L2G process maps the daily MOD21 swath granules onto a sinusoidal MODIS grid and stores all observations falling over a gridded cell … climate daily emissivity global lst nasa -
MOD21C1.061 Terra Land Surface Temperature and 3-Band Emissivity Daily L3 Global 0.05 Deg CMG
The MOD21C1 dataset is produced daily in a 0.05 degree (5,600 meters at the equator) Climate Modeling Grid (CMG) from daytime Level 2 Gridded (L2G) intermediate LST products. The L2G process maps the daily MOD21 swath granules onto a sinusoidal MODIS grid and stores all … climate daily emissivity global lst nasa -
MODOCGA.006 Terra Ocean Reflectance Daily Global 1km
The MODOCGA V6 ocean reflectance product consists of 1 kilometer reflectance data from Terra MODIS bands 8-16. The product is referred to as ocean reflectance, because bands 8-16 are used primarily to produce ocean products, but this is not an ocean product as the tiles … daily global modis nasa ocean reflectance -
MYD09GA.061 Aqua Surface Reflectance Daily Global 1km and 500m
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. Low-level data are corrected for atmospheric gases and aerosols. MYD09GA version 6.1 provides bands 1-7 in … aqua daily global modis nasa satellite-imagery -
MYD09GQ.061 Aqua Surface Reflectance Daily Global 250m
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. Low-level data are corrected for atmospheric gases and aerosols. MYD09GQ version 6.1 provides bands 1 and … aqua daily global modis nasa satellite-imagery -
MYD10A1.061 Aqua Snow Cover Daily Global 500m
The MYD10A1 V6 Snow Cover Daily Global 500m product contains snow cover, snow albedo, fractional snow cover, and quality assessment (QA) data. Snow cover data are based on a snow mapping algorithm that employs a Normalized Difference Snow Index (NDSI) and other criteria tests. General … albedo aqua cryosphere daily geophysical global -
MYD11A1.061 Aqua Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity Daily Global 1km
The MYD11A1 V6.1 product provides daily land surface temperature (LST) and emissivity values in a 1200 x 1200 kilometer grid. The temperature value is derived from the MYD11_L2 swath product. Above 30 degrees latitude, some pixels may have multiple observations where the criteria for clear-sky … aqua climate daily emissivity global lst -
MYD14A1.061: Aqua Thermal Anomalies & Fire Daily Global 1km
The MYD14A1 V6.1 dataset provides daily fire mask composites at 1km resolution derived from the MODIS 4- and 11-micrometer radiances. The fire detection strategy is based on absolute detection of a fire (when the fire strength is sufficient to detect), and on detection relative to … aqua daily fire global modis nasa -
MYD21A1D.061 Aqua Land Surface Temperature and 3-Band Emissivity Daily Global 1km
The MYD21A1D dataset is produced daily from daytime Level 2 Gridded (L2G) intermediate LST products at a spatial resolution of 1,000 meters. The L2G process maps the daily MOD21 swath granules onto a sinusoidal MODIS grid and stores all observations falling over a gridded cell … aqua climate daily emissivity global lst -
MYD21A1N.061 Aqua Land Surface Temperature and 3-Band Emissivity Daily Global 1km
The MYD21A1N dataset is produced daily from nighttime Level 2 Gridded (L2G) intermediate LST products at a spatial resolution of 1,000 meters. The L2G process maps the daily MOD21 swath granules onto a sinusoidal MODIS grid and stores all observations falling over a gridded cell … aqua climate daily emissivity global lst -
MYD21C1.061 Aqua Land Surface Temperature and 3-Band Emissivity Daily L3 Global 0.05 Deg CMG
The MYD21C1 dataset is produced daily in a 0.05 degree (5,600 meters at the equator) Climate Modeling Grid (CMG) from daytime Level 2 Gridded (L2G) intermediate LST products. The L2G process maps the daily MYD21 swath granules onto a sinusoidal MODIS grid and stores all … aqua climate daily emissivity global lst -
MYDOCGA.006 Aqua Ocean Reflectance Daily Global 1km
The MYDOCGA V6 ocean reflectance product consists of 1 kilometer reflectance data from Aqua MODIS bands 8-16. The product is referred to as ocean reflectance, because bands 8-16 are used primarily to produce ocean products, but this is not an ocean product as the tiles … aqua daily global modis nasa ocean -
NOAA CDR AVHRR AOT: Daily Aerosol Optical Thickness Over Global Oceans, v04
The NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of Aerosol Optical Thickness (AOT) is a collection of global daily 0.1 degree derived data from the PATMOS-x AVHRR level-2b channel 1 (0.63 micron) orbital clear-sky radiance. The aerosol product is generated from AVHRR imagery in cloud-free conditions during … aerosol atmosphere atmospheric avhrr cdr daily -
NOAA CDR AVHRR LAI FAPAR: Leaf Area Index and Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Version 5
The NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of AVHRR Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR) dataset contains derived values that characterize the canopy and photosynthetic activity of plants. This dataset is derived from the NOAA AVHRR Surface Reflectance product and … avhrr cdr daily fapar lai land -
