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.

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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 AST MCD MOD MYD VIP WELD GED VIIRS GEOLST LaRC LaRC Product Type File Codes Plots CMR CALIPSO more examples Swath CAL_LID_L2_PSCMask-Standard-V2-00.2021-03-26T00-00-00ZN.hdf Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL CAL_LID_L2_PSCMask-Standard-V2-00 Python(v) NCL(v) MATLAB(v) IDL(v) Python(v) NCL(v) MATLAB(v) IDL(v) CAL_LID_L2_VFM-ValStage1-V3-41.2021-11-29T23-32-39ZD.hdf Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL CAL_LID_L2_VFM-ValStage1-V3-41 Python(v) NCL(v) MATLAB(v) IDL(v) Python(v) NCL(v) MATLAB(v) IDL(v) CATS Swath CATS-ISS_L2O_D-M7.2-V2-01_05kmLay.2017-05-01T00-47-40T01-28-41UTC.hdf5 Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL CATS-ISS_L2O_D-M7.2-V2-01_05kmLay_V2-01 Python(v) NCL(v) MATLAB(v) IDL(v) Python(v) NCL(v) MATLAB(v) IDL(v) CERES more examples Swath CER_BDS_NPP-FM5_Edition2_200211.20220201.hdf Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL CER_BDS_NPP-FM5 CER_SSF_NOAA20-FM6-VIIRS_Edition1B_100102.2022080123.nc Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL CER_SSF_NOAA20-FM6-VIIRS_Edition1B CER_SSF_NPP-FM5-VIIRS_Edition2A_200203.2022013123.nc Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL CER_SSF_NPP-FM5-VIIRS_Edition2A Grid CERES_EBAF-TOA_Edition4.1_200003-202106.nc Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL CERES_EBAF-TOA CER_ES4_NOAA20-FM6_Edition1_101109.202201.hdf Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL CER_ES4_NOAA20-FM6 CER_ES4_NPP-FM5_Edition2_202209.201909.hdf Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL CER_ES4_NPP-FM5 CER_ES4_TRMM-PFM_Edition2_019018.199808.hdf Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL CER_ES4_TRMM-PFM_Edition2 CER_ES8_NOAA20-FM6_Edition1_101109.20220201.hdf Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL CER_ES8_NOAA20-FM6 CER_ES8_NPP-FM5_Edition2_203209.20220131.hdf Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL CER_ES8_NPP-FM5 CER_ES9_NOAA20-FM6_Edition1_101109.202201.hdf Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL CER_ES9_NOAA20-FM6 CER_ES9_NPP-FM5_Edition2_202209.201909.hdf Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL CER_ES9_NPP-FM5 CER_ISCCP-D2like-Day_Aqua-FM3-MODIS_Edition3A_300300.201612.hdf Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL CER_ISCCP-D2like-Day_Aqua-FM3-MODIS_Edition3A CER_ISCCP-D2like-GEO_DAY_Edition3A_300300.201612.hdf Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL CER_ISCCP-D2like-GEO_DAY_Edition3A CER_SSF1deg-Hour_NOAA20-VIIRS_Edition1B_101102.20220131.hdf Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL CER_SSF1deg-Hour_NOAA20-VIIRS_Edition1B CER_SSF1deg-Hour_NPP-VIIRS_Edition2A_200203.20190930.hdf Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL CER_SSF1deg-Hour_NPP-VIIRS_Edition2A CER_SSF1deg-Day_NOAA20-VIIRS_Edition1B_101102.202201.hdf Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL CER_SSF1deg-Day_NOAA20-VIIRS CER_SSF1deg-Day_NPP-VIIRS_Edition2A_200203.201909.hdf Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL CER_SSF1deg-Day_NPP-VIIRS CER_SSF1deg-Month_NOAA20-VIIRS_Edition1B_101102.202201.hdf Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL CER_SSF1deg-Month_NOAA20-VIIRS_Edition1B CER_SSF1deg-Month_NPP-VIIRS_Edition2A_200203.201909.hdf Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL CER_SSF1deg-Month_NPP-VIIRS_Edition2A DSCOVR Swath DSCOVR_EPIC_L2_TO3_03_20210301005516_03.h5 Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL DSCOVR_EPIC_L2_TO3 MISR more examples Grid MISR_AM1_CGAL_2017_F06_0024.hdf Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL MIL3YAL_6 MISR_AM1_TC_ALBEDO_P223_O056884_F05_0011.hdf lat_MISR_AM1_TC_ALBEDO_P223_O056884_F05_0011.output lon_MISR_AM1_TC_ALBEDO_P223_O056884_F05_0011.output Python(z) NCL(z) MATLAB(z) IDL(z) Python(z) NCL(z) MATLAB(z) IDL(z) MIL2TCAL_2 MISR_AM1_GRP_ELLIPSOID_GM_P117_O058421_BA_F03_0024.hdf MISR_AM1_AGP_P117_F01_24.hdf Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL MI1B2E_3 MIANCAGP_1 MISR_AM1_AS_AEROSOL_P004_O066234_F13_0023.nc Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL MIL2ASAE_003 MOPITT more examples Swath MOP02J-20131129-L2V19.9.3.he5 Python n/a MATLAB IDL Python n/a MATLAB IDL MOP02J MOP02N-20180311-L2V19.9.2.he5 Python n/a MATLAB IDL Python n/a MATLAB IDL MOP02N Grid MOP03T-20131129-L3V5.9.1.he5 Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL MOP03T MOP03TM-201802-L3V95.9.1.he5 Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL MOP03TM POAM3 Swath poam3_ver4_sh_199808.hdf Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL POAM3 Python(v) NCL(v) MATLAB(v) IDL(v) Python(v) NCL(v) MATLAB(v) IDL(v) SAGE III Swath g3b.ssp.2022062949SSv05.21 Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL g3bssp TES Swath TES-Aura_L2-O3-Nadir_r0000002433_F08_12.he5 Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL TL2O3N Python(v) NCL(v) MATLAB(v) IDL(v) Python(v) NCL(v) MATLAB(v) IDL(v) Grid TES-Aura_L3-CH4_r0000033028_C01_F01_12.he5 Python NCL MATLAB IDL Python NCL MATLAB IDL TL3CH4D 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: 12/07/2022