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NOAA-15 Data Access and Tools
Explore National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-15 (NOAA-15) datasets and learn more about relevant data tools.
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Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Version | Data State | Data Format | Science Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADVANCED MICROWAVE SOUNDING UNIT-A (AMSU-A) SWATH FROM NOAA-15 | AMSU-A | 1998-08-03 | 1 | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS4, netCDF-4 | Brightness Temperature, Vertical Profiles, Water Vapor Profiles |
| AMSU/MSU LOWSTRAT DAY/MONTH TEMP ANOMALIES AND ANNUAL CYCLE Version 5 | AMSU-A | 5 | Retired | netCDF-4, ASCII | Atmospheric Temperature | |
| AMSU/MSU Lowstratosphere Day/Month Temperature Anomalies and Annual Cycle | MSU, AMSU-A | 1978-01-01 | 6 | ACTIVE | ASCII, netCDF-4 | Air Temperature |
| AMSU/MSU LOWTROPO DAY/MONTH TEMP ANOMALIES AND ANNUAL CYCLE Version 5 | AMSU-A | 5 | Retired | netCDF-4, ASCII | Atmospheric Temperature | |
| AMSU/MSU Lowtroposphere Day/Month Temperature Anomalies and Annual Cycle V6 | MSU, AMSU-A | 1978-01-01 | 6 | ACTIVE | ASCII, netCDF-4 | Air Temperature |
| AMSU/MSU Midtropo Day/Month Temp Anomalies and Annual Cycle Version 5 | AMSU-A | 5 | Retired | netCDF-4, ASCII | Atmospheric Temperature | |
| AMSU/MSU Midtroposphere Day/Month Temperature Anomalies and Annual Cycle V6 | MSU, AMSU-A | 1978-01-01 | 6 | ACTIVE | ASCII, netCDF-4 | Air Temperature |
| AMSU/MSU Tropopause Day/Month Temperature Anomalies and Annual Cycle V6 | MSU, AMSU-A | 1978-01-01 | 6 | ACTIVE | netCDF-4, ASCII | Air Temperature |
| GHRSST Level 4 OSTIA Global Historical Reprocessed Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis produced by the UK Meteorological Office | ABI, SEVIRI, DRIFTING BUOYS, AVHRR, SLSTR, AMSR2, AATSR, GMI, TMI | 1982-01-01 to 2024-01-01 | 2.0 | ACTIVE | netCDF-4 | Sea Ice Concentration, Sea Surface Temperature |
| GPM AMSU-B on NOAA 15 Common Calibrated Brightness Temperatures L1C 1.5 hours 16 km V07 (GPM_1CNOAA15AMSUB) at GES DISC | AMSU-B | 2000-01-01 to 2010-09-15 | 07 | COMPLETE | Atmospheric Water Vapor, Precipitation, Brightness Temperature | |
| GPM AMSU-B on NOAA15 (GPROF) Climate-based Radiometer Precipitation Profiling L2 1.5 hours 16 km V07 (GPM_2AGPROFNOAA15AMSUB) at GES DISC | AMSU-B | 2000-01-01 to 2010-09-15 | 07 | COMPLETE | Atmospheric Water Vapor, Precipitation, Brightness Temperature | |
| GPM AMSUB on NOAA15 (GPROF) Climate-based Radiometer Precipitation Profiling L3 1 day 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V07 (GPM_3GPROFNOAA15AMSUB_DAY_CLIM) at GES DISC | AMSU-B | 2000-01-01 to 2010-09-14 | 07 | COMPLETE | Atmospheric Water Vapor, Precipitation | |
| GPM AMSUB on NOAA15 (GPROF) Climate-based Radiometer Precipitation Profiling L3 1 month 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V07 (GPM_3GPROFNOAA15AMSUB_CLIM) at GES DISC | AMSU-B | 2000-01-01 to 2010-09-30 | 07 | COMPLETE | Atmospheric Water Vapor, Precipitation | |
| GPM Ground Validation Global Satellite Mapping of Precipitation (GSMaP) IFloodS V1 | AMSU-B, AMSU-A, SSMIS, PR, TMI, AMSR2, GMI | 2013-04-22 to 2013-06-30 | 1 | COMPLETE | netCDF-4, Binary | Precipitation Rate |
| GPM Ground Validation Precipitation Estimation from Remotely Sensed Information using Artificial Neural Networks Cloud Classification System (PERSIANN-CCS) IFloodS | VISSR-METEOSAT, AMSR-E, DPR, AMSU-B, VISSR-GMS, SSM/I, GOES-8 Imager, GOES-10 Imager, PR, TMI | 2013-04-01 to 2013-07-01 | 1 | COMPLETE | ASCII, netCDF-4 | Total Precipitable Water, Precipitation Rate |
| GPM Ground Validation Satellite Overpasses IFloodS V1 | GPS | 2013-04-01 to 2013-06-30 | 1 | COMPLETE | KML, PNG | Satellite Orbits/Revolution |
| INFRARED GLOBAL GEOSTATIONARY COMPOSITE V1 | GOES-16 Imager, AVHRR, GOES-12 Imager, VISSR-METEOSAT, GOES-11 Imager, VISSR, GOES-15 Imager, GOES-8 Imager, GOES-9 Imager, VISSR-GMS, GOES-13 Imager | 1995-06-04 | 1 | ACTIVE | McIDAS | Infrared Imagery |
