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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
TOMS Earth-Probe Total Ozone (O3) Aerosol Index UV-Reflectivity UV-B Erythemal Irradiances Daily L3 Global 1 deg x 1.25 deg V008 (TOMSEPL3) at GES DISC 008 EP-TOMS TOMS 1996-07-22 to 2005-12-14

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

TOMS EP UV Aerosol Index Daily and Monthly Zonal Means V008 (TOMSEPL3zaer) at GES DISC 008 EP-TOMS TOMS 1996-07-25 to 2005-12-13

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

TOMS Meteor-3 Ground Station Overpass Data V008 (TOMSM3OVP) at GES DISC 008 Meteor-3 TOMS 1991-08-22 to 1994-07-05

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

TOMS Nimbus-7 Ground Station Overpass Data V008 (TOMSN7OVP) at GES DISC 008 Nimbus-7 TOMS 1978-11-01 to 1993-05-06

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

TOMS Nimbus-7 Ozone (O3) Total Column 1-Orbit L2 Swath 50 km x 50 km V008 (TOMSN7L2) at GES DISC 008 Nimbus-7 TOMS 1978-11-01 to 1993-05-06

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

TOMS Nimbus-7 Total Ozone Aerosol Index UV-Reflectivity UV-B Erythemal Irradiances Daily L3 Global 1 deg x 1.25 deg V008 (TOMSN7L3) at GES DISC 008 Nimbus-7 TOMS 1978-11-01 to 1993-05-06

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

TOMS Nimbus-7 UV Aerosol Index Daily and Monthly Zonal Means V008 (TOMSN7L3zaer) at GES DISC 008 Nimbus-7 TOMS 1978-11-01 to 1993-05-06

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

TOMS Nimbus-7 UV Aerosol Index Daily L3 Global 1 deg x 1.25 deg Lat/Lon Grid V008 (TOMSN7L3daer) at GES DISC 008 Nimbus-7 TOMS 1978-11-01 to 1993-05-06

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

TOMS Nimbus-7 UV Aerosol Index Monthly L3 Global 1 deg x 1.25 deg Lat/Lon Grid V008 (TOMSN7L3maer) at GES DISC 008 Nimbus-7 TOMS 1978-11-01 to 1993-04-30

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

TOMS/EP Near UV Aerosol Index and LER 1-Orbit L2 40x40km at GES DISC 2 EP-TOMS TOMS 1996-07-16 to 2002-01-01

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

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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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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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