The GIBS imagery archive includes approximately 90 imagery products representing visualized science data from the NASA Earth Observing System. Each imagery product is generated at the native resolution of the source data to provide "full resolution" visualizations of a science parameter. GIBS works closely with the science teams to identify the appropriate data range and color mappings, where appropriate, to provide the best quality imagery to the Earth science community. Many GIBS imagery products are generated by the EOSDIS LANCE near real-time processing system resulting in imagery available in GIBS within 3.5 hours of observation. These products and others may also extend from present to the beginning of the satellite mission. In addition, GIBS makes available supporting imagery layers such as data/no-data, water masks, orbit tracks, and graticules to improve imagery usage.

The GIBS team is actively engaging the NASA EOSDIS data centers to add more imagery products and to extend their coverage throughout the life of the mission. The remainder of this page provides a structured view of the layers currently available within GIBS grouped by science discipline and science observation. For information regarding how to access these products, see the GIBS API section of this wiki. For information regarding how to access these products through an existing client, refer to the Map Library and GIS Client sections of this wiki. If you are aware of a science parameter that you would like to see visualized, please contact us at support@earthdata.nasa.gov.

As noted above, imagery products within GIBS are generated based on near real-time and standard science products. To understand the difference between these two data products, review the instrument sections on the Near real-time versus Standard Products page.

Multiband Imagery

Multiband imagery are visible products that have been created through a process of mapping one or more spectral bands to RGB composite image. Based on the selection of spectral band "combinations" and how they are mapped to the RGB visible bands, different observations will be made more apparent. As an example, the MODIS instrument has 7 spectral bands that are typically used to generate a visible image. There are 210 non-repeating band combinations that can be generated. As such, GIBS works with its imagery providers to select the "highest value" band combinations for visualization. The following tables identify the existing multiband imagery available in GIBS:

Corrected Reflectance (8 Products)

Platform	Instrument	Imagery Layer	Imagery Resolution ^[1]	Sensor Resolution ^[2]	Format	Projection(s)^[4]	Temporal Range	Bands
Terra	MODIS	Corrected Reflectance (True Color) MODIS_Terra_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor	250m	500m, 250m^[3]	jpeg	Geographic, Polar, Web Mercator	2012/05/08 -> Present (NRT)	1-4-3
Terra	MODIS	Corrected Reflectance (Bands 7-2-1) MODIS_Terra_CorrectedReflectance_Bands721	250m	500m, 250m^[3]	jpeg	Geographic, Polar, Web Mercator	2012/05/08 -> Present (NRT)	7-2-1
Terra	MODIS	Corrected Reflectance (Bands 3-6-7) MODIS_Terra_CorrectedReflectance_Bands367	250m	500m, 250m^[3]	jpeg	Geographic, Polar, Web Mercator	2012/05/08 -> Present (NRT)	3-6-7
Aqua	MODIS	Corrected Reflectance (True Color) MODIS_Aqua_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor	250m	500m, 250m^[3]	jpeg	Geographic, Polar, Web Mercator	2012/05/08 -> Present (NRT)	1-4-3
Aqua	MODIS	Corrected Reflectance (Bands 7-2-1) MODIS_Aqua_CorrectedReflectance_Bands721	250m	500m, 250m^[3]	jpeg	Geographic, Polar, Web Mercator	2012/05/08 -> Present (NRT)	7-2-1
SNPP	VIIRS	Corrected Reflectance VIIRS_SNPP_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor	250m		jpeg	Geographic, Polar, Web Mercator	2015/11/24 --> Present (NRT)
SNPP	VIIRS	Corrected Reflectance (Bands M11-I2-I1) VIIRS_SNPP_CorrectedReflectance_BandsM11-I2-I1	250m		jpeg	Geographic, Polar, Web Mercator	2015/11/24 --> Present (NRT)	M11-I2-I1
SNPP	VIIRS	Corrected Reflectance (Bands M3-I3-M11) VIIRS_SNPP_CorrectedReflectance_BandsM3-I3-M11	250m		jpeg	Geographic, Polar, Web Mercator	2015/11/24 --> Present (NRT)	M3-I3-M11

^[3] Bands 1 & 2 have a sensor resolution of 250m. Bands 3 - 7 have a sensor resolution of 500m and Bands 8 - 36 is 1km. Band 1 is used to sharpened band 3,4,6 and 7.

