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Datasets
| Dataset | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Version | Data State | Data Format | Related Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASTER: Flight Line Geospatial Polygons and Contextual Data | MASTER | 1998-12-02 to 2025-04-18 | N: 78.68 S: -55.38 E: 179.47 W: -171.99 | 1.0 | COMPLETE | multiple | Flight Data Logs |
| ATom: L2 In Situ Measurements of Aerosol Microphysical Properties (AMP) | LASER SPECTROMETER | 2016-07-29 to 2018-05-21 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 1 | COMPLETE | ICARTT | Air Quality, Aerosols |
| ABoVE/ASCENDS: Atmospheric Backscattering Coefficient Profiles from CO2 Sounder, 2017 | BACKSCATTER LIDAR | 2017-07-20 to 2017-08-08 | N: 71.27 S: 34.594 E: -98.1479 W: -165.685 | 1 | COMPLETE | ICARTT | Lidar Backscatter |
| ATom: Merged Atmospheric Chemistry, Trace Gases, and Aerosols, Version 2 | FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, UCATS-GC, TOGA, DMT SP2, PALMS, PICARRO G2401-mc CO2, CH4, CO, H2O INSTRUMENT, MMS, WAS, AMS, CIMS, DLH, CAPS, CAFS, ATHOS | 2016-07-29 to 2018-05-21 | N: 82.9406 S: -86.1769 E: 180 W: -180 | 2.0 | COMPLETE | netCDF-4 | Biomass Burning, Halocarbons And Halogens, Trace Gases/Trace Species, Sulfur Compounds, Air Quality |
| BOREAS RSS-16 AIRSAR CM V6.1 Images | SAR | 1993-08-12 to 1995-07-31 | N: 56.25 S: 53.42 E: -97.23 W: -106.32 | 1 | COMPLETE | Binary | Radar Backscatter |
| BOREAS RSS-16 Level-3b DC-8 AIRSAR SY Images | SAR | 1993-08-12 to 1995-07-31 | N: 59.34 S: 50.57 E: -94.08 W: -110.05 | 1 | COMPLETE | Binary | Radar Backscatter |
| BOREAS RSS-16 Level-3b DC-8 AIRSAR CM Images | SAR | 1993-08-12 to 1995-07-31 | N: 59.34 S: 50.57 E: -94.08 W: -110.05 | 1 | COMPLETE | Binary | Radar Backscatter |
| Pre-LBA TRACE-A Data | GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, SPECTRORADIOMETERS, TOMS, OZONESONDES, OZONE SENSOR | 1992-08-18 to 1992-10-26 | N: -4 S: -40 E: 40 W: -125 | 1 | COMPLETE | Shapefile | Aerosol Backscatter, Tropospheric Ozone, Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds, Atmospheric Ozone, Trace Gases/Trace Species |
| ATom: Comprehensive Aerosol Properties, 2016-2018, Version 2 | LASER SPECTROMETER | 2016-07-29 to 2018-05-22 | N: 82.9313 S: -86.5 E: 180 W: -180 | 2.1 | COMPLETE | netCDF-4 classic | Sea Salt, Aerosol Particle Properties, Aerosols, Aerosol Size Distribution, Black Carbon |
| MASTER: Cal/Val for DC-8 and ER-2, California-Nevada, June, 1999 | MASTER | 1999-06-18 to 1999-06-30 | N: 39.591 S: 34.1146 E: -115.235 W: -125.536 | 1 | COMPLETE | multiple | Infrared Radiance, Visible Radiance, THERMAL INFRARED |
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