Giovanni is a Web-based application developed by the GES DISC that provides a simple and intuitive way to visualize, analyze, and access vast amounts of Earth science remote sensing data without having to download the data.
Giovanni is comprised of a number of interfaces, called instances, each tailored to meet the needs of different Earth science research communities. To access a Giovanni instance, click on one of the four categories below.
- Atmospheric Instances: A-Train along CloudSat Track; Aerosol Optical Thickness Measurement and Model Comparison Daily and Monthly; Aqua/AIRS Global Daily and Monthly; Aura High Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder (HIRDLS); Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS); Aura OMI Level 3 and Level 2G; MISR Daily and Monthly; Modern Era Retrospective-Analysis for Research and Applications (MERRA) 3D Monthly and 2D Monthly; MODIS Terra and Aqua Daily and Monthly; Earth Probe and Nimbus-7 TOMS; Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) Halogen Occultation Experiment (HALOE)
- Environmental Instances: Agriculture; Air Quality; Northern Eurasia Earth Science Partnership Initiative (NEESPI) Daily and Monthly
- Ocean Instances: Ocean Color Radiometry (SeaWiFS, MODIS, and derived and model products); Ocean Model Daily and Monthly.
- Hydrology Instances: Modern Era Retrospective-Analysis for Research and Applications (MERRA) 3D Monthly and 2D Monthly; MODIS Terra and Aqua Daily and Monthly; Northern Eurasia Earth Science Partnership Initiative (NEESPI) Daily and Monthly; TRMM Online Visualization and Analysis System (TOVAS); Global Land Data Assimilation System (GLDAS) Monthly.
If you already know which instance to choose, please select it from the table below.
MORE! Introductory chapter of our online user's manual for beginning Giovanni users