By the End of This Exercise, You Will Be Able To

Satellite Remote Sensing of Air Quality Data, Tools, and Applications May 23-26, 2017 NASA ARSET IITM, Pune, India

Exercise 3: LAADS Web

Objectives

By the end of this exercise, you will be able to:

 Access MODIS data from the Level 1 and Atmosphere Archive and Distribution System (LAADS)

Background

Depending on which case study you would like to work on, select one of the following sets of files to download. You may use either the instructions on the ftp section of the site, or the browse imagery section.

Suggested Regional Air Quality Events

1. Air Quality Season in India, November 10, 2010

1. https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=84731

2. Fires in Indonesia, September 24, 2015:

1. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=86681

3. River of Haze, January 11, 2013:

1. https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=80148

4. Haze over Eastern Asia, February 25, 2014:

1. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=83213

 Select your event from the above list or pick any other event for which you would like to download aerosol datasets.

 Follow the instructor step-by-step