Cloud Effective Radius Imagery Services from NASA GIBS
type: Dataset
description: The Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS) system is a core EOSDIS component which provides a scalable, responsive, highly available, and community standards based set of imagery services. These services are designed with the goal of advancing user interactions with EOSDIS’ inter-disciplinary data through enhanced visual representation and discovery. MODIS (or Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) is a key instrument aboard the Terra (originally known as EOS AM-1) and Aqua (originally known as EOS PM-1) satellites. Terra's orbit around the Earth is timed so that it passes from north to south across the equator in the morning, while Aqua passes south to north over the equator in the afternoon. Terra MODIS and Aqua MODIS are viewing the entire Earth's surface every 1 to 2 days, acquiring data in 36 spectral bands, or groups of wavelengths (see MODIS Technical Specifications). These data will improve our understanding of global dynamics and processes occurring on the land, in the oceans, and in the lower atmosphere. MODIS is playing a vital role in the development of validated, global, interactive Earth system models able to predict global change accurately enough to assist policy makers in making sound decisions concerning the protection of our environment. GIBS Available Imagery Products The GIBS imagery archive includes approximately 1000 imagery products representing visualized science data from the NASA Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). 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. Th…
issued: 2021-11-18T00:09:18+00:00
modified: 2022-09-26T01:28:56+00:00
publisher: AmeriGEOSS
keyword: AmeriGEO
keyword: AmeriGEOSS
keyword: Atmosphere
keyword: Atmospheric Composition
keyword: Climate
keyword: Climate Indicators
keyword: Cloud
keyword: Cloud Effective Radius
keyword: ECV
keyword: FGDC
keyword: GCOS
keyword: GEOSS
keyword: GeoPathways
keyword: NASA GIBS
landing page: https://disasters.amerigeoss.org/maps/amerigeoss::cloud-effective-radius-imagery-services-from-nasa-gibs

ArcGIS Hub Dataset
type: Distribution
format: HTML
issued: 2025-09-18T18:22:18.959095
modified: 2025-09-18T18:22:18.941413
access URL: https://disasters.amerigeoss.org/maps/amerigeoss::cloud-effective-radius-imagery-services-from-nasa-gibs

ArcGIS GeoService
type: Distribution
format: ArcGIS GeoServices REST API
issued: 2025-09-18T18:22:18.959099
modified: 2025-09-18T18:22:18.941586
access URL: https://gibs.earthdata.nasa.gov/wms/epsg3857/best/wms.cgi