Comprehensive Examples

This page provides comprehensive examples on how to access and visualize various NASA HDF/HDF-EOS files using Python (pyhdf/h5py), NCL, MATLAB^®, and IDL^®. Other tools and programming languages examples can be found here.

Please read this special note first before you proceed further.

You can find examples quickly using the search box below. Please add keyword 'zoo' first to limit the search within this Comprehensive Examples page. Then, type the first few characters from the NASA HDF/HDF-EOS file name such as MOD06. Finally, you can limit the search by providing one of programming language keywords: Ptyhon, NCL, IDL, or MATLAB.

Search Examples by Product Name

For a list of examples for the different data centers, click on the product name in the table below.

NASA Data Centers Product Examples using different tools GES DISC GES DISC Product Type File Codes Plots CMR AIRS more examples Swath AIRS.2023.03.24.240.L2.SUBS2SUP.v7.0.7.0.G23084133451.hdf Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL AIRS2RET AIRS.2002.08.30.227.L2.RetStd_H.v6.0.12.0.G14101125810.hdf Python(p) NCL(p) MATLAB(p) IDL(p) Python(p) NCL(p) MATLAB(p) IDL(p) AIRH2RET_006 Grid AIRS.2003.02.05.L3.RetStd_H001.v6.0.12.0.G14112124328.hdf Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL AIRH3STD_006 TRMM more examples Swath 1B21.19971208.00170.7.HDF Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL TRMM_1B21_7 2A12.20140308.92894.7.HDF (browse image by NASA) Pytnon NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL TRMM_2A12_7 2B31.20140108.91989.7.HDF Pytnon NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL TRMM_2B31_7 Grid 3B42.20131130.21.7.HDF Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL TRMM_3B42_7 3B43.20130901.7.HDF Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL TRMM_3B43_7 3A26.20140101.7.HDF Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL TRMM_3A26_7 MERRA more examples Grid MERRA2_400.tavg1_2d_slv_Nx.20140101.nc4 Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL M2T1NXSLV_5.12.4 MERRA2_400.tavg3_3d_nav_Ne.20151226.nc4 Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL M2T3NENAV_5.12.4 MERRA300.prod.assim.inst3_3d_chm_Ne.20021201.hdf Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL MAI3NECHM_5.2.0 MERRA300.prod.assim.tavg3_3d_chm_Nv.20021201.hdf Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL MAT3NVCHM_5.2.0 TOMS Grid TOMS-EP_L3-TOMSEPL3_2000m0101_v8.HDF Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL TOMSEPL3_008 OMI more examples Swath OMI-Aura_L2-OMNO2_2008m0720t2016-o21357_v003-2016m0820t102252.he5 Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL OMNO2_003 Grid OMI-Aura_L2G-OMSO2G_2017m0123_v003-2017m0124t071057.he5 Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL OMSO2G_003 OMI-Aura_L3-OMTO3e_2017m0105_v003-2017m0203t091906.he5 Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL OMTO3e_003 MLS Swath MLS-Aura_L2GP-BrO_v04-23-c03_2016d302.he5 Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL ML2BRO_004 MLS-Aura_L2GP-H2O_v04-20-c01_2013d003.he5 Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL ML2H2O_004 MLS-Aura_L2GP-O3_v04-23-c02_2019d001.he5 Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL ML2O3 HIRDLS ZA HIRDLS-Aura_L3ZFCNO2_v07-00-20-c01_2005d022-2008d077.he5 Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL H3ZFCNO2_007 Swath HIRDLS-Aura_L2_v07-00-20-c01_2008d077.he5 Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL HIRDLS2_007 BUV ZA BUV-Nimbus04_L3zm_v01-02-2013m0422t101810.h5 Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL BUVN04L3zm_1 Swath SBUV2-NOAA17_L2-SBUV2N17L2_2011m1231_v01-02-2013m0828t143157.h5 Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL SBUV2N17L2_1 SWDB Swath DeepBlue-SeaWiFS_L2_20101210T135954Z_v004-20130525T172725Z.h5 Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL SWDB_L2_004 Grid DeepBlue-SeaWiFS-1.0_L3_20100101_v004-20130604T131317Z.h5 Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL SWDB_L310_004 GSSTF Grid GSSTF.3.2008.12.31.he5 Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL GSSTF GSSTF_NCEP.3.2008.12.31.he5 Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL GSSTF_NCEP GSSTFYC.3.Year.1988_2008.he5 Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL GSSTFYC GOSAT/ACOS Swath acos_L2s_110101_02_Production_v201201_L2Sub7309_r01_PolB_161206183303.h5 Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL (1/2/3) MATLAB IDL ACOS_L2S_7.3 OCO2 Swath oco2_L2StdND_03949a_150330_B8100r_170916014809.h5 Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL OCO2_L2_Standard_8r GPM more examples Swath 1A.GPM.GMI.COUNT2016.20160105-S230545-E003816.010538.V05A.HDF5 Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL GPM_1AGMI_05 1B.GPM.GMI.TB2016.20160105-S230545-E003816.010538.V05A.HDF5 Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL GPM_1BGMI_05 1C.F19.SSMIS.XCAL2016-V.20160105-S214106-E232259.009078.V05A.HDF5 Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL GPM_1CF19SSMIS_05 2A.GPM.DPR.V7-20170308.20170704-S001905-E015140.019017.V05A.HDF5 Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL GPM_2ADPR_05 Grid 3A-MO.GPM.GMI.GRID2017R1.20140701-S000000-E235959.07.V05A.HDF5 Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL GPM_3GPROFGPMGMI_05 LAADS MOD MYD VIIRS LP DAAC AST MCD MOD MYD VIP WELD GED VIIRS GEOLST LaRC CALIPSO CATS CERES DSCOVR MISR MOPITT POAM3 SAGE III TES NSIDC AMSR_E AMSR_U2 MODIS NISE ICESat/GLAS SMAP PO.DAAC SMAP SeaWinds QuikSCAT Aquarius OMG ECCO MODIS Ocean Biology Processing Group OCTS SeaWiFS CZCS MODISA MODIST VIIRS GHRC LIS ICESat-2 ATL ASF SMAP ARIA

Table 1. Sample Data Files and Code Examples

The following table selects MEaSUREs product examples only from the above table.

NASA Data Centers MEaSUREs Product Examples using different tools GESDISC BUV SWDB GSSTF LP DAAC VIP WELD

Table 2. Sample MEaSUREs Data Files and Code Examples

We also provide examples for other data centers that produce HDF files.

Other Data Centers Product Examples using different tools CloudSAT Data Processing Center CloudSAT MODIS/ASTER Airborne Simulator MASTER Ocean Productivity Net Primary Production

Table 3. Sample Data Files and Code Examples from Other Data Centers

We also extracted and documented information for sample HDF-EOS2/HDF4 and HDF-EOS5/HDF5 files that are useful to determine the EOS contents stored in the sample files. Please click here for HDF-EOS2/HDF4 and here for HDF-EOS5/HDF5 to read comprehensive description and retrieve sample files.

Last modified: 05/10/2023