To understand the dynamics of aerosols and their associated influence on regional and global climatic conditions requires the knowledge of spatial and temporal distributions of aerosols on regional and global scales. In this study, the satellite-based MODIS AODs retrievals level 2 products from Terra (MOD04-10 km) and Aqua (MYD04-10 km) satellites were inter-compared with the ground-based AERONET AODs (level 2) over Nghia Do station located in an urban area of Hanoi city, Vietnam for the period of 2010–2016. | Comparison of aerosol products retrieved from Aeronet and MODIS over an urban area in Hanoi city, Vietnam