| International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Ice Snow Product in Native Data Format | AVHRR | 1983-07-03 to 2009-12-28 | 1 | COMPLETE | Binary | Snow Cover, Snow Cover, Sea Ice, Sea Ice |
| International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Stage B3 Reduced Radiances in Native Format | VISSR, GOES I-M Imager, VHRR, NOT APPLICABLE, MVIRI, SEVIRI, JAMI, AVHRR | 1983-07-01 to 2009-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | Binary | Visible Radiance, Infrared Imagery, Infrared Radiance, VISIBLE IMAGERY |
| International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Stage D1 3-Hourly Cloud Products - Revised Algorithm in Hierarchical Data Format | VISSR, GOES I-M Imager, VHRR, NOT APPLICABLE, MVIRI, SEVIRI, JAMI, AVHRR | 1983-07-01 to 2009-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | HDF4 | Reflectance, Atmospheric Ozone, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Fraction, Total Precipitable Water, Cloud Types, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Top Temperature, Surface Pressure, Trace Gases/Trace Species, Surface Temperature, Optical Depth/Thickness, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Ice Extent, Ice Extent, Snow Cover, Snow Cover, Boundary Layer Temperature, Air Temperature |
| International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Stage D2 Monthly Cloud Products - Revised Algorithm in Hierarchical Data Format | VISSR, GOES I-M Imager, VHRR, NOT APPLICABLE, MVIRI, SEVIRI, JAMI, AVHRR | 1983-07-01 to 2009-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | HDF4 | Reflectance, Atmospheric Ozone, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Height, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Cloud Top Pressure, Total Precipitable Water, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Types, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Precipitable Water, Surface Pressure, Trace Gases/Trace Species, Surface Temperature, Optical Depth/Thickness, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Snow Cover, Snow Cover, Air Temperature |
| International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Stage DX Pixel Level Cloud Product - Revised Algorithm in Binary Format | VISSR, GOES I-M Imager, VHRR, NOT APPLICABLE, MVIRI, SEVIRI, JAMI, AVHRR | 1983-06-30 to 2009-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | Binary | Reflectance, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Types, Infrared Imagery, VISIBLE IMAGERY, Surface Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements |
| International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) TOVS in Native Data Format | TOVS | 1980-01-01 to 2009-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | Binary | Vertical Profiles, Atmospheric Ozone, Total Precipitable Water, Air Temperature, BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURE, Water Vapor Profiles |
| NASA Water Vapor Project MEaSUREs (NVAP-M) CLIMATE Layered Precipitable Water | AIRS, HIRS, RADIOSONDES | 1988-01-01 to 2009-12-01 | 1 | COMPLETE | NetCDF-4 | Atmospheric Water Vapor, Water Vapor Indicators, Layered Precipitable Water |
| NASA Water Vapor Project MEaSUREs (NVAP-M) CLIMATE Total Precipitable Water | AIRS, SSM/I, HIRS, RADIOSONDES | 1988-01-01 to 2009-12-01 | 1 | COMPLETE | NetCDF-4 | Total Precipitable Water, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Water Vapor Indicators |
NOAA-15 Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worldview | Worldview offers the capability to interactively browse over 1,200 global, full-resolution satellite imagery layers and download the underlying data. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization, Access, Comparison, Monitoring Natural Events |
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