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AIRS Data Access and Tools
Data collected by NASA’s Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument are integral for atmospheric sounding system efforts, among other investigations. Explore AIRS datasets and learn more about relevant data tools.
Datasets
Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Temporal Extent | Version | Data State | Processing Level | Data Format | Science Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPCP Precipitation Level 3 Monthly 0.5-Degree V3.3 (GPCPMON) at GES DISC | 1983-01-01 to 2025-11-30 | 3.3 | COMPLETE | 3 | Precipitation, Precipitation Rate | |
| High Mountain Asia 1 km MODIS-AIRS Gap-Filled Ground Temperatures and Permafrost Probability Maps, 2003-2016 V001 | 2003-01-01 to 2016-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 4 | netCDF-4 | Land Surface Temperature, Permafrost, Permafrost Temperature |
| Multi-Satellite Volcanic Sulfur Dioxide L4 Long-Term Global Database V4 (MSVOLSO2L4) at GES DISC | 1978-10-31 to 2025-03-17 | 4 | ACTIVE | 4 | Sulfate Particles, Sulfur Oxides, Sulfur Dioxide, Volcanic Eruptions | |
| NASA Water Vapor Project MEaSUREs (NVAP-M) CLIMATE Layered Precipitable Water | 1988-01-01 to 2009-12-01 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | NetCDF-4 | Atmospheric Water Vapor, Water Vapor Indicators, Layered Precipitable Water |
| NASA Water Vapor Project MEaSUREs (NVAP-M) CLIMATE Total Precipitable Water | 1988-01-01 to 2009-12-01 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | NetCDF-4 | Total Precipitable Water, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Water Vapor Indicators |
| NASA Water Vapor Project MEaSUREs (NVAP-M) NVAP WEATHER Total Precipitable Water | 1988-01-01 to 2009-12-01 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | NetCDF-4 | Total Precipitable Water, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Water Vapor Indicators |
| NASA Water Vapor Project MEaSUREs (NVAP-M) WEATHER Layered Precipitable Water | 1988-01-01 to 2009-12-01 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | NetCDF-4 | Atmospheric Water Vapor, Water Vapor Indicators, Layered Precipitable Water |
| Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR + MW Level 2: Atmospheric state at Standard Pressure Levels derived from CLIMCAPS V2.1 (SNDRAQIML2PLEVCPS) at GES DISC | 2002-08-31 to Present | 2.1 | ACTIVE | 2 | Tropospheric Ozone, Tropopause, Atmospheric Temperature, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Skin Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Vertical Profiles, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Layered Precipitable Water, Total Precipitable Water, Cloud Properties, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Top Temperature, Precipitation, Skin Temperature, Ocean Temperature, Sea Surface Skin Temperature, Specific Humidity, Relative Humidity | |
| Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR + MW Level 2 CLIMCAPS: Atmosphere, cloud and surface geophysical state V2 (SNDRAQIML2CCPRET) at GES DISC | 2002-08-30 to 2016-09-25 | 2 | ACTIVE | 2 | Tropospheric Ozone, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Methane, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Atmospheric Temperature, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Skin Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Vertical Profiles, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Sea Surface Temperature | |
| Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR + MW Level 2 CLIMCAPS: Cloud Cleared Radiances V2 (SNDRAQIML2CCPCCR) at GES DISC | 2002-08-30 to 2016-09-25 | 2 | ACTIVE | 2 | Brightness Temperature, Infrared Radiance, Brightness Temperature, Microwave Radiance | |
| Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR + MW Level 2 CLIMCAPS: Retrieved atmospheric state V2.1 (SNDRAQIML2CPS) at GES DISC | 2002-08-31 to Present | 2.1 | ACTIVE | 2 | Tropospheric Ozone, Tropopause, Atmospheric Chemistry, Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds, Methane, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Atmospheric Temperature, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Skin Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Vertical Profiles, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Layered Precipitable Water, Total Precipitable Water, Cloud Properties, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Top Temperature, Precipitation, Skin Temperature, Ocean Temperature, Sea Surface Skin Temperature | |
| Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR + MW Level 3 CLIMCAPS : Comprehensive Quality Control Gridded Daily V2 (SNDRAQIML3CDCCP) at GES DISC | 2002-08-31 to 2016-09-26 | 2 | ACTIVE | 3 | Tropospheric Ozone, Tropopause, Methane, Atmospheric Ozone, Surface Pressure, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Layered Precipitable Water, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Precipitation Rate, Emissivity, Skin Temperature, Sea Surface Temperature | |
| Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR + MW Level 3 CLIMCAPS : Comprehensive Quality Control Gridded Monthly V2 (SNDRAQIML3CMCCP) at GES DISC | 2002-08-31 to 2016-10-01 | 2 | ACTIVE | 3 | Tropospheric Ozone, Tropopause, Methane, Atmospheric Ozone, Surface Pressure, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Layered Precipitable Water, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Precipitation Rate, Emissivity, Skin Temperature, Sea Surface Temperature | |
| Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR + MW Level 3 CLIMCAPS: Specific Quality Control Gridded Monthly V2 (SNDRAQIML3SMCCP) at GES DISC | 2002-08-31 to 2016-09-26 | 2 | ACTIVE | 3 | Tropospheric Ozone, Tropopause, Methane, Atmospheric Ozone, Surface Pressure, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Layered Precipitable Water, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Precipitation Rate, Emissivity, Skin Temperature, Sea Surface Temperature | |
| Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR MW Level 3 CLIMCAPS : Specific Quality Control Gridded Daily V2 (SNDRAQIML3SDCCP) at GES DISC | 2002-08-31 to 2016-09-26 | 2 | ACTIVE | 3 | Tropospheric Ozone, Tropopause, Methane, Atmospheric Ozone, Surface Pressure, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Layered Precipitable Water, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Precipitation Rate, Emissivity, Skin Temperature, Sea Surface Temperature | |
| Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR-only Level 2: Atmospheric state at Standard Pressure Levels derived from CLIMCAPS V2.1 (SNDRAQIL2PLEVCPS) at GES DISC | 2002-08-31 to Present | 2.1 | ACTIVE | 2 | Tropospheric Ozone, Tropopause, Atmospheric Chemistry, Atmospheric Temperature, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Skin Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Vertical Profiles, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Layered Precipitable Water, Total Precipitable Water, Cloud Properties | |
| Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR-only Level 2 CLIMCAPS : Atmosphere, cloud and surface geophysical state V2 (SNDRAQIL2CCPRET) at GES DISC | 2002-08-30 to Present | 2 | ACTIVE | 2 | Tropospheric Ozone, Tropopause, Methane, Atmospheric Ozone, Surface Pressure, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Layered Precipitable Water, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Precipitation Rate, Emissivity, Skin Temperature, Sea Surface Temperature | |
| Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR-only Level 2 CLIMCAPS: Cloud Cleared Radiances V2 (SNDRAQIL2CCPCCR) at GES DISC | 2002-08-30 to Present | 2 | ACTIVE | 2 | Brightness Temperature, Infrared Radiance, Brightness Temperature, Microwave Radiance | |
| Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR-only Level 2 CLIMCAPS: retrieved atmospheric state V2.1 (SNDRAQIL2CPS) at GES DISC | 2002-08-31 to Present | 2.1 | ACTIVE | 2 | Tropospheric Ozone, Tropopause, Atmospheric Chemistry, Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds, Methane, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Atmospheric Temperature, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Skin Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Vertical Profiles, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Layered Precipitable Water, Total Precipitable Water, Cloud Properties, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Top Temperature, Precipitation, Skin Temperature, Ocean Temperature, Sea Surface Skin Temperature | |
| Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR-only Level 3 CLIMCAPS : Comprehensive Quality Control Gridded Daily V2 (SNDRAQIL3CDCCP) at GES DISC | 2002-08-31 to Present | 2 | ACTIVE | 3 | Tropospheric Ozone, Tropopause, Methane, Atmospheric Ozone, Surface Pressure, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Layered Precipitable Water, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Precipitation Rate, Emissivity, Skin Temperature, Sea Surface Temperature | |
| Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR-only Level 3 CLIMCAPS: Comprehensive Quality Control Gridded Monthly V2 (SNDRAQIL3CMCCP) at GES DISC | 2002-08-31 to Present | 2 | ACTIVE | 3 | Tropospheric Ozone, Tropopause, Methane, Atmospheric Ozone, Surface Pressure, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Layered Precipitable Water, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Precipitation Rate, Emissivity, Skin Temperature, Sea Surface Temperature | |
| Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR-only Level 3 CLIMCAPS: Specific Quality Control Gridded Daily V2 (SNDRAQIL3SDCCP) at GES DISC | 2002-08-31 to Present | 2 | ACTIVE | 3 | Tropospheric Ozone, Tropopause, Methane, Atmospheric Ozone, Surface Pressure, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Layered Precipitable Water, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Precipitation Rate, Emissivity, Skin Temperature, Sea Surface Temperature | |
| Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR-only Level 3 CLIMCAPS: Specific Quality Control Gridded Monthly V2 (SNDRAQIL3SMCCP) at GES DISC | 2002-08-31 to Present | 2 | ACTIVE | 3 | Tropospheric Ozone, Tropopause, Methane, Atmospheric Ozone, Surface Pressure, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Layered Precipitable Water, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Precipitation Rate, Emissivity, Skin Temperature, Sea Surface Temperature | |
| Sounder SIPS: Aqua AIRS Level-1B Calibration Subset: Summary, V2 (SNDRAQIML1BCALSUBSUM) at GES DISC | 2002-08-31 to Present | 2 | ACTIVE | 1 | Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Longwave Radiation, INFRARED FLUX, Infrared Radiance, THERMAL INFRARED | |
| Sounder SIPS: Aqua AIRS Level-1C Calibration Subset: Random Full Spectra V2 (SNDRAQIML1CCALSUBRND) at GES DISC | 2002-08-31 to Present | 2 | ACTIVE | 1 | Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Longwave Radiation, INFRARED FLUX, Infrared Radiance, THERMAL INFRARED |
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