Surface Reflectance (6 Products)

Platform	Instrument	Imagery Layer	Imagery Resolution ^[1]	Sensor Resolution ^[2]	Format	Projection(s) ^[4]	Temporal Range	Bands
Terra	MODIS	Land Surface Reflectance (True Color) MODIS_Terra_SurfaceReflectance_Bands143	500m	500m	jpeg	Geographic, Web Mercator	2012/05/08 -> Present (NRT)	1-4-3
Terra	MODIS	Land Surface Reflectance (Bands 7-2-1) MODIS_Terra_SurfaceReflectance_Bands721	500m	500m	jpeg	Geographic, Web Mercator	2012/05/08 -> Present (NRT)	7-2-1
Terra	MODIS	Land Surface Reflectance (Bands 1-2-1) MODIS_Terra_SurfaceReflectance_Bands121	250m	250m	jpeg	Geographic, Web Mercator	2012/05/08 -> Present (NRT)	1-2-1
Aqua	MODIS	Land Surface Reflectance (True Color) MODIS_Aqua_SurfaceReflectance_Bands143	500m	500m	jpeg	Geographic, Web Mercator	2012/05/08 -> Present (NRT)	1-4-3
Aqua	MODIS	Land Surface Reflectance (Bands 7-2-1) MODIS_Aqua_SurfaceReflectance_Bands721	500m	500m	jpeg	Geographic, Web Mercator	2012/05/08 -> Present (NRT)	7-2-1
Aqua	MODIS	Land Surface Reflectance (Bands 1-2-1) MODIS_Aqua_SurfaceReflectance_Bands121	250m	250m	jpeg	Geographic, Web Mercator	2012/05/08 -> Present (NRT)	1-2-1

Earth at Night (1 Product)

Platform

Instrument

Imagery Layer

Image Resolution ^[1]

Sensor Resolution ^[2]

Format

Projection(s)^[4]

Temporal Range

Bands

Data Product

Suomi NPP

VIIRS

Earth at Night 2012 ^[5]

VIIRS_CityLights_2012

500m

750m

jpeg

Geographic, Web Mercator

N/A

^[5] This layer is a single composite of data from nine days in April 2012 and 13 days in October 2012. It does not vary over time.

Science Parameter Visualizations

Science parameter visualizations are generated by mapping scientific measurements into an RGB image. Each measured value, or range of values, is assigned a unique color to create a visual representation of the underlying data values. This may also apply to classification data. Choose one of the following science disciplines, or scroll down, to view the imagery products available within GIBS.

Atmosphere

Aerosol Optical Depth (6 Products)

Platform	Instrument	Imagery Layer	Imagery Resolution ^[1]	Sensor Resolution ^[2]	Format	Projection(s) ^[4]	Temporal Range	Data Product
Aura	OMI	Aerosol Index OMI_Aerosol_Index	2km	25km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2012/05/08 -> Present (NRT)	OMAERUV
Terra	MODIS	Aerosol Optical Depth MODIS_Terra_Aerosol	2km	10km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2012/05/08 -> Present (NRT)	MOD04_L2 v5
Aqua	MODIS	Aerosol Optical Depth MODIS_Aqua_Aerosol	2km	10km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2012/05/08 -> Present (NRT)	MYD04_L2 v5
Terra/Aqua	MODIS	MODIS Combined Value-Added Aerosol Optical Depth MODIS_Combined_Value_Added_AOD	2km	10km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2013-01-31 -> Present (NRT)	MCDAODHD
Aura	OMI	Aerosol Optical Depth OMI_Aerosol_Optical_Depth	2km	25km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2012/05/08 -> Present (NRT)	OMAERUV
Aura	OMI	Absorbing Aerosol Optical Depth OMI_Absorbing_Aerosol_Optical_Depth	2km	25km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2012/05/08 -> Present (NRT)	OMAERUV

Brightness Temperature (12 Products)

