Imaging · collection · 2025
ASTER L2 Surface Kinetic Temperature V004
Listed in NASA Earthdata CMR and NASA Data Portal — shown once because both records carry DOI 10.5067/aster/ast_08.004
The Terra Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) Surface Kinetic Temperature (AST_08) V004 product delivers surface kinetic temperature data derived from the five Thermal Infrared (TIR) bands (Bands 10–14), collected during both daytime and nighttime observations.
Description
The AST_08 product has a spatial resolution of 90 meters (m) for the TIR bands. This Level 2 (L2) product is produced using the Temperature/Emissivity Separation (TES) algorithm, which processes atmospherically corrected ASTER surface radiance (TIR) data to estimate emissivity and compute temperature.
In Version 4, atmospheric correction has been significantly improved by integrating Modern-Era Retrospective analysis for Research and Applications Version 2 (MERRA-2) data, enhancing the accuracy of temperature retrievals. Acquisitions for AST_08 ended on January 16, 2026, at 05:10:45 UTC, when the ASTER TIR instrument was permanently turned off due to power limitations on the Terra spacecraft. More information is available in this NASA Science News Brief.
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Known Issues
* Level 2 products that are on the international date line/anti-meridian have incorrect bounding coordinates for the UTM zone defined in the file metadata.
Links
Get the data
- Resource doi.org/10.5067/aster/ast_08.004 ↗
The LP DAAC product page provides information on Science Data Set layers and links for user guides, ATBDs, data access, tools, customer support, etc.
landing page · download · DOI / persistent id · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- PDF lpdaac.usgs.gov/documents/1319/ASTER_User_Handbook_v4.pdf ↗
The ASTER User Handbook provides in depth information on ASTER data products.
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Resource github.com/nasa/ASTER-Data-Resources/tree/main ↗
The ASTER Data Resources GitHub repository provides guides, short how-tos, and tutorials to help users access and work with ASTER data.
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Resource usgs.gov/media/videos/introducing-aster-version-4-whats-new-data-access… ↗
Introducing ASTER Version 4: What's New in Data Access, Products, Formats, and How to Unlock the ASTER Cloud Archive
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- PDF lpdaac.usgs.gov/documents/2265/ASTER_User_Guide_V4_pcP80n5.pdf ↗
The technical information in the User's Guide enables users to interpret and use the data products.
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- PDF lpdaac.usgs.gov/documents/65/AST_08_ATBD.pdf ↗
The ATBD provides physical theory and mathematical procedures for the calculations used to produce the data products.
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Original Metadata cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C3306885674-LPCLOUD.iso19115 ↗
download · from data nasa gov
- JPEG data.lpdaac.earthdatacloud.nasa.gov/lp-prod-public/AST_08.004/AST_08_00410032004170436_20250401130… ↗
download · preview image · from data nasa gov, NASA CMR
- search.earthdata.nasa.gov /search/granules?p=C3306885674-LPCLOUD ↗
Earthdata Search allows users to search, discover, visualize, refine, and access NASA Earth Observation data.
download · from NASA CMR
- Resource earthdata.nasa.gov/centers/lp-daac ↗
The LP DAAC website provides detailed information on discovery, distribution, access, and support of land data products.
download · project · from data nasa gov, NASA CMR
- Resource asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov ↗
The ASTER home page is maintained through NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and documents various aspects of the ASTER mission.
download · project · from data nasa gov, NASA CMR
Where it is published
- NASA Data Portal dataset page data.nasa.gov/dataset/aster-l2-surface-kinetic-temperature-v004 ↗
landing page · from data nasa gov
Catalogue records · 3
- CMR UMM-JSON cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C3306885674-LPCLOUD.umm_json ↗
metadata API · from NASA CMR
- CKAN API data.nasa.gov/api/3/action/package_show?id=c1d64dcf-4c49-4e83-8380-784b85bae… ↗
metadata API · from data nasa gov
- CMR record cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C3306885674-LPCLOUD.html ↗
catalogue entry · from NASA CMR
Topics
Provenance · 2 source records, 18 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| NASA Earthdata CMR | C3306885674-LPCLOUD | 8 d ago | JSON v1 |
| NASA Data Portal | c1d64dcf-4c49-4e83-8380-784b85bae04d | 5 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| access_level | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:astronomy | mapping · data nasa gov | connector:data_nasa_gov@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · data nasa gov | connector:data_nasa_gov@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:ocean-atmospheric | mapping · data nasa gov | connector:data_nasa_gov@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:physics | mapping · data nasa gov | connector:data_nasa_gov@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[instrument].gcmd_instrument:aster | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/land-surface/surface-thermal-properties/land-surface-temperature | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/oceans/ocean-temperature/sea-surface-temperature | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[platform].gcmd_platform:terra | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| created_date | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/Abstract |
| license_text | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| publication_date | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| spatial | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/SpatialExtent |
| temporal | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/TemporalExtents |
| title | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/EntryTitle |
| updated_date | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| version_label | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 |