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Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness Datasets

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Dataset Version Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
SOLVE II DC-8 Aircraft In-situ Aerosol Data 1 NASA DC-8 TSI-3563 Neph, TSI CNC-3760, CAPS, FCAS II, CNC, N-MASS 2002-12-13 to 2003-02-06 AMES
SOLVE II DC-8 Aircraft Radiation In-situ Data 1 NASA DC-8 DIAS 2002-12-13 to 2003-02-06 AMES
Standard Deviation of Monthly Frequency of Dust Storm over Land for Varying Intensities, Based on MODIS Aqua Deep Blue Level 2 Aerosol Products MYD04_L2 Collection 6.1, on a Global 0.1 by 0.1 Degree Grid, Level 3 Version 1 (MYDFDS_SDV_GLB_L3) at GES DISC 1 Aqua MODIS 2003-01-01 to 2022-12-31

N: 79.9 S: -80 E: 174.9 W: -175

Standard Deviation of Monthly Frequency of Dust Storm over Land for Varying Intensities, Based on MODIS Terra Deep Blue Level 2 Aerosol Products MOD04_L2 Collection 6.1, on a Global 0.1 by 0.1 Degree Grid, Level 3 Version 1 (MODFDS_SDV_GLB_L3) at GES DISC 1 Terra MODIS 2000-01-01 to 2022-12-31

N: 79.9 S: -80 E: 174.9 W: -175

STAQS JSC GV High Spectral Resolution Lidar-2 Data 1 G-V HSRL-2 2023-06-24 to 2023-08-16

N: 44.22 S: 29.25 E: -72.1 W: -119.8

HDF5
STAQS NASA G-III High Altitude Lidar Observatory (HALO) Data 1 G-III HALO 2023-06-26 to 2023-08-27

N: 44.26 S: 33.44 E: -72.5 W: -119.5

HDF5
Sulfates, Clouds and Radiation Brazil (SCAR-B) AERONET (AErosol RObotic NETwork) Data 1 GROUND STATIONS SPECTRORADIOMETERS 1995-08-01 to 1995-09-30 ASCII
Suomi-NPP VIIRS Level-2 Regional Ocean Color (OC) - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 2022.0 2022.0 Suomi-NPP VIIRS 2012-01-02 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

netCDF-4
Suomi-NPP VIIRS Level-2 Regional Ocean Color (OC) Data, version 2022.0 2022.0 Suomi-NPP VIIRS 2012-01-02 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

netCDF-4
TEMPO gridded ozone total column V04 (PROVISIONAL)  V04 IS-40e TEMPO 2023-08-02 to Present netCDF-4
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MODIS
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instruments are aboard NASA’s Terra and Aqua platforms and provide estimates about aerosol optical depth. Terra's orbit is timed so that it passes from north to south across the equator in the morning, while Aqua passes south to north over the equator in the afternoon.
MODIS data in NASA Worldview
True color corrected reflectance image of Africa, Europe, and Asia from the VIIRS instrument aboard the NOAA-21 satellite

From MODIS to VIIRS: Continuing the Legacy

The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) will help ensure continuity of Earth observations after the upcoming retirement of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS).

Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness Data Tools

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Tool Description Services
AppEEARS The The Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) offers users a simple and efficient way to perform data access and transformation processes. Search and Discovery, Subsetting, Customization, Downloading, Visualization
Panoply Panoply is a cross-platform application that plots geo-referenced and other arrays from netCDF, HDF, GRIB, and other datasets. Visualization, Customization, Reformatting, Subsetting, Comparison
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