Platform	Instrument	Imagery Layer	Imagery Resolution ^[1]	Sensor Resolution ^[2]	Format	Projection(s) ^[4]	Temporal Range	Data Product
Terra	MODIS	Brightness Temperature (Band 31, day) MODIS_Terra_Brightness_Temp_Band31_Day	1km	1km	png	Geographic, Polar, Web Mercator	2012/05/08 -> Present (NRT)
Terra	MODIS	Brightness Temperature (Band 31, night) MODIS_Terra_Brightness_Temp_Band31_Night	1km	1km	png	Geographic, Polar, Web Mercator	2012/05/08 -> Present (NRT)
Aqua	MODIS	Brightness Temperature (Band 31, day) MODIS_Aqua_Brightness_Temp_Band31_Day	1km	1km	png	Geographic, Polar, Web Mercator	2012/05/08 -> Present (NRT)
Aqua	MODIS	Brightness Temperature (Band 31, night) MODIS_Aqua_Brightness_Temp_Band31_Night	1km	1km	png	Geographic, Polar, Web Mercator	2012/05/08 -> Present (NRT)
Aura	MLS	Temperature at 46 hPa (Day) MLS_Temperature_46hPa_Day	2km	5km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2013/05/09 -> Present (NRT)	ML2T_NRT v003
Aura	MLS	Temperature at 46 hPa (Night) MLS_Temperature_46hPa_Night	2km	5km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2013/05/09 -> Present (NRT)	ML2T_NRT v003
Aqua	AMSR-E	Brightness Temperature 89Ghz Horizontal (Day) AMSRE_Brightness_Temp_89H_Day	2km	5-56km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2002/06/01 -> 2011/10/04	AE_L2A v3
Aqua	AMSR-E	Brightness Temperature 89Ghz Vertical (Day) AMSRE_Brightness_Temp_89V_Day	2km	5-56km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2002/06/01 -> 2011/10/04	AE_L2A v3
Aqua	AMSR-E	Brightness Temperature 89Ghz Horizontal (Night) AMSRE_Brightness_Temp_89H_Night	2km	5-56km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2002/06/01 -> 2011/10/04	AE_L2A v3
Aqua	AMSR-E	Brightness Temperature 89Ghz Vertical (Night) AMSRE_Brightness_Temp_89V_Night	2km	5-56km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2002/06/01 -> 2011/10/04	AE_L2A v3
GPM	GMI	Brightness Temperature (Ascending) GMI_Brightness_Temp_Asc	2km	4km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2014/10/11 -> Present (NRT)	GPM_1CGPMGMI
GPM	GMI	Brightness Temperature (Descending) GMI_Brightness_Temp_Dsc	2km	4km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2014/10/11 -> Present (NRT)	GPM_1CGPMGMI

Carbon Monoxide (4 Products)

Platform	Instrument	Imagery Layer	Imagery Resolution ^[1]	Sensor Resolution ^[2]	Format	Projection(s) ^[4]	Temporal Range	Data Product
Aura	MLS	Carbon Monoxide (CO) at 215 hPa (Day) MLS_CO_215hPa_Day	2km	5km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2013/05/09 -> Present (NRT)	ML2CO_NRT v003
Aura	MLS	Carbon Monoxide (CO) at 215 hPa (Night) MLS_CO_215hPa_Night	2km	5km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2013/05/09 -> Present (NRT)	ML2CO_NRT v003
Aqua	AIRS	Carbon Monoxide (CO) Total Column (Day) AIRS_CO_Total_Column_Day	2km	45km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2013-05-08 -> Present (NRT)
Aqua	AIRS	Carbon Monoxide (CO) Total Column (Night) AIRS_CO_Total_Column_Night	2km	45km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2013-05-08 -> Present (NRT)

Cloud Top Temperature (4 Products)

Platform	Instrument	Imagery Layer	Imagery Resolution ^[1]	Sensor Resolution ^[2]	Format	Projection(s) ^[4]	Temporal Range	Data Product
Terra	MODIS	Cloud Top Temperature (day) MODIS_Terra_Cloud_Top_Temp_Day	2km	5km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2012/05/08 -> Present (NRT)	MOD06_L2 v5
Terra	MODIS	Cloud Top Temperature (night) MODIS_Terra_Cloud_Top_Temp_Night	2km	5km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2012/05/08 -> Present (NRT)	MOD06_L2 v5
Aqua	MODIS	Cloud Top Temperature (day) MODIS_Aqua_Cloud_Top_Temp_Day	2km	5km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2012/05/08 -> Present (NRT)	MYD06_L2 v5
Aqua	MODIS	Cloud Top Temperature (night) MODIS_Aqua_Cloud_Top_Temp_Night	2km	5km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2012/05/08 -> Present (NRT)	MYD06_L2 v5

Cloud Top Pressure (5 Products)