NOAA CDR AVHRR NDVI: Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, Version 5
The NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of AVHRR Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) contains gridded daily NDVI derived from the NOAA AVHRR Surface Reflectance product. It provides a measurement of surface vegetation coverage activity, gridded at a resolution of 0.05° and computed globally over land … avhrr cdr daily land ndvi noaa -
NOAA CDR AVHRR: Surface Reflectance, Version 5
The NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of AVHRR Surface Reflectance contains gridded daily surface reflectance and brightness temperatures derived from the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) sensors onboard seven NOAA polar orbiting satellites. The data are gridded at a resolution of 0.05° and computed … avhrr cdr daily land noaa reflectance -
NOAA CDR OISST v02r01: Optimum Interpolation Sea Surface Temperature
The NOAA 1/4 degree daily Optimum Interpolation Sea Surface Temperature (OISST) provides complete ocean temperature fields constructed by combining bias-adjusted observations from different platforms (satellite, ships, buoys) on a regular global grid, with gaps filled in by interpolation. Satellite data from the Advanced Very High … avhrr cdr daily ice noaa ocean -
NOAA CDR VIIRS LAI FAPAR: Leaf Area Index and Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Version 1
This Climate Data Record (CDR) combines datasets for Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR), two biophysical variables that can be used to evaluate vegetation stress, forecast agricultural yields, and other modeling and resource management applications. LAI tracks the one-sided … cdr daily fapar lai land noaa -
NOAA CDR VIIRS NDVI: Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, Version 1
This dataset contains gridded daily Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) derived from the NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Surface Reflectance. The data record spans from 2014 onward using data from NOAA polar orbiting satellites. The data are projected … cdr daily land ndvi noaa vegetation-indices -
PRISM Daily Spatial Climate Dataset AN81d
The PRISM daily and monthly datasets are gridded climate datasets for the conterminous United States, produced by the PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University. Grids are developed using PRISM (Parameter-elevation Regressions on Independent Slopes Model). PRISM interpolation routines simulate how weather and climate vary … climate daily geophysical oregonstate precipitation pressure -
VNP09GA: VIIRS Surface Reflectance Daily 500m and 1km
The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) daily surface reflectance (VNP09GA) product provides an estimate of land surface reflectance from the Suomi National Polar-Orbiting Partnership (S-NPP) VIIRS sensor. Data are provided for three imagery bands (I1, I2, I3) at nominal 500 meter resolution (~463 meter) … daily nasa noaa npp reflectance satellite-imagery -
VNP09H1: VIIRS Surface Reflectance 8-Day L3 Global 500m
The 8-day Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Surface Reflectance (VNP09H1) Version 1 composite product provides an estimate of land surface reflectance from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) VIIRS sensor for three imagery bands (I1, I2, I3) at nominal 500m resolution (~463m). The … daily nasa noaa npp reflectance satellite-imagery -
VNP21A1D.002: Day Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity Daily 1km
The NASA Suomi National Polar-Orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity (LST&E) Day Version 1 product (VNP21A1D) is compiled daily from daytime Level 2 Gridded (L2G) intermediate products. The L2G process maps the daily VNP21 swath granules … climate daily day land nasa noaa -
VNP21A1N.002: Night Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity Daily 1km
The NASA Suomi National Polar-Orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity (LST&E) Night Version 1 product (VNP21A1N) is compiled daily from nighttime Level 2 Gridded (L2G) intermediate products. The L2G process maps the daily VNP21 swath granules … climate daily land nasa night noaa -
VNP46A1: VIIRS Daily Gridded Day Night Band 500m Linear Lat Lon Grid Night
The Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (SNPP) Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) supports a Day-Night Band (DNB) sensor that provides global daily measurements of nocturnal visible and near-infrared (NIR) light that are suitable for Earth system science and applications. The VIIRS DNB's ultra-sensitivity in lowlight … daily dnb nasa noaa population viirs -
VNP46A2: VIIRS Lunar Gap-Filled BRDF Nighttime Lights Daily L3 Global 500m
The Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (SNPP) Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) supports a Day-Night Band (DNB) sensor that provides global daily measurements of nocturnal visible and near-infrared(NIR) light that are suitable for Earth system science and applications. The VIIRS DNB's ultra-sensitivity in lowlight conditions … brdf daily nasa nighttime noaa population