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 AIRS TRMM MERRA TOMS OMI MLS HIRDLS BUV SWDB GSSTF GOSAT/ACOS OCO-2 GPM LAADS MOD MYD VIIRS LP DAAC LP DAAC Product Type File Codes Plots CMR AST Swath AST_L1T_00307032007164549_20150520034236_114188.hdf lat_AST_L1T_00307032007164549_20150520034236_114188.output lon_AST_L1T_00307032007164549_20150520034236_114188.output Browse image in color and gray from data center Python(z) NCL(z) MATLAB(z) IDL(z) Python(z) NCL(z) MATLAB(z) IDL(z) AST_L1T_003 AST_08_00310162018232146_20181017215729_30106.hdf lat_AST_08_00310162018232146_20181017215729_30106.output lon_AST_08_00310162018232146_20181017215729_30106.output Browse image in color from data center Python(z) NCL(z) MATLAB(z) IDL(z) Python(z) NCL(z) MATLAB(z) IDL(z) AST_08_003 MCD more examples Grid MCD43A3.A2013305.h12v11.005.2013322102420.hdf lat_MCD43A3.A2013305.h12v11.005.2013322102420.output lon_MCD43A3.A2013305.h12v11.005.2013322102420.output Browse image from data center Python(z) NCL(z) MATLAB(z) IDL(z) Python(z) NCL(z) MATLAB(z) IDL(z) MCD43A3_005 MCD43B4.A2007193.h25v05.005.2007211152315.hdf lat_MCD43B4.A2007193.h25v05.005.2007211152315.output lon_MCD43B4.A2007193.h25v05.005.2007211152315.output Python(z) NCL(z) MATLAB(z) IDL(z) Python(z) NCL(z) MATLAB(z) IDL(z) MCD43B4_005 MCD43C1.A2006353.005.2008135054503.hdf Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL MCD43C1_005 MOD more examples Swath MOD11_L2.A2007278.0350.006.2015324075130.hdf MOD03.A2007278.0350.006.2012240120846.hdf (m) Python(z) NCL(z) MATLAB(z) IDL(z) Python(z) NCL(z) MATLAB(z) IDL(z) MOD11_L2_006 Grid MOD13C2.A2007001.006.2015161222701.hdf Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL MOD13C2_006 MOD11C2.A2007073.006.2015312165940.hdf Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL MOD11C2_006 MOD09GA.A2007268.h10v08.006.2015166222724.hdf lat_MOD09GA.A2007268.h10v08.006.2015166222724.output lon_MOD09GA.A2007268.h10v08.006.2015166222724.output Python(z) NCL(z) MATLAB(z) IDL(z) Python(z) NCL(z) MATLAB(z) IDL(z) MOD09GA_006 MOD09Q1.A2007001.h31v08.006.2015126040724.hdf lat_MOD09Q1.A2007001.h31v08.006.2015126040724.output lon_MOD09Q1.A2007001.h31v08.006.2015126040724.output Python(z) NCL(z) MATLAB(z) IDL(z) Python(z) NCL(z) MATLAB(z) IDL(z) MOD09Q1_006 MOD13A1.A2007257.h09v05.006.2015167042211.hdf lat_MOD13A1.A2007257.h09v05.006.2015167042211.output lon_MOD13A1.A2007257.h09v05.006.2015167042211.output Python(z) NCL(z) MATLAB(z) IDL(z) Python(z) NCL(z) MATLAB(z) IDL(z) MOD13A1_006 MOD17A2H.A2007113.h11v09.006.2015131010339.hdf lat_MOD17A2H.A2007113.h11v09.006.2015131010339.output lon_MOD17A2H.A2007113.h11v09.006.2015131010339.output Python(z) NCL(z) MATLAB(z) IDL(z) Python(z) NCL(z) MATLAB(z) IDL(z) MOD17A2H_006 MYD Swath MYD11_L2.A2007093.0735.006.2015312155440.hdf MYD03.A2007093.0735.006.2012073162442.hdf (m) Python(z) NCL(z) MATLAB(z) IDL(z) Python(z) NCL(z) MATLAB(z) IDL(z) MYD11_L2_006 Grid MYD09A1.A2007273.h03v07.006.2015167083229.hdf lat_MYD09A1.A2007273.h03v07.006.2015167083229.output lon_MYD09A1.A2007273.h03v07.006.2015167083229.output Python(z) NCL(z) MATLAB(z) IDL(z) Python(z) NCL(z) MATLAB(z) IDL(z) MYD09A1_006 MYD09GQ.A2012246.h35v10.006.2015248145541.hdf lat_MYD09GQ.A2012246.h35v10.006.2015248145541.output lon_MYD09GQ.A2012246.h35v10.006.2015248145541.output Python(z) NCL(z) MATLAB(z) IDL(z) Python(z) NCL(z) MATLAB(z) IDL(z) MYD09GQ_006 MYD11C2.A2006337.006.2015305063155.hdf Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL MYD11C2_006 MYD17A2H.A2007073.h09v08.006.2015129152346.hdf lat_MYD17A2H.A2007073.h09v08.006.2015129152346.output lon_MYD17A2H.A2007073.h09v08.006.2015129152346.output Python(z) NCL(z) MATLAB(z) IDL(z) Python(z) NCL(z) MATLAB(z) IDL(z) MYD17A2H_006 MYD13A1.A2006329.h10v05.006.2015161182840.hdf lat_MYD13A1.A2006329.h10v05.006.2015161182840.output lon_MYD13A1.A2006329.h10v05.006.2015161182840.output Python(z) NCL(z) MATLAB(z) IDL(z) Python(z) NCL(z) MATLAB(z) IDL(z) MYD13A1_006 VIP Grid VIP01.A2010001.004.2016177161542.hdf Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL VIP01_004 (MEaSUREs) WELD Grid CONUS.annual.2012.h01v06.doy007to356.v1.5.hdf (size:220M) lat_CONUS.annual.2012.h01v06.doy007to356.v1.5.hdf.output (size:310M) lon_CONUS.annual.2012.h01v06.doy007to356.v1.5.hdf.output (size:310M) Python(z) NCL(z) MATLAB(z) IDL(z) Python(z) NCL(z) MATLAB(z) IDL(z) WELDUSYR_001 (MEaSUREs) GED Grid AG100.v003.64.-089.0001.h5 (browse image by NASA) Python(z) NCL(z) MATLAB(z) IDL(z) Python(z) NCL(z) MATLAB(z) IDL(z) AG100_003 VIIRS more examples Grid VNP09GA.A2020305.h30v07.001.2020306101330.h5 Python(z) n/a n/a n/a Python(z) n/a n/a n/a VNP09GA GEOLST Swath GEOLST4KHR_201612291600_002_20210714015139.h5 Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL GEOLST4KHR 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: 09/03/2022