Platform	Instrument	Imagery Layer	Imagery Resolution ^[1]	Sensor Resolution ^[2]	Format	Projection(s) ^[4]	Temporal Range	Data Product
Terra	MODIS	Cloud Top Pressure (day) MODIS_Terra_Cloud_Top_Pressure_Day	2km	5km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2012/05/08 -> Present (NRT)	MOD06_L2 v5
Terra	MODIS	Cloud Top Pressure (night) MODIS_Terra_Cloud_Top_Pressure_Night	2km	5km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2012/05/08 -> Present (NRT)	MOD06_L2 v5
Aqua	MODIS	Cloud Top Pressure (day) MODIS_Aqua_Cloud_Top_Pressure_Day	2km	5km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2012/05/08 -> Present (NRT)	MYD06_L2 v5
Aqua	MODIS	Cloud Top Pressure (night) MODIS_Aqua_Cloud_Top_Pressure_Night	2km	5km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2012/05/08 -> Present (NRT)	MYD06_L2 v5
Aura	OMI	Cloud Pressure OMI_Cloud_Pressure	2km	25km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2012/05/08 -> Present (NRT)

Dust Score (1 Product)

Platform

Instrument

Imagery Layer

Imagery Resolution ^{[ 1 ]}

Sensor Resolution ^[2]

Format

Projection(s) ^{[ 4 ]}

Temporal Range

Data Product

Aqua

AIRS

Dust Score

AIRS_Dust_Score

2km

45km

png

Geographic

2012/05/08 -> Present (NRT)

Nitric Acid (2 Products)

Platform	Instrument	Imagery Layer	Imagery Resolution ^[1]	Sensor Resolution ^[2]	Format	Projection(s) ^[4]	Temporal Range	Data Product
Aura	MLS	Nitric Acid (HNO3) at 46 hPa (Day) MLS_HNO3_46hPa_Day	2km	5km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2013/05/09 -> Present (NRT)	ML2HN03_NRT v003
Aura	MLS	Nitric Acid (HNO3) at 46 hPa (Night) MLS_HNO3_46hPa_Night	2km	5km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2013/05/09 -> Present (NRT)	ML2HN03_NRT v003

Nitrous Oxide (2 Products)

Platform	Instrument	Imagery Layer	Imagery Resolution ^[1]	Sensor Resolution ^[2]	Format	Projection(s) ^[4]	Temporal Range	Data Product
Aura	MLS	Nitrous Oxide (N2O) at 46 hPa (Day) MLS_N2O_46hPa_Day	2km	5km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2013/05/09 -> Present (NRT)	ML2N2O_NRT v003
Aura	MLS	Nitrous Oxide (N2O) at 46 hPa (Night) MLS_N2O_46hPa_Night	2km	5km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2013/05/09 -> Present (NRT)	ML2N2O_NRT v003

Ozone (2 Products)

Platform	Instrument	Imagery Layer	Imagery Resolution ^[1]	Sensor Resolution ^[2]	Format	Projection(s) ^[4]	Temporal Range	Data Product
Aura	MLS	Ozone (O3) at 46 hPa (Day) MLS_O3_46hPa_Day	2km	5km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2013/05/09 -> Present (NRT)	ML2O3_NRT v003
Aura	MLS	Ozone (O3) at 46 hPa (Night) MLS_O3_46hPa_Night	2km	5km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2013/05/09 -> Present (NRT)	ML2O3_NRT v003

Precipitation (12 Products)

Platform	Instrument	Imagery Layer	Imagery Resolution ^[1]	Sensor Resolution ^[2]	Format	Projection(s) ^[4]	Temporal Range	Data Product
Aqua	AIRS	Precipitation Estimate (Day) AIRS_Precipitation_Day	2km	45km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2013/05/09 -> Present (NRT)
Aqua	AIRS	Precipitation Estimate (Night) AIRS_Precipitation_Night	2km	45km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2013/05/09 -> Present (NRT)
GPM	GMI	Rain Rate (Ascending) GMI_Rain_Rate_Asc	2km	4km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2014/10/11 -> Present (NRT)	GPM_2AGPROFGPMGMI
GPM	GMI	Rain Rate (Descending) GMI_Rain_Rate_Dsc	2km	4km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2014/10/11 -> Present (NRT)	GPM_2AGPROFGPMGMI
GPM	GMI	Snow Rate (Ascending) GMI_Snow_Rate_Asc	2km	4km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2014/10/11 -> Present (NRT)	GPM_2AGPROFGPMGMI
GPM	GMI	Snow Rate (Descending) GMI_Snow_Rate_Dsc	2km	4km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2014/10/11 -> Present (NRT)	GPM_2AGPROFGPMGMI
GCOM-W1	AMSR2	Columnar Cloud Liquid Water (Day) AMSR2_Cloud_Liquid_Water_Day	2km	5km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2015/06/07 -> Present (NRT)	A2_RainOcn_NRT v0
GCOM-W1	AMSR2	Columnar Cloud Liquid Water (Night) AMSR2_Cloud_Liquid_Water_Night	2km	5km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2015/06/07 -> Present (NRT)	A2_RainOcn_NRT v0
GCOM-W1	AMSR2	Surface Precipitation Rate (Day) AMSR2_Surface_Precipitation_Rate_Day	2km	5km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2015/06/07 -> Present (NRT)	A2_RainOcn_NRT v0
GCOM-W1	AMSR2	Surface Precipitation Rate (Night) AMSR2_Surface_Precipitation_Rate_Night	2km	5km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2015/06/07 -> Present (NRT)	A2_RainOcn_NRT v0
GCOM-W1	AMSR2	Surface Rain Rate (Day) AMSR2_Surface_Rain_Rate_Day	2km	5km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2015/06/07 -> Present (NRT)	A2_RainOcn_NRT v0
GCOM-W1	AMSR2	Surface Rain Rate (Night) AMSR2_Surface_Rain_Rate_Night	2km	5km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2015/06/07 -> Present (NRT)	A2_RainOcn_NRT v0

Sulfur Dioxide (8 Products)

Platform	Instrument	Imagery Layer	Imagery Resolution ^[1]	Sensor Resolution ^[2]	Format	Projection(s) ^[4]	Temporal Range
Aura	OMI	Sulfur Dioxide (Lower Troposphere) OMI_SO2_Lower_Troposphere	2km	25km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2014/04/23 -> Present (NRT)
Aura	OMI	Sulfur Dioxide (Middle Troposphere) OMI_SO2_Middle_Troposphere	2km	25km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2014/04/23 -> Present (NRT)
Aura	OMI	Sulfur Dioxide (Upper Troposphere and Stratosphere) OMI_SO2_Upper_Troposphere_and_Stratosphere	2km	25km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2014/04/23 -> Present (NRT)
Aura	MLS	Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) at 147 hPa (Day) MLS_SO2_147hPa_Day	2km	5km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2013/05/09 -> Present (NRT)
Aura	MLS	Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) at 147 hPa (Night) MLS_SO2_147hPa_Night	2km	5km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2013/05/09 -> Present (NRT)
Aqua	AIRS	Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) Index (Day) AIRS_Prata_SO2_Index_Day	2km	45km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2013/05/09 -> Present (NRT)
Aqua	AIRS	Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) Index (Night) AIRS_Prata_SO2_Index_Night	2km	45km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2013/05/09 -> Present (NRT)

Water Vapor (8 Products)

Platform	Instrument	Imagery Layer	Imagery Resolution ^[1]	Sensor Resolution ^[2]	Format	Projection(s) ^[4]	Temporal Range	Data Product
Terra	MODIS	Water Vapor (Day) MODIS_Terra_Water_Vapor_5km_Day	2km	1km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2012/05/08 -> Present (NRT)
Terra	MODIS	Water Vapor (Night) MODIS_Terra_Water_Vapor_5km_Night	2km	1km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2012/05/08 -> Present (NRT)
Aqua	MODIS	Water Vapor (Day) MODIS_Aqua_Water_Vapor_5km_Day	2km	1km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2012/05/08 -> Present (NRT)
Aqua	MODIS	Water Vapor (Night) MODIS_Aqua_Water_Vapor_5km_Night	2km	1km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2012/05/08 -> Present (NRT)
Aura	MLS	Water Vapor (H2O) at 46 hPa (Day) MLS_H2O_46hPa_Day	2km	5km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2013/05/09 -> Present (NRT)	ML2H20_NRT v003
Aura	MLS	Water Vapor (H2O) at 46 hPa (Night) MLS_H2O_46hPa_Night	2km	5km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2013/05/09 -> Present (NRT)	ML2H20_NRT v003
GCOM-W1	AMSR2	Columnar Water Vapor (Day) AMSR2_Columnar_Water_Vapor_Day	2km	5km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2015/06/07 -> Present (NRT)	A2_RainOcn_NRT v0
GCOM-W1	AMSR2	Columnar Water Vapor (Night) AMSR2_Columnar_Water_Vapor_Night	2km	5km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2015/06/07 -> Present (NRT)	A2_RainOcn_NRT v0

Wind Speed (2 Products)

Platform	Instrument	Imagery Layer	Imagery Resolution ^[1]	Sensor Resolution ^[2]	Format	Projection(s) ^[4]	Temporal Range	Data Product
GCOM-W1	AMSR2	Wind Speed (Day) AMSR2_Wind_Speed_Day	2km	5km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2012/06/07 -> Present (NRT)	A2_RainOcn_NRT v0
GCOM-W1	AMSR2	Wind Speed (Night) AMSR2_Wind_Speed_Night	2km	5km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2012/06/07 -> Present (NRT)	A2_RainOcn_NRT v0

Cryosphere

Freeze/Thaw (3 Products)

Platform

Instrument

Imagery Layer

Imagery Resolution ^[1]

Sensor Resolution ^[2]

Format

Projection(s) ^[4]

Temporal Range

Data Product

Aqua

AMSR-E

Daily Landscape Freeze/Thaw (AMSR-E)

MEaSUREs_Daily_Landscape_Freeze_Thaw_AMSRE

2km

25km

png

Geographic, Web Mercator

2002/06/09 -> 2011/09/27

DMSP

SSM/I

Daily Landscape Freeze/Thaw (SSM/I)

MEaSUREs_Daily_Landscape_Freeze_Thaw_SSMI

2km

25km

png

Geographic, Web Mercator

1979/01/01 -> 2010/12/31

SMAP

Radar

Freeze Thaw (L3, Active, Radar, SMAP)

SMAP_L3_Active_AM_Freeze_Thaw

1km

png

Polar

2015/04/13 -> 2015/07/07

Sea Ice (2 Products)

Platform

Instrument

Imagery Layer

Imagery Resolution ^[1]

Sensor Resolution ^[2]

Format

Projection(s) ^[4]

Temporal Range

Data Product

Terra

MODIS

Sea Ice

MODIS_Terra_Sea_Ice

1km

png

Geographic, Polar, Web Mercator

2012/05/08 -> Present (NRT)

MOD29 v5

Aqua

MODIS

Sea Ice

MODIS_Aqua_Sea_Ice

1km

png

Geographic, Polar, Web Mercator

2012/05/08 -> Present (NRT)

MYD29 v5

Snow Cover (2 Products)

Platform

Instrument

Imagery Layer

Imagery Resolution ^[1]

Sensor Resolution ^[2]

Format

Projection(s) ^[4]

Temporal Range

Data Product

Terra

MODIS

Snow Cover

MODIS_Terra_Snow_Cover

500m

png

Geographic, Polar, Web Mercator

2012/05/08 -> Present (NRT)

MOD10_L2 v5

Aqua

MODIS

Snow Cover

MODIS_Aqua_Snow_Cover

500m

png

Geographic, Polar, Web Mercator

2012/05/08 -> Present (NRT)

MYD10_L2 v5

Snow Water Equivalent (1 Product)

Platform	Instrument	Imagery Layer	Imagery Resolution ^[1]	Sensor Resolution ^[2]	Format	Projection(s)^[4]	Temporal Range	Data Product
GCOM-W1	AMSR2	Snow Water Equivalent AMSR2_Snow_Water_Equivalent	2km	5km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2015/07/30 -> Present (NRT)	A2_DySno_NRT v0

Land

Land Surface Temperature (4 Products)

Platform	Instrument	Imagery Layer	Imagery Resolution ^[1]	Sensor Resolution ^[2]	Format	Projection(s) ^[4]	Temporal Range	Data Product
Terra	MODIS	Land Surface Temperature (Day) MODIS_Terra_Land_Surface_Temp_Day	1km	1km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2012/05/08 -> Present (NRT)	MOD11_L2 v5
Terra	MODIS	Land Surface Temperature (Night) MODIS_Terra_Land_Surface_Temp_Night	1km	1km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2012/05/08 -> Present (NRT)	MOD11_L2 v5
Aqua	MODIS	Land Surface Temperature (Day) MODIS_Aqua_Land_Surface_Temp_Day	1km	1km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2012/05/08 -> Present (NRT)	MYD11_L2 v5
Aqua	MODIS	Land Surface Temperature (Night) MODIS_Aqua_Land_Surface_Temp_Night	1km	1km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2012/05/08 -> Present (NRT)	MOD11_L2 v5

Soil Moisture (10 Products)

Platform	Instrument	Imagery Layer	Imagery Resolution ^[1]	Format	Projection(s) ^[4]	Temporal Range
SMAP	Radiometer	Soil Moisture (L2, Passive, Single Channel Algorithm, H-pol)	2km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2015/03/31 --> Present
SMAP	Radiometer	Soil Moisture (L2, Passive, Single Channel Algorithm, V-pol)	2km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2015/03/31 --> Present
SMAP	Radiometer	Soil Moisture (L2, Passive, Dual Channel Algorithm)	2km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2015/03/31 --> Present
SMAP	Radiometer	Soil Moisture (L3, Passive) SMAP_L3_Active_Passive_Soil_Moisture	2km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2015/03/31 --> Present
SMAP	Radar	Soil Moisture (L3, Active) SMAP_L3_Active_Soil_Moisture	2km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2015/03/31 --> 2015/07/07
SMAP	Radar and Radiometer	Soil Moisture (L3, Active/Passive) SMAP_L3_Active_Passive_Soil_Moisture	2km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2015/03/31 --> 2015/07/07
SMAP	Model Value-Added	Root Zone Soil Moisture (L4 12z Instantaneous) SMAP_L4_Analyzed_Root_Zone_Soil_Moisture	2km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2015/03/31 --> 2015/12/31
SMAP	Model Value-Added	Root Zone Soil Moisture Uncertainty (L4 12z Instantaneous) SMAP_L4_Uncertainty_Analyzed_Root_Zone_Soil_Moisture	2km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2015/03/31 --> 2015/12/31
SMAP	Model Value-Added	Surface Soil Moisture (L4, 12z Instantaneous) SMAP_L4_Analyzed_Surface_Soil_Moisture	2km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2015/03/31 --> 2015/12/31
SMAP	Model Value-Added	Surface Soil Moisture Uncertainty (L4, 12z Instantaneous) SMAP_L4_Uncertainty_Analyzed_Surface_Soil_Moisture	2km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2015/03/31 --> 2015/12/31

Ocean

Chlorophyll (2 Products)

Platform

Instrument

Imagery Layer

Imagery Resolution ^[1]

Sensor Resolution ^[2]

Format

Projection(s) ^[4]

Temporal Range

Data Product

Terra

MODIS

Chlorophyll A

MODIS_Terra_Chlorophyll_A

1km

png

Geographic, Web Mercator

2013/07/02 -> Present

Aqua

MODIS

Chlorophyll A

MODIS_Aqua_Chlorophyll_A

1km

png

Geographic, Web Mercator

2013/07/02 -> Present

Sea Surface Temperature (5 Products)

Platform	Instrument	Imagery Layer	Imagery Resolution ^[1]	Sensor Resolution ^[2]	Format	Projection(s) ^[4]	Temporal Range	Data Product
Terra & Aqua	MODIS	Sea Surface Temperature (Infrared) Sea_Surface_Temp_Blended	1km	1km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2013/04/13 -> Present - 1 Day
Multi-mission	GHRSST	Sea Surface Temperature (L4 MUR) GHRSST_L4_MUR_Sea_Surface_Temperature	1km	1km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2002/06/01 --> Present - 1 day	JPL-L4UHfnd-GLOB-MUR
Multi-mission	GHRSST	Sea Surface Temperature (L4 G1SST) GHRSST_L4_G1SST_Sea_Surface_Temperature	1km	1km	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2010/06/21 --> Present - 1 day	JPL_OUROCEAN-L4UHfnd-GLOB-G1SST
Coriolis	Windsat	Sea_Surface_Temp_Infrared	500m	25km	png	Geographic	2013/04/13 -> Present - 1 Day
Numerous	Numerous	Sea_Surface_Temp_Microwave	16km	16km	png	Geographic	2013/04/13 -> Present - 1 Day

Utility Layers

While viewing an the previous multiband and science parameter visualization layers, GIBS offers the following "utility' layers to improve imagery viewability. These layers include data or imagery masks that highlight or remove specific regions of an image and also mapping aides such as graticules and coastlines. The following tables identify the existing utility layers within GIBS:

Data/Imagery Masks

Instrument	Spacecraft	Imagery Layer	Imagery Resolution ^[1]	Sensor Resolution ^[2]	Format	Projection(s) ^[4]	Temporal Range	Data Product
N/A	N/A	Land Water Map (Open Street Map) OSM_Land_Water_Map	250m	250m	png	Geographic, Polar	N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A	Land Mask (Open Street Map) OSM_Land_Mask	250m	250m	png	Geographic, Polar	N/A	N/A
MODIS	Terra	Data-No Data Mask MODIS_Terra_Data_No_Data	250m	250m	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2012/05/08 -> Present (NRT)	N/A
MODIS	Aqua	Data-No Data Mask MODIS_Aqua_Data_No_Data	250m	250m	png	Geographic, Web Mercator	2012/05/08 -> Present (NRT)	N/A
MODIS	Terra and SRTM	Water Mask^[5] MODIS_Water_Mask	250m	250m	png	Geographic	N/A	N/A

^[5] This is a static layer and does not change over time.

Digital Elevation Models (DEMs)

Instrument

Spacecraft

Imagery Layer

Imagery Resolution ^[1]

Sensor Resolution ^[2]

Format

Projection(s) ^[4]

Temporal Range

Data Product

ASTER

Terra

Global Digital Elevation Model (GDEM) Color Index

ASTER_GDEM_Color_Index

31m

30m

png

Geographic

N/A

STS-99

Space Shuttle Endeavour

Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) Color Index

SRTM_Color_Index

30m

png

Geographic

N/A

Reference Layers

Instrument	Spacecraft	Imagery Layer	Imagery Resolution ^[1]	Sensor Resolution ^[2]	Format	Projection(s) ^[4]	Temporal Range	Data Product
N/A	N/A	Graticule	250m	250m	png	Polar	N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A	Coastlines ^[6]	250m	250m	png	Geographic, Polar	N/A	N/A
MODIS	Terra	Blue Marble^[7] BlueMarble_NextGeneration	500m	500m	jpeg	Geographic, Polar, Web Mercator	N/A	N/A
MODIS	Terra	Blue Marble with Shaded Relief^[7] BlueMarble_ShadedRelief	500m	500m	jpeg	Geographic, Polar, Web Mercator	N/A	N/A
MODIS	Terra	Blue Marble with Shaded Relief and Bathymetry^[7] BlueMarble_ShadedRelief_Bathymetry	500m	500m	jpeg	Geographic, Polar, Web Mercator	N/A	N/A
ASTER	Terra	Global Digital Elevation Model (GDEM) Greyscale Shaded Relief ASTER_GDEM_Greyscale_Shaded_Relief	30m	30m	png	Geographic	N/A	N/A
ASTER	Terra	Global Digital Elevation Model (GDEM) Color Shaded Relief ASTER_GDEM_Color_Shaded_Relief	30m	30m	png	Geographic	N/A	N/A

^[6] The Arctic Coastlines are generated based on information available at OpenStreetMap© under the Open Database License. Antarctic Coastlines are generated based on information available through the SCAR Antarctic Digital Database.

^[7] All 3 Blue Marble layers are created from the August 2004 jpeg images. See official page for more information.

^[1] The Imagery Resolution is the resolution of the image offered on the GIBS system. Generally the imagery resolution is of equal or higher resolution than the native or sensor resolution. Web Mercator imagery is generated by re-sampling the geographically projected imagery. In that process, the closest corresponding resolution is used.

^[2] The Sensor Resolution, also known as native resolution, is provided as a reference not to be confused with the imagery resolution explained in ^[1]. This is the resolution of the source product elements which went into making the imagery product served in GIBS.

^[4] The Geographic projection is WGS84 latitude/longitude, EPSG:4326. The north Polar projection is NSIDC Sea Ice Polar Stereographic North, EPSG:3413. The south Polar projection is Antarctic Polar Stereographic, EPSG:3031. The Web Mercator projection is WGS84 latitude/longitude, EPSG:3857.

GIBS Available Imagery Products

Multiband Imagery

Science Parameter Visualizations

Atmosphere

Cryosphere

Land

Ocean

Utility Layers